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Last month, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.3% was unchanged from the prior month. December’s rate was 0.8% lower than the December 2021 unemployment rate. Employment in Michigan edged down by 1,000, while unemployment remained unchanged. The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December advanced to 3.7%. While this was the […]

During the month of September, Michigan’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%. Statewide employment grew by 2,000, while total unemployment was unchanged. For the fourth consecutive month, the labor force participation rate remained at 60.1%. Michigan’s third quarter average jobless rate of 4.1% was two-tenths of a percentage point below the prior quarter’s rate. Other […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month remained unchanged for the third consecutive month at 4.3%. Statewide employment increased by 7,000, while unemployment was unchanged. The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 4.4%. Highlights within the monthly jobs report from the Department of Technology, Management, […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point in April to 4.3%. During the month, statewide employment advanced by 19,000, while unemployment fell by 5,000. The unemployment rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area also decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.6%. Key points in the monthly jobs report, […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate last month declined by three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.4%. The total number of employed advanced by 29,000 during the month, while the number of unemployed fell by 14,000. The national rate declined by two-tenths of a percentage point in March to 3.6%. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in […]

Last month, the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate declined by three-tenths of a percentage point to 5.6%. During December, the number of employed increased by 16,000, while those unemployed decreased by 15,000. Despite the decline, December’s rate was two percentage points above the pre-pandemic February 2020 rate and total employment remained below pre-pandemic levels. Additional […]

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate last month declined by a tenth of a percentage point to 4.7%. During the month, employment grew by 14,000, while unemployment declined by 3,000. This resulted in a monthly workforce advance of 11,000. During the month, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s seasonally adjusted rate declined by two-tenths of a percentage […]

Last month, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Michigan was 5%, which was the same as the prior month. According to numbers released by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget this week, employment in Michigan increased by 9,000 for the month, while the number of unemployed was unchanged. June marked the second consecutive month […]