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Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Job Growth

There were 41,600 jobs in Michigan City, Indiana in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 44,910 employed persons for the month. Michigan City added 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 207 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Michigan City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 41,600 +300 +600
CPS 44,910 +207 +476

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 8,700 jobs have been lost in Michigan City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 36,300 in April 2020, Michigan City has gained 5,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 52,142 for Michigan City in April 2000. 7,232 jobs have been lost in Michigan City since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 37,967, Michigan City has added 6,943 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Michigan City, Indiana Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 41,600 300 44,910 207
December 2022 41,300 -100 44,703 97
November 2022 41,400 -200 44,606 -3
October 2022 41,600 100 44,609 -47
September 2022 41,500 100 44,656 -33
August 2022 41,400 -100 44,689 -86
July 2022 41,500 400 44,775 -97
June 2022 41,100 -100 44,872 -105
May 2022 41,200 100 44,977 -6
April 2022 41,100 100 44,983 63
March 2022 41,000 -200 44,920 170
February 2022 41,200 200 44,750 316