1. society
2. work
3. unemployment

Michigan’s unemployment rate (not seasonally
adjusted) moved up by 1.1 percentage points
during the month of May, bringing the state’s
jobless rate to 5.9 percent. The state’s civilian
labor force jumped seasonally by 120,000 to
4,797,000, employment advanced by 62,000 to
4,515,000, while the number of unemployed
increased by 58,000 to 282,000.
The increase in Michigan’s May unemployment
rate was mainly the result of a strong surge in
the state’s labor force, as many individuals, including high school and college students joined
the workforce looking for seasonal employment.
Many jobseekers found jobs in seasonal industries such as leisure and hospitality services and
construction, however others did not, causing
the state’s jobless rate to rise. The nation’s unemployment rate (unadjusted) also moved up
during May, increasing by two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.3 percent.
Compared to a year ago, May’s labor force expanded by 26,000, employment surged by
103,000 and the number of unemployed fell by 77,000. This resulted in an over-the-year decline of -1.6 percentage points in the state’s jobless rate.
Michigan & United States
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Michigan May Payroll Jobs
Advance Seasonally
July 2015
Michigan’s
Labor Market News
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate
Increases Seasonally During May
Michigan’s nonfarm employment moved up
seasonally during May, as industry jobs expanded to 4,312,000. Payroll jobs increased by
81,000 with gains recorded in the goods producing and service-providing sectors of the
economy. Goods producing jobs climbed by
23,900 during the month, mainly due to seasonal gains in the construction industry (up by
14,900), mostly among specialty trade contractors (+9,100). Manufacturing jobs also advanced in May, up by 8,700 following recalls in
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Nov Dec
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HOURS AND EARNINGS, MICHIGAN
May & April 2015
Manufacturing
Durables
Transport Equip
Nondurables
Average
Hourly
Earnings
Average
Weekly
Hours
2015
MAY APR
2015
MAY APR
20.77
21.68
25.11
17.32
44.8
46.0
50.7
40.9
20.78
21.60
24.97
17.70
44.1
45.2
49.6
40.5
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May
U.S.
transportation equipment manufacturing up by
3,800, and machinery manufacturing (+800).
Service-providing jobs expanded by 57,100 during May due to seasonal hikes in several sectors.
Among them were leisure and hospitality services, up by 31,100 (mostly in accommodation
and food services, and arts entertainment and
recreation services); professional and business
services (+11,700), primarily in administrative
and support services; and retail trade (+11,100),
mainly food and beverage stores. One sector
showing seasonal job contractions was government, down by -9,300, following a temporary
drop in state government (-11,700), as higher
educational facilities began releasing staff for
summer vacation.
In May, average weekly hours in Michigan’s
manufacturing sector rose to 44.8 hours, while
average hourly earnings edged downwards by
one cent to $20.77. As a result, average weekly
earnings in manufacturing advanced to $930.50,
a gain of $14.10 over the previous month’s total.
Michigan’s Medical Care Price Index
Declines During 2014
Labor Market News
Medical care is one of the major item groups within the
Consumer Price Index (CPI). This group consists of
medical care commodities and medical care services.
Medical care services is organized into three expenditure
categories, professional services, hospital and related
services and health insurance. Medical care commodities are comprised of prescription and nonprescription
drugs and medical supplies.
The CPI measures inflation at the retail level, and reflects the average price change over time for a constant
quality and constant quantity market basket of goods and
services. In most cases it approximates what households
spend out-of-pocket on goods and services used for dayto-day living. Therefore, medical care indexes are limited to items with an out-of-pocket expenditure, although
in the case of medical care the term out-of-pocket includes any health insurance premium amounts that are
deducted from employee paychecks.
The rate of medical care inflation in the Detroit CMSA
(Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, including
the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Ann Arbor and Flint
MSAs) was 2.3 percent during 2014, a noticeable decline
from the previous year’s gain of 4.5 percent. This was
the first time in four years that Michigan’s medical care
price inflation decreased when compared to the previous
year, reversing a trend that started in 2011. In 2014, the
nation’s medical care price rise of 2.4 percent was slightly lower than the previous year’s increase of 2.5 percent
and slightly higher than the Detroit CMSA rate of 2.3
percent. During the year, the nation’s price of medical
care commodities expanded by 2.5 percent, while medical care services advanced by 2.4 percent.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, March 2015.
Annual Percent Changes In The Consumer
Price Index For All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) MEDICAL CARE, For The Detroit
CMSA And The US, 2010 - 2014
6
3.6
3.4
4
3.1
2.8
2.1
4.5
2.5
2.3 2.4
2
1.0
0
2010
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2011
2012
2013
Detroit CMSA
U.S.
2014
Michigan
(Data In Thousands)
May
2015
Apr May
2015 2014
4,797
4,515
282
5.9
4,677 4,771
4,453 4,412
224
359
4.8
7.5
4,312
4,231 4,210
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
Industry Jobs (Place of Work)
Total Nonfarm
Goods - Producing
Mining & Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable Goods
Fabricated Metals
Machinery Manufact.
Transportation Equip.
Nondurable Goods
763
8
159
739
8
144
723
8
144
596
457
80
73
189
138
587
451
81
72
186
136
571
433
80
70
172
138
Service - Providing
3,549
Trade, Transport & Util.
768
Wholesale Trade
170
Retail Trade
467
Motor Vehicle Dealers
62
Food & Beverage Stores
77
General Merchandise
108
Transp, Warehousing & Util
132
Information
3,491 3,487
752
758
168
169
456
461
60
59
75
77
108
109
129
129
57
57
57
Financial Activities
Finance & Insurance
Real Estate & Rental
210
157
53
206
155
51
206
155
51
Prof & Business Services
Prof, Scientific & Technical
Management Of Companies
Administrative Support
649
276
58
315
638
278
57
302
629
267
59
304
Education & Health Services
Educational Services
Health Care & Social Asst
660
81
579
657
83
574
646
76
570
Leisure & Hospitality
Arts, Entertainment & Rec
Accommodation & Food
432
59
373
401
47
355
420
55
365
Other Services
172
172
172
Government
Federal
State
Local
600
51
178
371
609
52
189
368
599
51
174
374
Civilian Labor Force and Nonfarm Jobs Estimates
Ann Arbor
May
2015
Apr
2015
Battle Creek
Bay City
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
190,800 188,500 189,300
182,700 182,500 179,300
8,000
6,000 10,000
4.2
3.2
5.3
66,000
62,400
3,600
5.4
64,500
61,600
2,900
4.5
65,100
60,900
4,200
6.5
53,800
50,500
3,300
6.1
52,800
50,000
2,800
5.4
53,800
49,800
4,000
7.4
Total Nonfarm Jobs
212,700 212,000 210,800
Mining Logging & Construction 3,900
3,600
3,800
Manufacturing
14,100 14,000 14,200
Trade, Transport & Utilities
25,300 25,300 24,700
Wholesale Trade
5,100
5,000
5,100
Retail Trade
16,800 16,900 16,400
Information
5,100
5,100
4,900
Financial Activities
7,800
7,600
7,800
Professional & Business Serv
27,400 27,100 27,200
Educational & Health Serv
26,800 26,700 26,600
Leisure & Hospitality
16,700 15,200 16,900
Other Services
6,700
6,700
6,700
Government
78,900 80,700 78,000
60,000
1,800
11,600
9,100
*
5,700
*
1,200
6,700
11,000
5,000
2,200
10,900
58,900
1,500
11,500
9,100
*
5,600
*
1,200
6,600
11,000
4,700
2,200
10,700
59,000
1,800
11,300
9,500
*
5,600
*
1,200
6,200
10,600
4,900
2,200
10,700
37,300
1,200
3,500
8,300
*
5,300
500
1,300
3,800
6,900
5,000
1,500
5,300
37,000
1,100
3,500
7,900
*
5,200
500
1,300
3,700
6,900
4,900
1,500
5,700
37,400
1,200
4,000
8,000
*
5,300
500
1,300
3,500
6,800
4,900
1,600
5,600
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
Place of Work
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
(Data in Thousands)
May
Apr
May
2015
2015
2014
Flint
May
2015
Apr
2015
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
2,003
1,871
132
6.6
1,952 2,014
1,853 1,841
99
172
5.1
8.6
187,700 184,400 186,600
175,800 174,400 171,600
12,000
9,900 15,000
6.4
5.4
8.0
566,800 551,300 547,500
543,300 532,900 518,600
23,600 18,400 28,800
4.2
3.3
5.3
1,958
72
250
361
86
210
28
109
379
306
191
78
185
1,924 1,907
66
62
246
235
355
354
85
85
206
205
28
28
107
105
373
370
303
300
183
189
77
77
187
187
142,900 141,600 140,600
4,500
4,200
4,300
12,700 12,600 12,400
31,000 30,800 30,200
6,100
6,000
6,000
20,700 20,600 20,200
4,100
4,100
4,100
6,400
6,300
6,500
15,300 15,200 14,900
28,200 28,200 28,000
15,700 15,200 15,300
5,800
5,600
5,600
19,200 19,400 19,300
538,000 526,700 516,800
22,900 20,700 20,300
107,300 105,400 102,300
91,100 90,000 89,700
29,200 28,900 28,900
47,700 47,200 47,100
5,300
5,300
5,400
25,800 25,200 24,600
82,900 80,800 79,000
86,500 86,100 82,300
48,500 44,600 45,700
21,600 21,500 21,500
46,100 47,100 46,000
Place of Work
Total Nonfarm Jobs
Mining Logging & Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transport & Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Serv
Educational & Health Serv
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
* Data Not Available
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Civilian Labor Force and Nonfarm Jobs Estimates
Jackson
Kalamazoo-Portage
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
Lansing-East Lansing
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
74,000
69,800
4,200
5.7
72,400
68,900
3,400
4.8
74,000
68,900
5,100
6.9
165,800 163,800 163,900
157,200 157,000 153,400
8,600
6,900 10,400
5.2
4.2
6.4
246,000 242,600 245,300
234,100 233,100 229,600
11,900
9,500 15,700
4.8
3.9
6.4
56,700
1,700
10,100
12,800
*
6,900
400
1,900
3,800
10,200
5,200
2,600
8,000
55,600
1,600
9,800
12,700
*
6,800
400
1,900
3,800
10,100
4,900
2,600
7,800
56,500
1,800
9,700
12,400
*
6,800
400
1,900
3,900
10,200
5,300
2,600
8,300
141,800 142,100 139,600
5,400
5,300
4,800
20,800 20,500 20,100
24,400 24,100 24,900
6,900
6,800
6,700
14,200 14,100 14,800
900
900
1,000
8,100
8,000
8,000
16,800 16,800 16,400
22,900 22,900 22,400
16,200 15,500 15,800
5,700
5,600
5,700
20,600 22,500 20,500
227,700 226,500 224,900
7,200
6,800
6,900
20,100 20,200 18,300
35,100 34,500 34,000
5,800
5,700
5,700
20,700 20,300 20,500
2,800
2,800
2,900
15,500 15,300 15,200
21,400 21,600 22,400
31,200 31,200 31,300
19,800 18,500 19,500
10,500 10,400 10,500
64,100 65,200 63,900
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
Place of Work
Total Nonfarm Jobs
Mining Logging & Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transport & Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Serv
Educational & Health Serv
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Midland
Monroe
Muskegon
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
42,500
40,300
2,200
5.2
41,600
39,800
1,800
4.4
42,100
39,500
2,600
6.2
77,500
73,700
3,800
4.9
75,900
72,800
3,100
4.1
76,700
71,800
4,900
6.4
78,800
73,900
4,800
6.1
77,100
73,200
3,900
5.1
77,500
71,600
5,900
7.6
Total Nonfarm Jobs
38,600
Mining Logging & Construction
*
Manufacturing
*
Trade, Transport & Utilities
*
Wholesale Trade
*
Retail Trade
*
Information
*
Financial Activities
*
Professional & Business Serv
*
Educational & Health Serv
*
Leisure & Hospitality
*
Other Services
*
Government
3,200
38,000
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
3,100
38,300
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
3,300
42,700
2,500
5,900
11,000
1,800
5,700
*
1,100
4,500
5,600
5,200
1,600
5,100
41,900
2,300
5,800
10,800
1,800
5,600
*
1,100
4,500
5,600
4,800
1,600
5,200
41,800
2,700
5,300
11,000
1,800
5,700
*
1,100
4,300
5,400
5,000
1,600
5,200
64,300
1,900
13,200
13,700
*
11,000
800
1,800
3,600
12,000
7,700
2,300
7,300
63,700
1,900
13,200
13,800
*
10,800
800
1,800
3,500
11,900
7,100
2,300
7,400
62,800
1,900
12,700
13,500
*
10,800
800
1,800
3,600
11,500
7,200
2,400
7,400
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
Place of Work
* Data Not Available
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Civilian Labor Force and Nonfarm Jobs Estimates
Niles-Benton Harbor
Saginaw
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
75,000
70,800
4,200
5.6
73,100
69,700
3,400
4.6
74,900
69,600
5,200
7.0
89,800
84,300
5,500
6.1
88,300
83,800
4,600
5.2
89,500
82,600
6,900
7.7
62,300
1,900
12,900
10,600
*
6,600
500
2,200
5,700
8,800
8,300
2,400
9,000
61,200
1,800
13,200
10,700
*
6,500
500
2,200
5,600
8,900
7,100
2,300
8,900
61,800
1,800
12,800
10,700
*
6,700
500
2,200
5,700
9,200
7,600
2,400
8,900
88,000
2,900
12,100
16,300
2,400
11,700
1,300
3,700
11,400
16,200
10,000
3,600
10,500
87,300
2,500
12,000
16,000
2,400
11,400
1,300
3,700
11,400
16,200
9,300
3,600
11,300
86,800
2,800
11,700
16,400
2,500
11,800
1,300
3,700
11,400
15,900
9,300
3,600
10,700
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
Place of Work
Total Nonfarm Jobs
Mining Logging & Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transport & Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Serv
Educational & Health Serv
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
* Data Not Available
Upper Peninsula
May
2015
Apr
2015
Northeast Michigan
May
2014
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
142,700 140,800 142,800
132,700 131,400 130,600
10,000
9,400 12,200
7.0
6.7
8.5
84,900
78,600
6,300
7.4
79,700
73,600
6,100
7.6
84,400
76,500
8,000
9.4
Northwest Michigan
May
2015
Apr
2015
May
2014
Place of Residence
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Rate (Percent)
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF JOBS IN THE JACKSON MSA,
ANNUAL AVERAGES 2014
Other
Service s
5.9%
Leisure And
Hospitality
11.3%
Government
18.4%
Educational
& Health
Services
22.9%
Trade
Transport &
Utilities
28.6%
Financial
Acti vities
4 .3%
Professional
& Business
Services
8.6%
151,200 142,600 149,600
141,900 133,900 138,000
9,300
8,600 11,600
6.2
6.1
7.7
REGIONAL FOCUS
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF JOBS IN THE
SERVICE-PROVIDING SECTOR, JACKSON MSA,
ANNUAL AVERAGES 2014
The 2014 annual average of nonfarm employment in
the Jackson MSA stood at 55,700. Close to 80 percent
of the jobs in the area (44,400) were in the serviceproviding sector, while the remaining 20 percent
(11,300) were in the goods producing sector. The largest share of jobs within the service sector was in trade,
transportation & utilities, accounting for 28.6 percent
of the total (12,600 jobs), followed by educational and
health services (10,100 jobs) and government (8,100
jobs), with 22.9 and 18.4 percent, respectively.
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May Unemployment Rates
Move Up In Most Of Michigan’s
Regional Labor Market Areas
Major Labor Market Areas
May seasonally unadjusted jobless rates rose in 16 of
Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas. The jobless rate
increases were the result of large numbers of workers
entering the labor market looking for seasonal employment
opportunities. Although many individuals found jobs,
others were unsuccessful, causing the unemployment rates
in many areas to rise.
From April to May, the unemployment rate increases in the
16 regions ranged from 0.1 to 1.5 percentage points, with a
median hike of 0.9 of a percentage point. The highest over
-the-month rate increase was recorded in the DetroitWarren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).
The Northeast Lower Michigan region was the only area to
post a rate drop during May, contracting by -0.2 of a
percentage point. The largest May employment advances
were observed in the Northeast and Northwest Lower
Michigan regions, up by 6.8 and 6.0 percent, respectively
From May 2014 to May 2015 unemployment rates
moved down in all the state’s 17 regional labor market
areas. Rate declines ranged from -1.0 to -2.0 percentage
points with a median rate drop of -1.5 percentage points.
The largest jobless rate reductions (-2.0 percentage
points) were displayed in the Northeast Lower Michigan
region and the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MSA. During
this period, total employment advanced in all 17 regions
with gains ranging from 1.3 percent to 4.8 percent, and a
median increase of 2.3 percent.
Among Michigan's major labor markets, the Ann Arbor
and Grand Rapids-Wyoming MSAs had the lowest
unemployment rate for May at 4.2 percent. The highest
jobless rates for the month were recorded in the Upper
Peninsula and the Northeast Lower Michigan region with
7.0 and 7.4 percent, respectively.
All But One Of Michigan’s
Metropolitan Areas Reported
Seasonal Job Gains In May
Total nonfarm employment increased in 13 of Michigan’s
14 MSAs as seasonal factors expanded the number of jobs
during May. In general, the metropolitan areas reported
seasonal job gains in construction (specialty trade contractors), leisure and hospitality services (accommodation and
food services, and arts, entertainment and recreation), retail trade, and professional and business services.
The sector reporting job reductions in most areas was government, as various higher educational facilities began
releasing staff for summer vacation. This was most evident in the Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor MSAs. Among the
areas experiencing job gains during May, the Grand Rapids-Wyoming and Jackson MSAs posted the highest percentage growth at 2.2 and 2.0 percent, respectively. The
only area showing job losses during May was the Kalamazoo MSA, down by -0.2 percent.
Employment hikes in the service-providing industries were
reported in most metropolitan areas primarily due to seasonal factors, with the largest percentage gains observed in
leisure and hospitality services. All the areas had job additions in this sector, led by the Niles-Benton Harbor and
Ann Arbor MSAs up by 16.9 and 9.9 percent, respectively.
Other major sectors with increased jobs included retail
trade (led by the Saginaw MSA at +2.6 percent); and professional and business services, with the Muskegon and
Grand Rapids MSAs among the areas reporting the highest
percentage increases at 2.9 and 2.6 percent, respectively.
In the goods producing sector, seasonal employment advances were observed largely in construction. All the metro areas but one (the Muskegon MSA posted no change)
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as hiring accelerated for the summer tourism season.
had noticeable advances in construction jobs ranging
from +5.6 percent (the Niles-Benton Harbor MSA) to
+20.0 percent (the Battle Creek MSA).
Manufacturing jobs moved up in nine areas, with the
Jackson MSA experiencing the largest percentage increase at 3.1 percent, followed by the Grand Rapids MSA
(+1.8 percent) and the Detroit and Kalamazoo MSAs
(both up by 1.5 percent). Of the remaining five areas, the
Niles-Benton Harbor and Lansing MSAs posted reductions while the Bay City, Midland and Muskegon MSAs
reported no manufacturing job changes for the month.
Average weekly earnings in Michigan’s construction industry increased by +$9.69 during May, following seasonal gains in average weekly hours worked in several
sectors within the industry. Building finishing contractors posted the largest weekly wage hike at +$38.78. In
the manufacturing sector, average weekly wages increased by +$14.10, mainly as a result of a rise in overtime hours worked in durable goods. Transportation
equipment manufacturing reported a gain of +$34.57,
bringing the sector’s total weekly earnings to $1,273.08.
Nondurable goods weekly wages dropped in May, falling
by -$8.46 due to a minor loss in average hourly earnings.
The service-providing sector reported a mixed picture in
weekly earnings during May, with professional and business services, leisure and hospitality services and retail
trade experiencing advances of +$5.67, +$5.23 and
+$3.55, respectively. The remaining sectors, financial
activities (-$4.01) and health care and social assistance ($1.39) posted minor reductions.
HOURS AND EARNINGS
For Selected Industries In Michigan
May and April 2015
Labor Market News
Average Weekly
Hours
Average Hourly
Earnings
Area
May
April
May
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable Goods
Transportation Equipment
Nondurable Goods
Retail Trade
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Health Care & Social Assistance
Leisure & Hospitality
39.3
44.8
46.0
50.7
40.9
30.0
36.5
35.6
31.8
22.8
38.7
44.1
45.2
49.6
40.5
29.7
36.5
35.3
31.5
22.4
24.54
20.77
21.68
25.11
17.32
13.81
22.97
22.41
19.52
10.84
Average Weekly
Earnings
April
May
24.67
20.78
21.60
24.97
17.70
13.83
23.08
22.44
19.75
10.80
April
964.42
930.50
997.28
1,273.08
708.39
414.30
838.41
797.80
620.74
247.15
954.73
916.40
976.32
1,238.51
716.85
410.75
842.42
792.13
622.13
241.92
Employment Change By Major Industry Sector In The U.S.
From 2012 To Projected 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reports that between 2012 and 2022 total employment is projected to advance by 10.8 percent or 15.6 million. Most of this growth is forecast to be among the service-providing industries (up by over 14.1 million). Following are some of the findings reported in this article:
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The healthcare and social assistance sector is projected to add the most new jobs between 2012 and 2022. This
sector is expected to grow at an annual rate of 2.6 percent, adding close to five million jobs in this period. This
accounts for nearly one-third of the total forecasted job gains. The growth reflects, in part, the demand for
healthcare workers to address the needs of an aging population.
Among the service-providing industries, three sectors are projected to have a drop in employment: federal government (-408,000), information (-65,000) and utilities (-56,000).
Projected industry employment is distributed among occupations based on how industries are expected to use
those occupations. For example, of the 30 occupations
Projected Employment Change By Major Serviceprojected to have the largest
Providing Industry Sector In The U.S.,
percentage job increase be2012
And Projected 2022 (Data In Thousands)
tween 2012 and 2022, 14 are
related to healthcare.
Utilities
-56
Three of the four major occuWholesale
Trade
470
pational groups that are foreRetail
Trade
1,091
cast to grow by more than 20
Transportation & Warehousing
327
percent (nearly double overall
Information
-65
growth) from 2012 to 2022
Financial
Activities
751
are: healthcare support occuProfessional & Business Serv.
3,483
pations (28.1 percent),
healthcare practitioners and
Educational Services
675
technical occupations (21.5
Health Care & Social Assist.
4,994
percent) and personal care
Leisure & Hospitality
1,289
and service occupations (20.9
Other Services
649
percent).
Federal Government
-408
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics;
January 2014.
State & Local Government
-2,000
929
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
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EMPLOYMENT IN MICHIGAN’S DURABLE GOODS SECTOR, 2004-2014
Michigan’s manufacturing industry is divided into the durable goods sector and the non-durable goods sector. In
2014, Michigan’s manufacturing industry generated 575,900 jobs, including 437,400 jobs in the durable goods sector. In Michigan, many of the detailed industries in both sectors are part of, or closely associated with, the transportation equipment industry. In the durable goods sector, the majority of the detailed industries are tied to the automotive sector.
The recovery of Michigan’s durable goods industries began in 2010, when the state’s total employment in this sector
moved up to 351,200, a gain of 8,900 jobs over 2009, reflecting recalls of workers following the recessionary job
lows experienced in the previous year. This was the first time since 2000 that Michigan’s durable goods industry
posted job gains, reversing a trend that lasted for over a decade. The recovery of durable goods employment continued in the following years, with employers in this sector recalling many of the workers that were laid off during the
last recession. Between the years 2009 and 2014, total employment in this sector expanded from 342,300 to 437,400,
a gain of 95,100 jobs, or 27.8 percent.
Employment estimates are generated
monthly for over 10 detailed industries
in the durable goods sector. In Michigan, the largest detailed industries in
this sector during 2014 were: transportation equipment manufacturing
(175,900 jobs) and fabricated metal
product manufacturing (79,700 jobs).
Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget
(DTMB), Bureau of Labor Market
Information & Strategic Initiatives,
June 2015.
Employment In Michigan's
Durable Goods Sector 2004-2014
(Data in Thousands)
600.0
551.4
476.7
500.0
351.2
400.0
405.4
437.4
2012
2014
342.3
300.0
2004
2006
2008
2010