Bay City, Michigan Job Growth

There were 36,800 jobs in Bay City, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 48,146 employed persons for the month. Bay City lost 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 148 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bay City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	36,800	-500	+700
CPS	48,146	-148	+65

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Bay City, Michigan Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bay City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Bay City, Michigan

CES employment for Bay City peaked in April 2000 at 42,400. Since then 5,600 jobs have been lost in Bay City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 35,700 in July 2009, Bay City has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,607 for Bay City in June 2000. 6,461 jobs have been lost in Bay City since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 46,941, Bay City has added 1,205 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bay City, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	36,800	-500	48,146	-148
February 2012	37,300	-700	48,294	-51
January 2012	38,000	800	48,345	-152
December 2011	37,200	300	48,497	63
November 2011	36,900	400	48,434	161
October 2011	36,500	0	48,273	-124
September 2011	36,500	100	48,397	-44
August 2011	36,400	200	48,441	-156
July 2011	36,200	-100	48,597	91
June 2011	36,300	200	48,506	185
May 2011	36,100	0	48,321	84
April 2011	36,100	0	48,237	156
March 2011	36,100	0	48,081	396