Midwest Information Office

Battle Creek

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Nov 2023
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — Fourth Quarter 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2023
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 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2023

Battle Creek, MI Economy at a Glance:

Battle Creek, MI

Data Series	Back Data	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023	Sept 2023	Oct 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		62.1	61.7	61.5	61.6	(p)60.8
Employment(1)		59.3	58.7	58.3	58.6	(p)58.1
Unemployment(1)		2.8	3.0	3.2	3.0	(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.6	4.9	5.1	4.8	(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		55.9	56.0	55.1	55.2	55.5	(p)55.9
12-month % change		0.2	0.7	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	(p)0.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		10.3	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	(p)10.2
12-month % change		1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-1.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		8.9	8.8	8.9	8.8	8.7	(p)8.8
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-2.2	-2.2	(p)-1.1
Financial Activities(3)		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-7.1	-7.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.5	6.6	6.2	6.2	6.4	(p)6.4
12-month % change		3.2	4.8	1.6	1.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		9.4	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.5	(p)9.7
12-month % change		3.3	4.4	3.3	2.2	3.3	(p)4.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.5	(p)4.6
12-month % change		-6.0	-6.0	-4.1	-4.1	-4.3	(p)-2.1
Other Services(3)		1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		-5.0	0.0	-5.0	5.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		10.7	10.5	10.2	10.3	10.7	(p)10.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary