Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Job Growth

There were 239,700 jobs in Lansing, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 242,216 employed persons for the month. Lansing added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 162 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lansing job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	239,700	+700	+4,700
CPS	242,216	+162	+4,041

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 239,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 242,911 for Lansing in May 2018. 695 jobs have been lost in Lansing since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 242,054, Lansing has added 162 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lansing, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	239,700	700	242,216	162
September 2018	239,000	600	242,054	-136
August 2018	238,400	1,200	242,190	-338
July 2018	237,200	-500	242,528	473
June 2018	237,700	-200	242,055	-856
May 2018	237,900	-600	242,911	1,242
April 2018	238,500	500	241,669	1,028
March 2018	238,000	0	240,641	824
February 2018	238,000	1,600	239,817	992
January 2018	236,400	0	238,825	757
December 2017	236,400	400	238,068	-22
November 2017	236,000	1,000	238,090	-85