Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 136,700 jobs in Flint, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 168,151 employed persons for the month. Flint added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,032 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	136,700	+700	+2,800
CPS	168,151	+1,032	+1,453

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

Flint, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Flint peaked in July 2000 at 168,100. Since then 31,400 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 132,100 in December 2009, Flint has gained 4,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 209,297 for Flint in January 2001. 41,146 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 162,125, Flint has added 6,026 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	136,700	700	168,151	1,032
February 2012	136,000	-300	167,119	1,095
January 2012	136,300	900	166,024	1,075
December 2011	135,400	-200	164,949	778
November 2011	135,600	1,000	164,171	1,671
October 2011	134,600	800	162,500	375
September 2011	133,800	-2,000	162,125	-365
August 2011	135,800	1,500	162,490	-735
July 2011	134,300	100	163,225	-2,055
June 2011	134,200	500	165,280	-1,372
May 2011	133,700	-100	166,652	-72
April 2011	133,800	-100	166,724	26
March 2011	133,900	600	166,698	686