Total nonfarm employment for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, metropolitan area increased by 97,200 over the year in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the local rate of job gain, 5.0 percent, compared to the 4.2-percent national increase. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, is made up of two metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI, with 62 percent of the metropolitan area’s total payroll, gained 54,900 jobs over the year. Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI, which accounted for 38 percent of the area’s employment, gained 42,300 jobs since June 2021.

Industry employment

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, leisure and hospitality had the largest gain (+21,800) among metropolitan area private-industry supersectors, with both divisions recording increases. (See chart 2.) Within the supersector, the accommodation and food services sector added 19,900 jobs in the metropolitan area. The 13.3-percent rise in the metropolitan area’s leisure and hospitality supersector compared to the 10.5-percent gain on a national level.

Manufacturing added 20,200 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area, with both divisions recording increases. The metropolitan area had an 8.6-percent gain compared to the 4.2-percent increase for the nation.

Professional and business services added 20,100 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The professional, scientific, and technical services sector accounted for 13,800 jobs gained in this supersector. The metropolitan area had a 5.2-percent gain compared to the 5.5-percent increase for the nation.

Trade, transportation, and utilities gained 15,900 jobs in the metropolitan area. The Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI, division added 10,800 jobs. Trade, transportation, and utilities employment in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, metropolitan area rose 4.3 percent, compared to the national increase of 3.9 percent.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for July 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to decrease volatility in estimation.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Measures of sampling error for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018.

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne Counties in Michigan.

• The Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division includes Wayne County in Michigan.

• The Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division includes Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties in Michigan.

Additional information

Employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, the United States and the Detroit metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area and Industry	Jun 2021	Apr 2022	May 2022	Jun 2022(p)	Jun 2021 to Jun 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm	146,493	150,957	151,748	152,692	6,199	4.2
Mining and logging	569	609	615	629	60	10.5
Construction	7,557	7,552	7,710	7,858	301	4.0
Manufacturing	12,353	12,701	12,743	12,875	522	4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	27,623	28,350	28,449	28,692	1,069	3.9
Information	2,823	2,947	2,975	3,031	208	7.4
Financial activities	8,780	8,899	8,926	8,994	214	2.4
Professional and business services	21,156	22,106	22,159	22,310	1,154	5.5
Education and health services	23,458	24,318	24,263	24,145	687	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	14,760	15,326	15,758	16,315	1,555	10.5
Other services	5,514	5,654	5,694	5,770	256	4.6
Government	21,900	22,495	22,456	22,073	173	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm	1,936.6	1,984.9	2,002.0	2,033.8	97.2	5.0
Mining, logging, and construction	82.0	79.5	82.8	84.3	2.3	2.8
Manufacturing	235.1	248.5	249.1	255.3	20.2	8.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	368.4	380.1	381.5	384.3	15.9	4.3
Information	26.8	27.7	27.9	28.0	1.2	4.5
Financial activities	129.4	129.5	128.6	132.7	3.3	2.6
Professional and business services	384.3	392.9	396.9	404.4	20.1	5.2
Education and health services	298.4	300.4	301.7	301.9	3.5	1.2
Leisure and hospitality	164.4	169.5	177.2	186.2	21.8	13.3
Other services	68.9	70.5	71.8	72.8	3.9	5.7
Government	178.9	186.3	184.5	183.9	5.0	2.8
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	723.4	754.5	757.3	765.7	42.3	5.8
Mining, logging, and construction	22.9	22.8	23.3	24.0	1.1	4.8
Manufacturing	83.5	89.6	90.4	93.6	10.1	12.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	146.7	151.3	151.6	151.8	5.1	3.5
Information	7.1	7.6	7.7	7.7	0.6	8.5
Financial activities	43.8	44.8	44.9	45.4	1.6	3.7
Professional and business services	127.9	132.5	132.3	136.0	8.1	6.3
Education and health services	122.2	125.0	126.0	124.5	2.3	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	61.2	68.3	68.7	71.0	9.8	16.0
Other services	25.3	26.1	26.6	26.8	1.5	5.9
Government	82.8	86.5	85.8	84.9	2.1	2.5
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	1,213.2	1,230.4	1,244.7	1,268.1	54.9	4.5
Mining, logging, and construction	59.1	56.7	59.5	60.3	1.2	2.0
Manufacturing	151.6	158.9	158.7	161.7	10.1	6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	221.7	228.8	229.9	232.5	10.8	4.9
Information	19.7	20.1	20.2	20.3	0.6	3.0
Financial activities	85.6	84.7	83.7	87.3	1.7	2.0
Professional and business services	256.4	260.4	264.6	268.4	12.0	4.7
Education and health services	176.2	175.4	175.7	177.4	1.2	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	103.2	101.2	108.5	115.2	12.0	11.6
Other services	43.6	44.4	45.2	46.0	2.4	5.5
Government	96.1	99.8	98.7	99.0	2.9	3.0
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