Muncie, Indiana Job Growth

There were 45,500 jobs in Muncie, Indiana in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 43,435 employed persons for the month. Muncie lost 5,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,826 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Muncie job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	45,500	-5,400	-5,500
CPS	43,435	-6,826	-8,431

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

Muncie, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Muncie 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 Muncie, Indiana

CES employment for Muncie peaked in August 2000 at 58,800. Since then 13,300 jobs have been lost in Muncie according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 56,884 for Muncie in May 2001. 13,449 jobs have been lost in Muncie since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Muncie, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	45,500	-5,400	43,435	-6,826
March 2020	50,900	-400	50,261	-1,809
February 2020	51,300	-100	52,070	143
January 2020	51,400	300	51,927	-71
December 2019	51,100	0	51,998	86
November 2019	51,100	300	51,912	82
October 2019	50,800	500	51,830	90
September 2019	50,300	-100	51,740	80
August 2019	50,400	0	51,660	39
July 2019	50,400	0	51,621	-25
June 2019	50,400	-1,200	51,646	-92
May 2019	51,600	600	51,738	-128