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Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 225,400 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 226,103 employed persons for the month. Lansing lost 400 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,188 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 225,400 -400 +10,300
CPS 226,103 +1,188 +7,300

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 January 2020 at 239,200. Since then 13,800 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 189,000 in April 2020, Lansing has gained 36,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,492 for Lansing in January 2001. 16,389 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 186,824, Lansing has added 39,279 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2022

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2022 225,400 -400 226,103 1,188
March 2022 225,800 1,800 224,915 1,509
February 2022 224,000 5,100 223,406 222
January 2022 218,900 -3,600 223,184 -305
December 2021 222,500 0 223,489 151
November 2021 222,500 2,000 223,338 276
October 2021 220,500 600 223,062 375
September 2021 219,900 -2,600 222,687 348
August 2021 222,500 -2,600 222,339 384
July 2021 225,100 4,800 221,955 586
June 2021 220,300 3,200 221,369 970
May 2021 217,100 2,000 220,399 1,596

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