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Battle Creek

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — Fourth Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
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 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2024
Battle Creek, MI Economy at a Glance:
Battle Creek, MI
Data Series Back
Data
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024
Oct
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

62.7 62.9 63.3 62.1 62.6 (p)62.3

Employment(1)

60.0 59.4 59.3 58.7 59.6 (p)59.2

Unemployment(1)

2.7 3.4 4.0 3.5 3.1 (p)3.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.4 5.5 6.3 5.6 4.9 (p)4.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

56.6 56.8 56.0 56.2 56.5 (p)56.7

12-month % change

-0.5 -0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 (p)0.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 (p)2.1

12-month % change

5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 (p)5.0

Manufacturing(3)

10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.1 (p)10.1

12-month % change

-1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.9 (p)-1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 (p)9.2

12-month % change

-1.1 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 (p)1.3

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

5.9 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.7 (p)5.8

12-month % change

-10.6 -12.1 -9.8 -3.5 -5.0 (p)-3.3

Education and Health Services(3)

9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 (p)9.8

12-month % change

2.1 2.1 3.2 1.0 1.0 (p)1.0

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 (p)5.1

12-month % change

2.0 1.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 (p)2.0

Other Services(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

Government(3)

10.9 10.8 10.4 10.6 11.0 (p)11.1

12-month % change

1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 0.9 (p)1.8

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