How many jobs were added in Michigan last month?
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Michigan gained 2,500 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 11th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 5,300 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+2.5K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
11th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
June 2026's gain of 2,500 jobs was the 4th consecutive month of positive job growth in Michigan. Monthly job growth was up from the 2,000 new jobs in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Michigan gained jobs in 43 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 28th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (+53,700) while job growth was weakest in October 2023 (-27,700).
There were 2,500 more jobs in June 2026 in Michigan than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Michigan sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were accommodation and food services, state government, and finance and insurance. Accommodation and food services added 2,900 jobs, more than the entire economy. State government gained 2,300 jobs, while finance and insurance added 1,100. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector lost 200 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Michigan (June 2026)
How does Michigan's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Michigan lost an average of 558 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 533, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as the fifth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 18,100 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 8,200 on average every month in 2011.
In 2025, Michigan lost an average of 558 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among 15 metro areas primarily in Michigan during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 900 jobs in the Grand Rapids, MI area to a gain of 900 jobs in the Lansing, MI area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Michigan
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +900 | |
| 2. | +700 | |
| 3. | +700 | |
| 4. | +300 | |
| 5. | +200 | |
| 6. | +200 | |
| 7. | +200 | |
| 8. | +100 | |
| 9. | +100 | |
| 10. | +0 |
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