Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 217,900 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 219,308 employed persons for the month. Lansing lost 1,300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 626 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	217,900	-1,300	+1,100
CPS	219,308	-626	-4,879

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

Lansing, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Lansing peaked in October 2000 at 238,200. Since then 20,300 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 212,000 in July 2009, Lansing has gained 5,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,372 for Lansing in January 2001. 23,064 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 215,322, Lansing has added 3,986 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	217,900	-1,300	219,308	-626
February 2012	219,200	-700	219,934	-796
January 2012	219,900	2,300	220,730	-1,195
December 2011	217,600	-900	221,925	-42
November 2011	218,500	800	221,967	1,243
October 2011	217,700	-200	220,724	51
September 2011	217,900	-200	220,673	-696
August 2011	218,100	1,000	221,369	-1,263
July 2011	217,100	-300	222,632	-1,335
June 2011	217,400	600	223,967	-857
May 2011	216,800	-100	224,824	211
April 2011	216,900	100	224,613	426
March 2011	216,800	200	224,187	1,159