Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Job Growth

There were 62,600 jobs in Niles, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,040 employed persons for the month. Niles added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 187 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Niles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,600	+200	+600
CPS	70,040	+187	+280

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 80,134 for Niles in April 2000. 10,094 jobs have been lost in Niles since then according to the household survey. From a March 2013 low of 65,759, Niles has added 4,281 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Niles, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	62,600	200	70,040	187
September 2018	62,400	-300	69,853	-30
August 2018	62,700	100	69,883	-489
July 2018	62,600	0	70,372	276
June 2018	62,600	100	70,096	-175
May 2018	62,500	100	70,271	29
April 2018	62,400	-200	70,242	-399
March 2018	62,600	-100	70,641	105
February 2018	62,700	0	70,536	427
January 2018	62,700	400	70,109	251
December 2017	62,300	300	69,858	98
November 2017	62,000	0	69,760	0