Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan Job Growth

There were 85,400 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,292 employed persons for the month. Saginaw added 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 105 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,400	+1,000	+500
CPS	82,292	+105	-482

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

Saginaw, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Saginaw peaked in May 2000 at 99,200. Since then 13,800 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey. From a trough of 81,800 in July 2009, Saginaw has gained 3,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,355 for Saginaw in January 2001. 14,063 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 80,739, Saginaw has added 1,553 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Saginaw, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	85,400	1,000	82,292	105
February 2012	84,400	-1,000	82,187	-212
January 2012	85,400	500	82,399	-308
December 2011	84,900	-200	82,707	-309
November 2011	85,100	200	83,016	109
October 2011	84,900	100	82,907	-166
September 2011	84,800	0	83,073	-190
August 2011	84,800	-600	83,263	-511
July 2011	85,400	800	83,774	100
June 2011	84,600	-500	83,674	204
May 2011	85,100	0	83,470	210
April 2011	85,100	200	83,260	486
March 2011	84,900	300	82,774	650