Department of Numbers

Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 139,100 jobs in Flint, Michigan in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 169,166 employed persons for the month. Flint added 100 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 260 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 139,100 +100 +3,000
CPS 169,166 +260 +2,053

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

Flint, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Flint 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 Flint, Michigan

CES employment for Flint peaked in July 2000 at 167,300. Since then 28,200 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 100,800 in April 2020, Flint has gained 38,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 209,329 for Flint in January 2001. 40,163 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 121,991, Flint has added 47,175 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 139,100 100 169,166 260
February 2023 139,000 -400 168,906 60
January 2023 139,400 300 168,846 133
December 2022 139,100 -100 168,713 -37
November 2022 139,200 0 168,750 -165
October 2022 139,200 400 168,915 -234
September 2022 138,800 200 169,149 -124
August 2022 138,600 1,000 169,273 98
July 2022 137,600 1,500 169,175 358
June 2022 136,100 -900 168,817 548
May 2022 137,000 -400 168,269 597
April 2022 137,400 1,300 167,672 559