Midwest Information Office

Battle Creek

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages For Selected Engineering Occupations in Michigan’s Metropolitan Areas — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Battle Creek — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Battle Creek, MI Economy at a Glance:

Battle Creek, MI

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)64.8	64.6	64.6	64.7	64.0	(p)64.8
Employment(1)		(2)61.2	60.6	60.3	60.7	60.3	(p)60.8
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.7	4.0	4.2	4.0	3.7	(p)4.0
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)5.7	6.2	6.6	6.2	5.7	(p)6.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		58.5	57.3	57.7	57.8	58.2	(p)59.0
12-month % change		2.5	2.3	2.3	1.4	1.4	(p)1.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.1	(p)2.2
12-month % change		11.1	18.8	18.8	5.6	10.5	(p)10.0
Manufacturing(4)		10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	(p)10.1
12-month % change		-3.8	-1.9	-1.9	-1.9	-1.0	(p)-1.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.6	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	(p)9.3
12-month % change		4.3	2.2	3.4	2.2	1.1	(p)3.3
Financial Activities(4)		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)7.7
Professional and Business Services(4)		6.4	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	(p)6.5
12-month % change		1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	(p)3.2
Education and Health Services(4)		10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	(p)10.3
12-month % change		5.1	4.1	4.1	3.0	4.0	(p)3.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		5.3	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	(p)5.6
12-month % change		6.0	8.5	4.1	4.0	0.0	(p)1.8
Other Services(4)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		11.4	11.1	11.4	11.4	11.4	(p)11.5
12-month % change		2.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary