Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 140,400 jobs in Flint, Michigan in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 171,067 employed persons for the month. Flint added 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 646 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	140,400	+500	+600
CPS	171,067	+646	-1,914

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 168,000. Since then 27,600 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 132,300 in December 2009, Flint has gained 8,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 208,197 for Flint in January 2001. 37,130 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a May 2011 low of 160,781, Flint has added 10,286 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	140,400	500	171,067	646
January 2018	139,900	-400	170,421	877
December 2017	140,300	200	169,544	-1,359
November 2017	140,100	-900	170,903	-724
October 2017	141,000	-200	171,627	-1,721
September 2017	141,200	-800	173,348	-452
August 2017	142,000	500	173,800	-465
July 2017	141,500	200	174,265	528
June 2017	141,300	400	173,737	275
May 2017	140,900	0	173,462	63
April 2017	140,900	800	173,399	440
March 2017	140,100	300	172,959	-22