Department of Numbers

Flint, Michigan Job Growth

There were 139,700 jobs in Flint, Michigan in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 175,378 employed persons for the month. Flint added 100 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 676 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Flint job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 139,700 +100 +500
CPS 175,378 +676 +6,463

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 27,600 jobs have been lost in Flint according to the employer survey. From a trough of 100,800 in April 2020, Flint has gained 38,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 209,329 for Flint in January 2001. 33,951 jobs have been lost in Flint since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 121,991, Flint has added 53,387 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Flint, Michigan Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 139,700 100 175,378 676
September 2023 139,600 -600 174,702 139
August 2023 140,200 100 174,563 1,083
July 2023 140,100 1,200 173,480 1,124
June 2023 138,900 -500 172,356 757
May 2023 139,400 -300 171,599 1,185
April 2023 139,700 600 170,414 1,249
March 2023 139,100 100 169,165 259
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