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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Michigan > Detroit

Detroit

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Detroit Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2025
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2025
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2021
Consumer Expenditures in the Detroit Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Average Energy Prices, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
County Employment and Wages in Michigan — Fourth Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2025
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Detroit (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages For Selected Engineering Occupations in Michigan’s Metropolitan Areas — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Detroit Area Employment — June 2024 Employment News Release Jul 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area — March 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2025
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Economy at a Glance:
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)2,172.5 2,192.6 2,176.6 2,186.7 2,167.6 (p)2,171.3

Employment(1)

 (2)2,070.7 2,070.6 2,057.6 2,071.3 2,086.5 (p)2,070.6

Unemployment(1)

 (2)101.8 122.0 119.0 115.4 81.1 (p)100.7

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 3.7 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 2,073.2 2,023.2 2,036.5 2,040.6 2,060.8 (p)2,079.9

12-month % change

 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 (p)0.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 83.9 79.6 79.0 81.4 87.0 (p)92.7

12-month % change

 0.1 2.6 1.0 0.4 2.6 (p)4.0

Manufacturing(4)

 250.6 240.2 248.3 244.4 249.0 (p)249.6

12-month % change

 -1.9 -5.1 -1.6 -2.7 -1.0 (p)-1.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 397.8 385.2 381.8 380.7 382.0 (p)385.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 (p)0.4

Information(4)

 29.7 29.4 29.4 29.2 29.2 (p)29.2

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.7 -0.7 -1.4 -1.4 (p)-0.7

Financial Activities(4)

 128.9 127.6 127.5 128.0 128.3 (p)129.6

12-month % change

 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.6

Professional and Business Services(4)

 382.0 374.1 377.3 377.2 380.6 (p)382.9

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.3 -0.6 -0.8 -1.1 (p)-1.5

Education and Health Services(4)

 335.6 331.8 335.1 335.2 337.7 (p)335.2

12-month % change

 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)1.6

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 188.0 181.9 181.1 184.4 186.6 (p)197.5

12-month % change

 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.7 -1.2 (p)0.7

Other Services(4)

 78.0 78.3 78.2 79.0 79.6 (p)78.9

12-month % change

 1.4 3.8 2.6 3.7 4.1 (p)1.8

Government(4)

 198.7 195.1 198.8 201.1 200.8 (p)199.2

12-month % change

 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 2.2 (p)1.9

Consumer Price Index: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

CPI-U, All items(5)

 291.791   293.925   296.397  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   2.8   3.3   1.4  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 286.548   288.908   290.647  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   2.9   3.3   1.3  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data for this model-based area were subject to revision on March 17, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary