Midwest Information Office

Battle Creek

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2025
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — First Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 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	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		64.0	64.7	64.4	64.3	(p)64.4
Employment(1)		60.3	60.7	60.0	59.6	(p)60.4
Unemployment(1)		3.7	4.0	4.3	4.8	(p)4.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.7	6.2	6.7	7.4	(p)6.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		58.2	59.0	58.9	58.0	58.8	(p)58.8
12-month % change		1.4	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.7	(p)1.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.1	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
12-month % change		10.5	15.0	9.5	9.5	9.5	(p)9.5
Manufacturing(3)		10.1	10.1	10.1	9.8	10.2	(p)10.2
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.9	-2.9	-3.9	-1.0	(p)1.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	(p)9.3
12-month % change		1.1	3.3	3.3	2.2	2.2	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
12-month % change		0.0	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	(p)7.7
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.4	6.4	6.3	6.1	6.2	(p)6.4
12-month % change		0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)1.6
Education and Health Services(3)		10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	(p)10.2
12-month % change		4.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	(p)1.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		5.3	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	(p)5.5
12-month % change		0.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.9
Other Services(3)		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(3)		11.4	11.5	11.3	10.9	11.2	(p)11.4
12-month % change		1.8	0.9	1.8	2.8	1.8	(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