Saginaw, Michigan Job Growth

There were 89,000 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,420 employed persons for the month. Saginaw added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 142 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	89,000	+400	+1,200
CPS	83,420	+142	+945

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 10,200 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey. From a trough of 82,000 in July 2009, Saginaw has gained 7,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,952 for Saginaw in April 2000. 13,532 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 79,112, Saginaw has added 4,308 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Saginaw, Michigan Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	89,000	400	83,420	142
September 2018	88,600	500	83,278	206
August 2018	88,100	0	83,072	-416
July 2018	88,100	-100	83,488	-54
June 2018	88,200	-100	83,542	219
May 2018	88,300	400	83,323	334
April 2018	87,900	-300	82,989	-47
March 2018	88,200	100	83,036	651
February 2018	88,100	800	82,385	442
January 2018	87,300	-100	81,943	175
December 2017	87,400	-200	81,768	-330
November 2017	87,600	-200	82,098	-377