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Labour force in Battle Creek
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
9 of 18 · Towns of Lansing
Updated Oct 23, 2026
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
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Battle Creek | Change | 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
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 258K | |
| 2 | Sterling Heights | 66,913 | |
| 3 | Lansing | 60,662 | |
| 4 | Livonia | 49,212 | |
| 5 | Southfield | 38,198 | |
| 6 | Novi | 35,171 | |
| 7 | Flint | 32,629 | |
| 8 | Pontiac | 28,970 | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 24,887 | |
| 10 | East Lansing | 24,793 | |
| 11 | Midland | 21,346 | |
| 12 | Saginaw | 17,434 | |
| 13 | Northville | 16,861 | |
| 14 | Auburn Hills | 15,001 | |
| 15 | Jackson | 14,723 | |
| 16 | Byron | 14,257 | |
| 17 | Burton | 14,027 | |
| 18 | Mt Pleasant | 10,561 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Battle Creek in numbers
GDP per person
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
GDP per person (PPP)
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
6.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.8%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.3%
2024 · Michigan
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$56,984
2024 · Michigan
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States