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Employed residents in East Lansing, MI

Employed residents in East Lansing, MI was 23,604 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons23,604
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank26th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high28,3441999
Series low15,9232021

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Employed residents in East Lansing, MI, 1990 to 2025

15K17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K19901996200220082014202020251990: 26,679 persons1991: 25,907 persons1992: 26,073 persons1993: 26,244 persons1994: 26,996 persons1995: 27,338 persons1996: 27,573 persons1997: 28,313 persons1998: 28,248 persons1999: 28,344 persons2000: 20,062 persons2001: 19,962 persons2002: 19,389 persons2003: 19,160 persons2004: 19,167 persons2005: 19,072 persons2006: 19,119 persons2007: 19,221 persons2008: 18,945 persons2009: 17,936 persons2010: 21,886 persons2011: 21,863 persons2012: 21,839 persons2013: 21,984 persons2014: 22,376 persons2015: 22,656 persons2016: 23,354 persons2017: 23,449 persons2018: 23,079 persons2019: 23,168 persons2020: 21,511 persons2021: 15,923 persons2022: 22,123 persons2023: 23,725 persons2024: 23,898 persons2025: 23,604 persons15K20K25K30K19902002201420251990: 26,679 persons1991: 25,907 persons1992: 26,073 persons1993: 26,244 persons1994: 26,996 persons1995: 27,338 persons1996: 27,573 persons1997: 28,313 persons1998: 28,248 persons1999: 28,344 persons2000: 20,062 persons2001: 19,962 persons2002: 19,389 persons2003: 19,160 persons2004: 19,167 persons2005: 19,072 persons2006: 19,119 persons2007: 19,221 persons2008: 18,945 persons2009: 17,936 persons2010: 21,886 persons2011: 21,863 persons2012: 21,839 persons2013: 21,984 persons2014: 22,376 persons2015: 22,656 persons2016: 23,354 persons2017: 23,449 persons2018: 23,079 persons2019: 23,168 persons2020: 21,511 persons2021: 15,923 persons2022: 22,123 persons2023: 23,725 persons2024: 23,898 persons2025: 23,604 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202523,604
202423,898
202323,725
202222,123
202115,923
202021,511
201923,168
201823,079
201723,449
201623,354
201522,656
201422,376
201321,984
201221,839
201121,863
201021,886
200917,936
200818,945
200719,221
200619,119
200519,072
200419,167
200319,160
200219,389
200119,962
200020,062
199928,344
199828,248
199728,313
199627,573
199527,338
199426,996
199326,244
199226,073
199125,907
199026,679

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, East Lansing, MI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, East Lansing, MI, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/east-lansing-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, East Lansing, MI, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/east-lansing-mi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, East Lansing, MI, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/east-lansing-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in East Lansing, MI?

Employed residents in East Lansing, MI was 23,604 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in East Lansing, MI?

28,344 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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