Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 142,100 jobs in Flint, Michigan in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 174,302 employed persons for the month. Flint added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,064 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	142,100	+100	+1,300
CPS	174,302	+1,064	+2,949

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 25,500 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 131,800 in August 2010, Flint has gained 10,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 208,197 for Flint in January 2001. 33,895 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 160,799, Flint has added 13,503 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 2019	142,100	100	174,302	1,064
January 2019	142,000	600	173,238	1,814
December 2018	141,400	100	171,424	-1,210
November 2018	141,300	100	172,634	-671
October 2018	141,200	-300	173,305	-663
September 2018	141,500	0	173,968	-748
August 2018	141,500	400	174,716	-633
July 2018	141,100	0	175,349	395
June 2018	141,100	700	174,954	738
May 2018	140,400	-200	174,216	1,183
April 2018	140,600	-100	173,033	603
March 2018	140,700	-100	172,430	1,077