Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Job Growth

There were 62,600 jobs in Niles, Michigan in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,858 employed persons for the month. Niles lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 53 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Niles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,600	-100	+200
CPS	70,858	-53	+817

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

Niles, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Niles peaked in July 2000 at 72,200. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Niles according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,400 in September 2009, Niles has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,998 for Niles in April 2000. 9,140 jobs have been lost in Niles since then according to the household survey. From a April 2013 low of 65,821, Niles has added 5,037 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Niles, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	62,600	-100	70,858	-53
June 2019	62,700	-200	70,911	57
May 2019	62,900	-100	70,854	141
April 2019	63,000	200	70,713	235
March 2019	62,800	400	70,478	145
February 2019	62,400	100	70,333	200
January 2019	62,300	-300	70,133	126
December 2018	62,600	400	70,007	18
November 2018	62,200	0	69,989	35
October 2018	62,200	200	69,954	20
September 2018	62,000	-100	69,934	-17
August 2018	62,100	-300	69,951	-90