Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 141,400 jobs in Flint, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 173,200 employed persons for the month. Flint lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 768 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	141,400	-100	+400
CPS	173,200	-768	+693

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 26,600 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 132,300 in December 2009, Flint has gained 9,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 208,197 for Flint in January 2001. 34,997 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 160,799, Flint has added 12,401 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	141,400	-100	173,200	-768
September 2018	141,500	-100	173,968	-748
August 2018	141,600	100	174,716	-633
July 2018	141,500	-600	175,349	395
June 2018	142,100	600	174,954	738
May 2018	141,500	500	174,216	1,183
April 2018	141,000	300	173,033	603
March 2018	140,700	200	172,430	1,077
February 2018	140,500	600	171,353	416
January 2018	139,900	-400	170,937	-165
December 2017	140,300	200	171,102	-620
November 2017	140,100	-900	171,722	-785