Muskegon, Michigan Job Growth

There were 65,800 jobs in Muskegon, Michigan in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,840 employed persons for the month. Muskegon added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 793 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Muskegon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,800	+200	+899
CPS	75,840	+793	+1,770

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Muskegon, Michigan Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Muskegon 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 Muskegon, Michigan

CES employment for Muskegon peaked in July 2004 at 66,700. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Muskegon according to the employer survey. From a trough of 57,900 in February 2010, Muskegon has gained 7,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 84,359 for Muskegon in August 2005. 8,519 jobs have been lost in Muskegon since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 66,059, Muskegon has added 9,781 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Muskegon, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	65,800	200	75,840	793
January 2019	65,600	-100	75,047	1,172
December 2018	65,700	0	73,875	-80
November 2018	65,700	299	73,955	52
October 2018	65,400	-199	73,903	13
September 2018	65,600	0	73,890	-358
August 2018	65,600	-100	74,248	-492
July 2018	65,700	-100	74,740	417
June 2018	65,800	700	74,323	38
May 2018	65,099	-200	74,285	153
April 2018	65,300	600	74,132	-102
March 2018	64,700	-200	74,234	164