Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 236,100 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 241,047 employed persons for the month. Lansing lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 154 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	236,100	-100	-600
CPS	241,047	+154	+1,230

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

Lansing, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Lansing peaked in October 2000 at 238,600. Since then 2,500 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 212,300 in July 2009, Lansing has gained 23,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,911 for Lansing in May 2018. 1,864 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 240,893, Lansing has added 154 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	236,100	-100	241,047	154
January 2019	236,200	-300	240,893	-1,090
December 2018	236,500	-200	241,983	-447
November 2018	236,700	-400	242,430	27
October 2018	237,100	-100	242,403	349
September 2018	237,200	100	242,054	-136
August 2018	237,100	400	242,190	-338
July 2018	236,700	-200	242,528	473
June 2018	236,900	200	242,055	-856
May 2018	236,700	-400	242,911	1,242
April 2018	237,100	200	241,669	1,028
March 2018	236,900	200	240,641	824