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Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 236,900 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 237,214 employed persons for the month. Lansing added 600 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,870 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 236,900 +600 +10,600
CPS 237,214 +1,870 +5,583

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 2,300 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 189,000 in April 2020, Lansing has gained 47,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 243,248 for Lansing in December 2019. 6,034 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 188,281, Lansing has added 48,933 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 236,900 600 237,214 1,870
April 2023 236,300 1,000 235,344 1,706
March 2023 235,300 100 233,638 550
February 2023 235,200 5,100 233,088 629
January 2023 230,100 -3,800 232,459 -380
December 2022 233,900 1,100 232,839 -18
November 2022 232,800 800 232,857 -30
October 2022 232,000 -300 232,887 28
September 2022 232,300 0 232,859 63
August 2022 232,300 1,100 232,796 143
July 2022 231,200 400 232,653 381
June 2022 230,800 4,500 232,272 641