Jackson, Michigan Job Growth

There were 59,200 jobs in Jackson, Michigan in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,109 employed persons for the month. Jackson added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 610 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jackson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	59,200	+100	+800
CPS	72,109	+610	+1,007

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Jackson, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jackson 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 Jackson, Michigan

CES employment for Jackson peaked in August 2000 at 65,600. Since then 6,400 jobs have been lost in Jackson according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,800 in March 2010, Jackson has gained 6,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,221 for Jackson in December 2000. 5,112 jobs have been lost in Jackson since then according to the household survey. From a September 2009 low of 64,817, Jackson has added 7,292 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jackson, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	59,200	100	72,109	610
January 2019	59,100	-100	71,499	866
December 2018	59,200	500	70,633	-170
November 2018	58,700	-100	70,803	-156
October 2018	58,800	200	70,959	34
September 2018	58,600	200	70,925	63
August 2018	58,400	400	70,862	-325
July 2018	58,000	-800	71,187	-140
June 2018	58,800	-200	71,327	-319
May 2018	59,000	200	71,646	235
April 2018	58,800	100	71,411	-51
March 2018	58,700	300	71,462	360