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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Battle Creek

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 9 of 18 · Towns of Lansing Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Battle Creek Michigan

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 25,737 +0.5% since 2024
Towns of Lansing · 2025 9 of 18 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.1% +0.1% a year on average
share of Michigan 0.51% Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+9.1% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Battle Creek 25,737
Michigan 5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Battle Creek · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 25,737 · 2025
First value 24,551 · 1990
Highest 26,906 · 2005
Lowest 23,007 · 2012
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBattle CreekChange Michigan
2025 25,737 +0.5% 5M
2024 25,603 +2.9% 5.1M
2023 24,887 +4.3% 5M
2022 23,867 +1.4% 4.9M
2021 23,528 −5.2% 4.8M
2020 24,819 +0.0% 4.9M
2019 24,813 −1.0% 5M
2018 25,076 −1.6% 4.9M
2017 25,494 −2.4% 4.9M
2016 26,118 +11% 4.9M
2015 23,596 +0.1% 4.8M
2014 23,570 +1.8% 4.8M
2013 23,151 +0.6% 4.7M
2012 23,007 −1.4% 4.7M
2011 23,327 −2.8% 4.7M
2010 23,991 −7.4% 4.8M
2009 25,901 +0.4% 4.9M
2008 25,810 −1.2% 4.9M
2007 26,132 −1.3% 5M
2006 26,469 −1.6% 5M
2005 26,906 +0.0% 5.1M
2004 26,894 +0.6% 5M
2003 26,724 +1.9% 5M
2002 26,220 −1.4% 5M
2001 26,594 +0.9% 5.1M
2000 26,368 −0.4% 5.2M
1999 26,481 +1.5% 5.1M
1998 26,088 +1.6% 5M
1997 25,670 +1.5% 5M
1996 25,294 −1.0% 4.9M
1995 25,545 −0.3% 4.8M
1994 25,626 +2.8% 4.8M
1993 24,933 +2.4% 4.7M
1992 24,346 +0.6% 4.7M
1991 24,191 −1.5% 4.6M
1990 24,551 4.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Lansing

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
17 Byron 12,409
16 Mt Pleasant 12,576
15 Burton 13,691
14 Jackson 14,742
13 Northville 15,731
12 Saginaw 18,788
11 Midland 20,870
10 East Lansing 24,510
9 Battle Creek 26,118
8 Pontiac 28,938
7 Novi 33,005
6 Flint 33,043
5 Southfield 38,089
4 Livonia 48,036
3 Lansing 58,859
2 Sterling Heights 66,072
1 Detroit 253K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.