Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down in April by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.4 percent, according to data released Wednesday (May 15) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment rose by 19,000 over the month while the number of unemployed declined by 5,000. The net [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates declined in all of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in March, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment levels rose in all regions over the month, while labor force levels were little changed throughout most areas. “Local area unemployment rates have trended downward [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March declined over the month by three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.5 percent, according to data released Wednesday (April 17) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment rose by 17,000 over the month while the number of unemployed decreased by 14,000. [...]

Labor market conditions remained essentially unchanged in regional metro areas in February. Unemployment rates were similar to the prior month’s levels, and private sector job levels in most metro areas were little changed. Over the past year, regional jobless rates have edged down and payroll job gains have occurred. Labor Force Was Up Over the [...]

Seasonal job cuts in January resulted in higher unemployment rates throughout the Southwest Michigan region.  Seasonal job reductions were recorded in construction and leisure and hospitality in January.  According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, temporary holiday-related retail job levels also fell in January. Furthermore, seasonal layoffs of support staff in education [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates rose in all of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in December, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment levels decreased in most regions over the month, while labor force levels increased in the majority of areas. “December labor market activity throughout the state [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was unchanged over the month at 8.9 percent, according to data released Wednesday (January 16th) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment declined by 11,000 in December; however the number of unemployed was little changed, edging upward by 1,000. The net [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates declined slightly in 14 of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in November, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels decreased in all regions over the month. “Unemployment rates declined over the month throughout Michigan mostly due to a reduction [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November edged down over the month by two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.9 percent, according to data released Wednesday (December 19) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The state’s labor force level recorded a reduction of 24,000 over the month as total [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October declined over the month by two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.1 percent, according to data released Wednesday (November 14) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment in Michigan rose by 13,000 in October, while the number of unemployed decreased by [...]

The Southwest Michigan labor market analysis from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reports that typical seasonal employment changes were observed in September. Employment rose in the education sector (public and private), while jobs declined in leisure and hospitality services. At the same time, students and other seasonal workers continued to leave the [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September edged down over the month by one-tenth of a percentage point to 9.3 percent, according to data released Wednesday (October 17) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment in Michigan increased by 11,000 in September, as the state’s labor force rose [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates decreased in all of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in August, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment levels were mixed throughout the various areas over the month, while labor force levels declined in all 17 regions. “Regional jobless rates fell in August [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August increased over the month by four-tenths of a percentage point to 9.4 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment in Michigan declined by 18,000 in August, as the total number of unemployed rose by 16,000. [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in all of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in July, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels declined in the majority of regions over the month. “July jobless rate increases are typical in Michigan’s local labor markets,” said [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July increased over the month by four-tenths of a percentage point to 9.0 percent, according to data released Wednesday (August 15)by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The number of unemployed in Michigan moved up by 19,000 in July, while the size of the [...]

Lansing – Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in all of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas in June, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels rose in most regions in June. “Workforce and employment levels in most Michigan regions expanded in June as summer and seasonal [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June edged upward over the month by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.6 percent, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). Total employment declined statewide by 8,000 in June, while the number of unemployed increased by 7,000. The [...]

May marks the beginning of the summer break for colleges and universities. As a consequence, many college students start to look for summer jobs in May, leading to a rise in the labor force. Despite better job opportunities in May in most local labor markets (nine out of twelve), not all jobseekers managed to secure [...]

Lansing – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May increased slightly over the month by two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.5 percent, according to data released Wednesday (June 13) by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The number of unemployed rose by 6,000 over the month and total employment edged downward [...]