Jackson, Michigan Job Growth

There were 58,100 jobs in Jackson, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,062 employed persons for the month. Jackson added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 137 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jackson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,100	+300	-300
CPS	71,062	+137	-29

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 7,500 jobs have been lost in Jackson according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,800 in March 2010, Jackson has gained 5,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,221 for Jackson in December 2000. 6,159 jobs have been lost in Jackson since then according to the household survey. From a September 2009 low of 64,817, Jackson has added 6,245 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jackson, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	58,100	300	71,062	137
September 2018	57,800	200	70,925	63
August 2018	57,600	100	70,862	-325
July 2018	57,500	-400	71,187	-140
June 2018	57,900	-600	71,327	-319
May 2018	58,500	0	71,646	235
April 2018	58,500	-300	71,411	-51
March 2018	58,800	100	71,462	360
February 2018	58,700	0	71,102	167
January 2018	58,700	-100	70,935	-49
December 2017	58,800	300	70,984	-18
November 2017	58,500	100	71,002	-89