Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 237,700 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 241,234 employed persons for the month. Lansing added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 364 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	237,700	+400	+1,000
CPS	241,234	+364	+1,544

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 900 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 212,300 in July 2009, Lansing has gained 25,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,035 for Lansing in December 2000. 801 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 218,746, Lansing has added 22,488 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	237,700	400	241,234	364
June 2019	237,300	200	240,870	494
May 2019	237,100	200	240,376	374
April 2019	236,900	200	240,002	391
March 2019	236,700	600	239,611	126
February 2019	236,100	-100	239,485	159
January 2019	236,200	-300	239,326	29
December 2018	236,500	-200	239,297	17
November 2018	236,700	-400	239,280	-8
October 2018	237,100	-100	239,288	-59
September 2018	237,200	100	239,347	-104
August 2018	237,100	400	239,451	-239