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Bay City, Michigan Job Growth

There were 35,200 jobs in Bay City, Michigan in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 47,288 employed persons for the month. Bay City lost 200 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 236 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bay City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 35,200 -200 +400
CPS 47,288 +236 +816

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

Bay City, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Bay City 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 Bay City, Michigan

CES employment for Bay City peaked in April 2000 at 42,300. Since then 7,100 jobs have been lost in Bay City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 27,600 in April 2020, Bay City has gained 7,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,601 for Bay City in December 2000. 7,313 jobs have been lost in Bay City since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 36,058, Bay City has added 11,230 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Bay City, Michigan Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 35,200 -200 47,288 236
April 2023 35,400 100 47,052 287
March 2023 35,300 0 46,765 62
February 2023 35,300 0 46,703 116
January 2023 35,300 -100 46,587 93
December 2022 35,400 200 46,494 3
November 2022 35,200 -100 46,491 -4
October 2022 35,300 200 46,495 -6
September 2022 35,100 200 46,501 -11
August 2022 34,900 200 46,512 -13
July 2022 34,700 0 46,525 8
June 2022 34,700 -100 46,517 45

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