Jackson, Michigan Job Growth

There were 58,800 jobs in Jackson, Michigan in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,182 employed persons for the month. Jackson added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 296 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jackson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,800	+100	+600
CPS	71,182	+296	+338

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 6,800 jobs have been lost in Jackson according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,800 in March 2010, Jackson has gained 6,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,221 for Jackson in December 2000. 6,039 jobs have been lost in Jackson since then according to the household survey. From a September 2009 low of 64,817, Jackson has added 6,365 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 2018	58,800	100	71,182	296
January 2018	58,700	-100	70,886	59
December 2017	58,800	300	70,827	-121
November 2017	58,500	100	70,948	-24
October 2017	58,400	200	70,972	-412
September 2017	58,200	-100	71,384	305
August 2017	58,300	600	71,079	-207
July 2017	57,700	100	71,286	354
June 2017	57,600	-500	70,932	23
May 2017	58,100	100	70,909	-307
April 2017	58,000	-200	71,216	230
March 2017	58,200	0	70,986	142