Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 191,600 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 188,308 employed persons for the month. Lansing lost 46,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 49,181 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	191,600	-46,500	-47,400
CPS	188,308	-49,181	-52,931

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 April 2019 at 239,000. Since then 47,400 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,121 for Lansing in February 2020. 53,813 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	191,600	-46,500	188,308	-49,181
March 2020	238,100	-800	237,489	-4,632
February 2020	238,900	700	242,121	279
January 2020	238,200	200	241,842	-157
December 2019	238,000	-500	241,999	410
November 2019	238,500	4,400	241,589	427
October 2019	234,100	-3,500	241,162	439
September 2019	237,600	400	240,723	358
August 2019	237,200	-700	240,365	133
July 2019	237,900	100	240,232	-194
June 2019	237,800	-900	240,426	-399
May 2019	238,700	-300	240,825	-414