Unemployment Rate Remains Steady

Liz Gullett

Apr 19, 2019

March’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady for the sixth consecutive month at 4%. During the month, total employment increased by 7,000, while the number of unemployed increased by 3,000. The state’s total workforce has advanced by 11,000 since February. The March 2019 rate was four-tenths of a percentage point below the March 2018 rate of 4.4%. However, Michigan’s rate last month was two-tenths of a percentage point above the national rate of 3.8%.

In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn market the unemployment rate increased slightly from 4.0% in February to 4.1% in March. Total employment rose by 4,000, while the number of unemployed increased by 1,000. Workforce gains for the month were 5,000.

Highlights from the monthly jobs report include:

- The labor force expanded for the seventh consecutive month
- Michigan’s workforce has grown by 43,000 since August 2018
- Over the year, total employment increased by 47,000 and the number of unemployed fell by 16,000
- Over the year, total employment in the Detroit metropolitan area grew by 28,000, while the number of unemployed increased by 3,000

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