Monroe, Michigan Job Growth

There were 37,200 jobs in Monroe, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,766 employed persons for the month. Monroe added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 102 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Monroe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	37,200	+200	-1,000
CPS	61,766	-102	-1,415

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

Monroe, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Monroe peaked in July 2002 at 46,400. Since then 9,200 jobs have been lost in Monroe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 36,600 in October 2009, Monroe has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,017 for Monroe in December 2000. 13,251 jobs have been lost in Monroe since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 61,323, Monroe has added 443 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Monroe, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	37,200	200	61,766	-102
February 2012	37,000	100	61,868	-115
January 2012	36,900	-700	61,983	-552
December 2011	37,600	100	62,535	-17
November 2011	37,500	-400	62,552	147
October 2011	37,900	200	62,405	-47
September 2011	37,700	400	62,452	-155
August 2011	37,300	-400	62,607	-434
July 2011	37,700	100	63,041	-66
June 2011	37,600	-500	63,107	-84
May 2011	38,100	600	63,191	-39
April 2011	37,500	-700	63,230	49
March 2011	38,200	0	63,181	46