Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 107,300 jobs in Flint, Michigan in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 127,143 employed persons for the month. Flint lost 34,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 44,288 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	107,300	-34,900	-34,500
CPS	127,143	-44,288	-46,374

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 167,600. Since then 60,300 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 208,078 for Flint in January 2001. 80,935 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	107,300	-34,900	127,143	-44,288
March 2020	142,200	-1,300	171,431	-4,184
February 2020	143,500	900	175,615	294
January 2020	142,600	-400	175,321	130
December 2019	143,000	200	175,191	95
November 2019	142,800	7,400	175,096	111
October 2019	135,400	-7,000	174,985	142
September 2019	142,400	-900	174,843	201
August 2019	143,300	600	174,642	287
July 2019	142,700	1,400	174,355	323
June 2019	141,300	3,300	174,032	301
May 2019	138,000	-3,800	173,731	214