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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Battle Creek

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 9 of 19 · Towns of Mid-Michigan Updated Nov 14, 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 Mid-Michigan · 2025 9 of 19 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 Mid-Michigan

2018 · 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
18 Mt Pleasant 12,183
17 Byron 13,117
16 Ferndale 13,562
15 Burton 13,705
14 Jackson 14,466
13 Northville 16,401
12 Saginaw 18,184
11 Midland 20,664
10 East Lansing 24,049
9 Battle Creek 25,076
8 Pontiac 29,220
7 Flint 32,354
6 Novi 34,609
5 Southfield 38,765
4 Livonia 49,524
3 Lansing 59,726
2 Sterling Heights 67,558
1 Detroit 257K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.