Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan Job Growth

There were 1,756,200 jobs in Detroit, Michigan in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,798,070 employed persons for the month. Detroit added 2,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 10,304 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Detroit job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,756,200	+2,600	+24,500
CPS	1,798,070	+10,304	+872

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 456,400 jobs have been lost in Detroit according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,714,600 in June 2009, Detroit has gained 41,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,217,266 for Detroit in April 2000. 419,196 jobs have been lost in Detroit since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 1,757,075, Detroit has added 40,995 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Detroit, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,756,200	2,600	1,798,070	10,304
November 2011	1,753,600	-1,700	1,787,766	8,615
October 2011	1,755,300	3,400	1,779,151	10,980
September 2011	1,751,900	-8,300	1,768,171	11,096
August 2011	1,760,200	-5,400	1,757,075	-2,743
July 2011	1,765,600	22,100	1,759,818	-17,143
June 2011	1,743,500	7,800	1,776,961	-13,754
May 2011	1,735,700	-2,800	1,790,715	-6,758
April 2011	1,738,500	-7,800	1,797,473	-6,424
March 2011	1,746,300	5,500	1,803,897	1,563
February 2011	1,740,800	-13,200	1,802,334	-2,053
January 2011	1,754,000	22,300	1,804,387	7,189
December 2010	1,731,700	-200	1,797,198	900