Great Lakes Wire

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Kalamazoo-Portage metropolitan statistical area was 146,500, a 1.5 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In September 2021, the Kalamazoo-Portage reported 144,400 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 4.268 million people employed on nonfarm payrolls in October 2021.

September 2021 (In thousands)	October 2021 (In thousands)	Percent Change
144.4	146.5	1.5

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics