Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Job Growth

There were 41,100 jobs in Michigan City, Indiana in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,256 employed persons for the month. Michigan City added 100 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 67 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Michigan City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	41,100	+100	-500
CPS	45,256	-67	-600

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

Michigan City, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Michigan City as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Michigan City, Indiana

CES employment for Michigan City peaked in April 2000 at 50,300. Since then 9,200 jobs have been lost in Michigan City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 40,900 in May 2019, Michigan City has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 52,147 for Michigan City in April 2000. 6,891 jobs have been lost in Michigan City since then according to the household survey. From a March 2013 low of 44,272, Michigan City has added 984 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Michigan City, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	41,100	100	45,256	-67
July 2019	41,000	-100	45,323	-176
June 2019	41,100	200	45,499	-163
May 2019	40,900	-200	45,662	-164
April 2019	41,100	0	45,826	-53
March 2019	41,100	-200	45,879	13
February 2019	41,300	200	45,866	34
January 2019	41,100	-200	45,832	21
December 2018	41,300	0	45,811	22
November 2018	41,300	200	45,789	23
October 2018	41,100	-100	45,766	-22
September 2018	41,200	-400	45,788	-68