Saginaw, Michigan Job Growth

There were 88,300 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,344 employed persons for the month. Saginaw added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,300	+300	+300
CPS	83,344	+9	+501

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 10,900 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey. From a trough of 82,300 in July 2009, Saginaw has gained 6,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,902 for Saginaw in April 2000. 13,558 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 79,049, Saginaw has added 4,295 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Saginaw, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	88,300	300	83,344	9
June 2019	88,000	200	83,335	56
May 2019	87,800	-200	83,279	57
April 2019	88,000	0	83,222	215
March 2019	88,000	-200	83,007	224
February 2019	88,200	100	82,783	261
January 2019	88,100	200	82,522	107
December 2018	87,900	100	82,415	24
November 2018	87,800	400	82,391	-20
October 2018	87,400	300	82,411	-114
September 2018	87,100	-700	82,525	-156
August 2018	87,800	-200	82,681	-162