Midwest Information Office

Battle Creek

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — Fourth Quarter 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2020
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 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2020

Battle Creek, MI Economy at a Glance:

Battle Creek, MI

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)60.9	(2)61.8	(2)61.7	60.7	(p)59.9
Employment(1)		(2)56.8	(2)57.5	(2)56.9	56.0	(p)56.0
Unemployment(1)		(2)4.1	(2)4.3	(2)4.7	4.7	(p)3.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)6.7	(2)7.0	(2)7.7	7.7	(p)6.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		53.3	53.9	53.0	51.9	52.6	(p)53.0
12-month % change		-7.6	-6.9	-8.5	-7.7	-7.1	(p)-6.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6	(p)1.7
12-month % change		5.3	5.6	0.0	13.3	6.7	(p)13.3
Manufacturing(4)		10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	(p)10.2
12-month % change		-9.0	-8.1	-7.2	-6.4	-5.5	(p)-6.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.0	9.3	9.5	9.2	8.9	(p)9.1
12-month % change		0.0	1.1	3.3	3.4	0.0	(p)1.1
Financial Activities(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	0.0	(p)-8.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	(p)5.0
12-month % change		-15.0	-16.4	-16.4	-16.7	-18.0	(p)-18.0
Education and Health Services(4)		9.8	9.9	9.7	9.7	9.9	(p)9.9
12-month % change		-8.4	-7.5	-8.5	-7.6	-6.6	(p)-5.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		3.9	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.6	(p)3.7
12-month % change		-18.8	-17.4	-31.9	-29.5	-20.0	(p)-15.9
Other Services(4)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		-10.0	-14.3	-14.3	-10.0	-10.0	(p)-10.0
Government(4)		10.3	10.6	10.3	9.8	10.2	(p)10.3
12-month % change		-3.7	-1.9	-4.6	-5.8	-4.7	(p)-4.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary