Battle Creek, Michigan Job Growth

There were 58,300 jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 60,763 employed persons for the month. Battle Creek lost 100 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 63 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Battle Creek job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,300	-100	0
CPS	60,763	+63	+470

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

Battle Creek, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek, Michigan

CES employment for Battle Creek peaked in January 2003 at 62,400. Since then 4,100 jobs have been lost in Battle Creek according to the employer survey. From a trough of 53,900 in July 2009, Battle Creek has gained 4,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 67,945 for Battle Creek in April 2000. 7,182 jobs have been lost in Battle Creek since then according to the household survey. From a April 2012 low of 56,663, Battle Creek has added 4,100 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Battle Creek, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	58,300	-100	60,763	63
March 2019	58,400	-500	60,700	90
February 2019	58,900	100	60,610	214
January 2019	58,800	100	60,396	146
December 2018	58,700	200	60,250	13
November 2018	58,500	100	60,237	40
October 2018	58,400	500	60,197	70
September 2018	57,900	100	60,127	41
August 2018	57,800	-100	60,086	-21
July 2018	57,900	-400	60,107	-62
June 2018	58,300	0	60,169	-78
May 2018	58,300	0	60,247	-46