June 05, 2025
On a seasonally adjusted basis, Michigan total nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 11,100, or 0.2 percent, in April to a total of 4,523,400. Nationally, Michigan ranked eighth among all 50 states for the largest numeric payroll job increase in April.
April’s payroll jobs increase in Michigan was primarily driven by additions in the Private education and healthcare (+2,600); Professional and business services (+1,900); and Construction (+1,900) sectors. The only sectors with a decline in payroll employment in April were Mining and logging (-100) and Financial activities (-100). The Information sector had the largest percentage change in payroll jobs over the month, which saw an increase of 1.1 percent.
Monthly Job Change (Data in Thousands)
Source: Current Employment Statistics, Michigan Center for Data and Analytics
Similar to Michigan, the U.S. saw an increase in total nonfarm payroll jobs, adding 177,000 jobs (+0.1 percent) in April. This marks the sixth consecutive month of payroll job gains. Job additions in the Private education and health services (+70,000); Trade, transportation, and utilities (+32,000); and Leisure and hospitality (+24,000) sectors were the largest contributors to the national increase in April.
Over the year, payroll jobs in Michigan increased by 37,900, or 0.8 percent. Eight of Michigan’s 11 major industry sectors recorded yearly job additions, with the greatest numerical gains in Private education and health services (+21,300); Government (+9,300); and Other services (+6,700). Michigan’s over-the-year job gains were partially offset by decreases in the Manufacturing (-10,700) and Professional and business services (-5,600) sectors.
Since April 2024, total U.S. payroll jobs have grown by 1.2 percent, 0.4 percentage points above Michigan’s rate of change. Like Michigan, the largest numerical decreases over the year were in the Manufacturing (-82,000) and Professional and business services (-31,000) sectors. On a percentage basis, the Private education and health services (+3.4 percent); Construction (+1.7 percent); and Government (+1.4 percent) sectors saw the largest increases, while Mining and logging (-0.8 percent) saw the largest decline.
In April, the Bay City (+1.1 percent), Ann Arbor (+1.0 percent), and Detroit (+0.9 percent) metro areas recorded a rate of change greater than or equal to the Michigan rate (+0.9 percent). Additionally, nine metro areas observed employment growth greater than the national rate (+0.6 percent).
Over the year, 10 of Michigan’s 15 MSAs saw an increase in payroll jobs. The largest rates of change recorded over the year were in the Midland (+2.8 percent), Traverse City (+2.8 percent), and Lansing (+1.9 percent) metro areas. Since April 2024, four metro areas recorded yearly declines, while Jackson was the only area to see no change over the year. While Michigan’s over-the-year rate of change (+0.7 percent) was less than the national rate (+1.2 percent), four metro areas experienced rates of change greater than the national rate (Midland, Traverse City, Lansing, Ann Arbor).
Source: Current Employment Statistics, Michigan Center for Data and Analytics
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