A summary is below. More details are available on our State Employment Page.

March 12, 2018

Summary

• Michigan added 5,500 jobs and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.7 percent in January according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.

• Over the past twelve months, Michigan added 45,200 jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point from 5 percent.

• In January, Michigan's private sector added 5,800 jobs and over the past twelve months, it created 35,900 jobs.

• The number of unemployed Michiganders rose by 636 in January, and over the past year 36,486 Michiganders found jobs.

• Michigan’s labor force participation rate remains unchanged from 61.5 percent in January.  Since last year, the labor force participation rate is unchanged.

• The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in February.  State employment and unemployment data for February is scheduled for release on March 22, 2018.  The national employment situation report for March will be released on Friday, April 6, 2018.