Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates decreased in 16 of Michigan’s 17 labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
“Michigan labor market areas demonstrated expected unemployment rate reductions during September,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Regional payroll jobs gains largely reflected seasonal hiring in education-related industries due to the start of the academic year.”
The Upper Peninsula’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in September, down fron 5.3% in August. But it was higher than the September, 2023, rate, which was 4.0%. The U.P. unemployment rate, county by county and the ranking among the 73 Michigan counties:
2. Mackinac County 3.1
20. Marquette County 4.0
21. Houghton County 4.1
21. Menominee County 4.1
37. Keweenaw Couty 4.4
42. Dickinson County 4.5
52. Chippewa County 4.7
57. Iron County 5.0
59. Delta County 5.1
61. Gogebic County 5.2
71, Luce County 5.4
72. Schoolcraft County 5.6
73. Baraga County 5.7
74. Alger County 5.8
79. Ontonaon County 6.2
Michigan regional jobless rates ranged from 3.5 to 5.2 percent in September, with a median rate reduction of 0.6 percentage points. The largest over-the-month rate decline occurred in the Monroe metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The Detroit metro area was the only region to exhibit a jobless rate increase over the month (+0.2 percentage points).
All 17 Michigan regions displayed unemployment rate gains over the year, with a median rate increase of half a percentage point. The Battle Creek and Muskegon MSAs each demonstrated the largest over-the-year rate gain (+0.7 percentage points).
Total employment up over month and year
Fifteen Michigan labor market areas exhibited employment increases over the month, with a median employment gain of 1.5 percent. The most pronounced over-the-month employment advance occurred in the Lansing MSA (+3.0 percent).
Sixteen Michigan regions demonstrated employment gains over the year, with a median increase of 1.5 percent. The largest hike occurred in the Northeast Lower Michigan region, with employment rising by 2.7 percent since September 2023.
Regional nonfarm jobs increase during September
According to the monthly survey of employers, Michigan not seasonally adjusted payroll employment rose by 17,000, or 0.4 percent, between August and September. The largest over-the-month employment gain overwhelmingly occurred in the state’s government sector, largely due to hiring for the fall semester at local schools and universities (+46,000).
Payroll jobs advanced in ten Michigan metro areas over the month, with a median increase of 0.9 percent. The largest employment gain occurred in the Monroe MSA (+2.6 percent). Payroll employment fell in three areas during September and remained unchanged in the Muskegon metro area.
Michigan total nonfarm employment rose by 36,000, or 0.8 percent, over the year. Eight metro areas displayed payroll gains during this period, while four regions exhibited nonfarm employment reductions. Payroll jobs were unchanged in the Battle Creek and Niles metro areas since September 2023.
Seventy-seven Michigan counties demonstrated unemployment rate reductions over the month, with a median decrease of 0.6 percentage points. Seventy-nine Michigan counties exhibited jobless rate increases since September 2023.
For more detailed information, including data tables, view the full release.
Note: Data in this release is not seasonally adjusted. As a result, employment and unemployment trends may differ from previously released Michigan seasonally adjusted data.
A breakdown of not seasonally adjusted September workforce estimates for Michigan and its 17 major labor market areas follows, along with a ranking of county jobless rates for September.
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