Saginaw, Michigan Job Growth

There were 88,100 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,512 employed persons for the month. Saginaw added 800 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 55 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,100	+800	-100
CPS	82,512	+55	-1,782

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 May 2000 at 99,200. Since then 11,100 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey. From a trough of 82,000 in July 2009, Saginaw has gained 6,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,952 for Saginaw in April 2000. 14,440 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 79,028, Saginaw has added 3,484 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Saginaw, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	88,100	800	82,512	55
January 2018	87,300	-100	82,457	-1,051
December 2017	87,400	-200	83,508	-420
November 2017	87,600	-200	83,928	-37
October 2017	87,800	100	83,965	-354
September 2017	87,700	-200	84,319	483
August 2017	87,900	-300	83,836	-477
July 2017	88,200	100	84,313	-28
June 2017	88,100	0	84,341	-13
May 2017	88,100	-200	84,354	-516
April 2017	88,300	-300	84,870	368
March 2017	88,600	400	84,502	208