Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 238,300 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in March 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 238,419 employed persons for the month. Lansing lost 600 jobs in March 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3,702 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	238,300	-600	+300
CPS	238,419	-3,702	-3,113

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 700 jobs have been lost in Lansing according to the employer survey. From a trough of 234,100 in October 2019, Lansing has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,121 for Lansing in February 2020. 3,702 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
March 2020	238,300	-600	238,419	-3,702
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
April 2019	239,000	1,000	241,239	-293