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Michigan Works! Southeast Observes Most New Job Postings Since May 2024

December 11, 2025

In October 2025, there were nearly 15,900 active unique job postings in the Michigan Works! Southeast area. Among these postings, the most advertised occupations were Registered nurses with just over 800. Retail salespersons (620 ads) was the only other occupation with more than 500 active unique job postings. Home health and personal care aides (370) and First-line supervisors of retail sales workers (330) both had more than 300 in October. These occupations tend to be among the most advertised across all regions in Michigan.

Roughly 46 percent (7,230) of all active unique job postings within the region were in Ann Arbor. Jackson (11.3 percent), Ypsilanti (8.8 percent), and Brighton (6.9 percent) all had more than 1,000 active unique job postings in October 2025.

There were 6,770 new unique job postings in the Michigan Works! Southeast area in October 2025, up from 6,100 in September. This was the largest number of new unique job postings since May 2024 when there were 6,850. Compared to October 2024, there were 3.6 percent more new unique job postings regionally.

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Author:

Nick Gandhi

Economic Analyst

October 2025 saw the greatest number of unique job postings in the Michigan Works! Southeast region since May 2024.

New Unique Job Postings in the Michigan Works! Southeast Area, October 2023–October 2025

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