Ann Arbor, Michigan Job Growth

There were 225,100 jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 190,051 employed persons for the month. Ann Arbor lost 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 18 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ann Arbor job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	225,100	-500	+4,000
CPS	190,051	+18	+2,801

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

Ann Arbor, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor, Michigan

CES employment for Ann Arbor peaked in September 2018 at 225,600. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Ann Arbor according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 190,257 for Ann Arbor in July 2018. 206 jobs have been lost in Ann Arbor since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 190,033, Ann Arbor has added 18 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ann Arbor, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	225,100	-500	190,051	18
September 2018	225,600	800	190,033	-158
August 2018	224,800	1,800	190,191	-66
July 2018	223,000	100	190,257	610
June 2018	222,900	1,100	189,647	582
May 2018	221,800	-1,500	189,065	497
April 2018	223,300	0	188,568	49
March 2018	223,300	800	188,519	1,297
February 2018	222,500	1,000	187,222	341
January 2018	221,500	-600	186,881	-120
December 2017	222,100	1,000	187,001	-14
November 2017	221,100	0	187,015	-235