Ann Arbor, Michigan Job Growth

There were 194,100 jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 155,757 employed persons for the month. Ann Arbor lost 34,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 34,100 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ann Arbor job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	194,100	-34,400	-33,100
CPS	155,757	-34,100	-35,884

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 February 2020 at 231,000. Since then 36,900 jobs have been lost in Ann Arbor according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 194,765 for Ann Arbor in February 2020. 39,008 jobs have been lost in Ann Arbor since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ann Arbor, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	194,100	-34,400	155,757	-34,100
March 2020	228,500	-2,500	189,857	-4,908
February 2020	231,000	700	194,765	736
January 2020	230,300	400	194,029	136
December 2019	229,900	200	193,893	187
November 2019	229,700	1,100	193,706	196
October 2019	228,600	-1,100	193,510	239
September 2019	229,700	300	193,271	294
August 2019	229,400	400	192,977	334
July 2019	229,000	800	192,643	353
June 2019	228,200	400	192,290	351
May 2019	227,800	600	191,939	298