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Traverse City, MI

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Traverse City — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Traverse City, MI Economy at a Glance:

Traverse City, MI

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)80.0	79.7	79.1	79.0	77.4	(p)78.9
Employment(1)		(2)76.6	75.8	75.4	75.3	74.3	(p)75.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.4	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.1	(p)3.4
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.2	4.9	4.7	4.6	4.0	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		73.0	71.1	71.2	71.5	72.1	(p)74.3
12-month % change		4.4	3.3	4.1	4.7	3.4	(p)0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		5.9	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.7	(p)6.0
12-month % change		7.3	3.8	3.8	3.8	1.8	(p)-1.6
Manufacturing(4)		6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	(p)6.0
12-month % change		3.4	3.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		13.1	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.7	(p)12.8
12-month % change		3.1	3.3	5.0	4.2	4.1	(p)0.0
Information(4)		0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change		0.0	-11.1	-11.1	-11.1	-11.1	(p)-11.1
Financial Activities(4)		4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.4
12-month % change		4.9	7.5	4.9	7.5	4.9	(p)2.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.6	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	(p)5.8
12-month % change		5.7	7.8	9.8	12.0	5.6	(p)5.5
Education and Health Services(4)		14.6	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	(p)14.7
12-month % change		4.3	1.4	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)0.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		9.9	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	(p)10.8
12-month % change		12.5	5.5	7.9	10.3	9.0	(p)0.9
Other Services(4)		3.0	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	(p)3.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		9.7	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.7	(p)10.0
12-month % change		-1.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.0	(p)1.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary