Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan Job Growth

There were 1,792,900 jobs in Detroit, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,815,414 employed persons for the month. Detroit added 6,900 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,104 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Detroit job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,792,900	+6,900	+24,900
CPS	1,815,414	+4,104	+29,837

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

Detroit, Michigan Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Detroit 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 Detroit, Michigan

CES employment for Detroit peaked in April 2000 at 2,212,600. Since then 419,700 jobs have been lost in Detroit according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,716,700 in June 2009, Detroit has gained 76,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,217,266 for Detroit in April 2000. 401,852 jobs have been lost in Detroit since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,762,277, Detroit has added 53,137 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Detroit, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,792,900	6,900	1,815,414	4,104
February 2012	1,786,000	10,600	1,811,310	7,951
January 2012	1,775,400	-21,400	1,803,359	7,748
December 2011	1,796,800	7,600	1,795,611	3,129
November 2011	1,789,200	4,700	1,792,482	3,375
October 2011	1,784,500	5,200	1,789,107	3,830
September 2011	1,779,300	-2,400	1,785,277	3,514
August 2011	1,781,700	1,500	1,781,763	1,956
July 2011	1,780,200	9,600	1,779,807	-572
June 2011	1,770,600	300	1,780,379	-2,393
May 2011	1,770,300	2,300	1,782,772	-2,366
April 2011	1,768,000	0	1,785,138	-439
March 2011	1,768,000	7,400	1,785,577	1,886