Battle Creek, Michigan Job Growth

There were 58,500 jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 60,448 employed persons for the month. Battle Creek lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Battle Creek job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,500	-100	-600
CPS	60,448	-24	-1,508

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 3,900 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 4,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,034 for Battle Creek in April 2000. 7,586 jobs have been lost in Battle Creek since then according to the household survey. From a February 2012 low of 56,625, Battle Creek has added 3,823 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
February 2018	58,500	-100	60,448	-24
January 2018	58,600	300	60,472	-631
December 2017	58,300	100	61,103	-174
November 2017	58,200	200	61,277	-104
October 2017	58,000	-100	61,381	-336
September 2017	58,100	-300	61,717	72
August 2017	58,400	-400	61,645	-180
July 2017	58,800	300	61,825	-93
June 2017	58,500	-200	61,918	-5
May 2017	58,700	-200	61,923	-185
April 2017	58,900	-200	62,108	134
March 2017	59,100	0	61,974	18