Saginaw, Michigan Job Growth

There were 67,700 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,163 employed persons for the month. Saginaw lost 19,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 18,960 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	67,700	-19,500	-20,300
CPS	62,163	-18,960	-20,615

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

Saginaw, Michigan Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Saginaw peaked in April 2000 at 99,200. Since then 31,500 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,902 for Saginaw in April 2000. 34,739 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Saginaw, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	67,700	-19,500	62,163	-18,960
March 2020	87,200	200	81,123	-1,398
February 2020	87,000	-100	82,521	148
January 2020	87,100	-300	82,373	445
December 2019	87,400	700	81,928	-109
November 2019	86,700	1,500	82,037	-147
October 2019	85,200	-2,400	82,184	-181
September 2019	87,600	-400	82,365	-184
August 2019	88,000	100	82,549	-153
July 2019	87,900	100	82,702	-100
June 2019	87,800	-200	82,802	-20
May 2019	88,000	0	82,822	44