Saginaw, Michigan Job Growth

There were 88,100 jobs in Saginaw, Michigan in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,416 employed persons for the month. Saginaw lost 0 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 287 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Saginaw job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,100	0	+400
CPS	83,416	+287	+1,031

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 11,100 jobs have been lost in Saginaw according to the employer survey. From a trough of 82,300 in July 2009, Saginaw has gained 5,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,952 for Saginaw in April 2000. 13,536 jobs have been lost in Saginaw since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 79,112, Saginaw has added 4,304 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 2019	88,100	0	83,416	287
January 2019	88,100	200	83,129	-27
December 2018	87,900	100	83,156	-412
November 2018	87,800	400	83,568	157
October 2018	87,400	300	83,411	133
September 2018	87,100	-700	83,278	206
August 2018	87,800	-200	83,072	-416
July 2018	88,000	100	83,488	-54
June 2018	87,900	-300	83,542	219
May 2018	88,200	600	83,323	334
April 2018	87,600	-300	82,989	-47
March 2018	87,900	200	83,036	651