Great Lakes Wire

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for August 2021 in the Kalamazoo-Portage metropolitan statistical area was 140,400, a 0.1 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In July 2021, the Kalamazoo-Portage reported 140,300 workers on nonfarm payrolls.

Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and industry earnings. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Overall, Michigan reported 4.184 million people employed on nonfarm payrolls in August 2021.

July 2021 (In thousands)	August 2021 (In thousands)	Percent Change
140.3	140.4	0.1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics