Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan — Second Quarter 2025

From March 2025 to June 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Michigan were 219,328, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 210,470, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 8,858 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 2,118. (See chart 1.)

Line Chart of private-sector gross job gains and losses in Michigan from June 2020–June 2025. Data are seasonally adjusted. An accessible version is available in the View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Michigan, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	Gross job gains	Gross job losses
Jun 2020	140,034	726,130
Sep 2020	369,859	158,551
Dec 2020	232,564	237,692
Mar 2021	301,418	171,682
Jun 2021	221,811	200,806
Sep 2021	235,802	211,884
Dec 2021	272,389	189,283
Mar 2022	234,792	186,048
Jun 2022	225,152	219,961
Sep 2022	214,187	215,858
Dec 2022	222,959	194,626
Mar 2023	223,154	190,106
Jun 2023	226,938	204,833
Sep 2023	200,769	224,871
Dec 2023	208,107	210,121
Mar 2024	210,196	198,922
Jun 2024	216,912	208,716
Sep 2024	202,834	222,703
Dec 2024	205,581	224,680
Mar 2025	200,702	202,820
Jun 2025	219,328	210,470

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 5.8 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Michigan, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 178,108 in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 13,304 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 41,220 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 5,322 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Michigan, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	Michigan	United States
Jun 2020	4.0	4.8
Sep 2020	11.0	9.4
Dec 2020	6.8	7.4
Mar 2021	8.6	7.0
Jun 2021	6.2	6.8
Sep 2021	6.6	7.3
Dec 2021	7.5	7.7
Mar 2022	6.4	6.7
Jun 2022	6.0	6.5
Sep 2022	5.7	6.9
Dec 2022	5.9	6.3
Mar 2023	5.9	6.3
Jun 2023	5.9	6.2
Sep 2023	5.2	5.9
Dec 2023	5.5	6.0
Mar 2024	5.5	5.9
Jun 2024	5.7	5.8
Sep 2024	5.3	5.8
Dec 2024	5.4	5.9
Mar 2025	5.2	5.6
Jun 2025	5.8	5.7

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 5.5 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.0 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Michigan, contracting establishments lost 174,473 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 8,698 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 35,997 jobs, a decrease of 1,048 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Michigan, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	United States	Michigan
Jun 2020	16.8	20.6
Sep 2020	5.9	4.7
Dec 2020	5.7	6.9
Mar 2021	5.5	4.9
Jun 2021	5.9	5.6
Sep 2021	6.0	5.9
Dec 2021	5.4	5.1
Mar 2022	5.5	5.0
Jun 2022	6.2	5.9
Sep 2022	5.9	5.8
Dec 2022	5.9	5.1
Mar 2023	5.5	5.0
Jun 2023	5.9	5.3
Sep 2023	5.9	5.9
Dec 2023	5.7	5.5
Mar 2024	5.5	5.2
Jun 2024	5.9	5.4
Sep 2024	5.8	5.8
Dec 2024	5.7	5.9
Mar 2025	5.4	5.3
Jun 2025	6.0	5.5

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 6 of the 11 published industry sectors in Michigan in the second quarter of 2025. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 7,478 jobs. This was the result of 44,820 gross job gains and 37,342 gross job losses. The education and health services industry had a net gain of 6,935 jobs. Transportation and warehousing showed a net loss of 5,289 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Michigan, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	216,912	202,834	205,581	200,702	219,328	5.7	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.8
At expanding establishments	176,026	164,822	168,262	164,804	178,108	4.6	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.7
At opening establishments	40,886	38,012	37,319	35,898	41,220	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1
Gross job losses	208,716	222,703	224,680	202,820	210,470	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.3	5.5
At contracting establishments	174,116	183,697	180,126	165,775	174,473	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.3	4.6
At closing establishments	34,600	39,006	44,554	37,045	35,997	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.9
Net employment change (2)	8,196	-19,869	-19,099	-2,118	8,858	0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.1	0.3
Construction
Gross job gains	16,538	15,922	16,169	19,308	17,896	8.3	8.2	8.3	9.6	8.8
At expanding establishments	13,297	12,399	13,070	15,914	14,554	6.7	6.4	6.7	7.9	7.2
At opening establishments	3,241	3,523	3,099	3,394	3,342	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.6
Gross job losses	17,656	16,503	16,844	14,341	15,585	8.9	8.5	8.6	7.1	7.6
At contracting establishments	14,690	13,148	13,133	11,502	13,066	7.4	6.8	6.7	5.7	6.4
At closing establishments	2,966	3,355	3,711	2,839	2,519	1.5	1.7	1.9	1.4	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-1,118	-581	-675	4,967	2,311	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3	2.5	1.2
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	18,383	17,268	14,796	17,138	17,824	3.0	2.9	2.5	2.9	3.0
At expanding establishments	16,582	15,149	12,920	15,165	15,831	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.6	2.7
At opening establishments	1,801	2,119	1,876	1,973	1,993	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Gross job losses	22,204	22,875	25,037	21,790	19,978	3.7	3.8	4.2	3.7	3.4
At contracting establishments	19,931	20,747	22,421	19,662	17,447	3.3	3.4	3.8	3.3	3.0
At closing establishments	2,273	2,128	2,616	2,128	2,531	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Net employment change (2)	-3,821	-5,607	-10,241	-4,652	-2,154	-0.7	-0.9	-1.7	-0.8	-0.4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	6,999	6,555	6,496	6,237	6,480	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.7
At expanding establishments	5,847	5,573	5,361	5,219	5,158	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9
At opening establishments	1,152	982	1,135	1,018	1,322	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8
Gross job losses	7,109	6,782	6,486	6,474	7,137	4.0	3.8	3.6	3.6	4.1
At contracting establishments	6,083	5,331	5,048	5,199	5,266	3.4	3.0	2.8	2.9	3.0
At closing establishments	1,026	1,451	1,438	1,275	1,871	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-110	-227	10	-237	-657	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.4
Retail trade
Gross job gains	24,943	22,789	20,605	24,784	24,103	5.5	5.0	4.6	5.5	5.3
At expanding establishments	21,386	19,901	17,855	21,542	20,399	4.7	4.4	4.0	4.8	4.5
At opening establishments	3,557	2,888	2,750	3,242	3,704	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8
Gross job losses	25,556	28,471	26,364	19,405	25,130	5.6	6.3	5.9	4.3	5.5
At contracting establishments	22,068	24,449	21,626	16,378	21,854	4.8	5.4	4.8	3.6	4.8
At closing establishments	3,488	4,022	4,738	3,027	3,276	0.8	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.7
Net employment change (2)	-613	-5,682	-5,759	5,379	-1,027	-0.1	-1.3	-1.3	1.2	-0.2
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	6,503	9,090	12,740	6,607	6,648	4.2	5.9	8.0	4.1	4.2
At expanding establishments	5,564	8,065	11,877	5,774	5,656	3.6	5.2	7.5	3.6	3.6
At opening establishments	939	1,025	863	833	992	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.6
Gross job losses	8,530	7,420	6,578	11,191	11,937	5.5	4.8	4.2	7.0	7.7
At contracting establishments	7,548	6,213	5,472	9,686	10,620	4.9	4.0	3.5	6.1	6.9
At closing establishments	982	1,207	1,106	1,505	1,317	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8
Net employment change (2)	-2,027	1,670	6,162	-4,584	-5,289	-1.3	1.1	3.8	-2.9	-3.5
Information
Gross job gains	2,652	3,441	2,557	2,358	3,032	4.7	6.2	4.6	4.3	5.6
At expanding establishments	2,016	2,515	1,941	1,666	2,313	3.6	4.5	3.5	3.0	4.3
At opening establishments	636	926	616	692	719	1.1	1.7	1.1	1.3	1.3
Gross job losses	3,376	3,223	3,899	3,075	3,201	6.0	5.8	7.0	5.6	5.9
At contracting establishments	2,572	2,515	2,768	2,314	2,260	4.6	4.5	5.0	4.2	4.2
At closing establishments	804	708	1,131	761	941	1.4	1.3	2.0	1.4	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-724	218	-1,342	-717	-169	-1.3	0.4	-2.4	-1.3	-0.3
Financial activities
Gross job gains	9,392	9,737	8,875	9,039	10,094	4.3	4.5	4.0	4.1	4.6
At expanding establishments	7,373	7,858	6,830	7,208	8,078	3.4	3.6	3.1	3.3	3.7
At opening establishments	2,019	1,879	2,045	1,831	2,016	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9
Gross job losses	7,504	8,702	9,659	8,289	9,270	3.4	4.0	4.4	3.8	4.2
At contracting establishments	5,708	6,577	7,454	6,364	6,973	2.6	3.0	3.4	2.9	3.2
At closing establishments	1,796	2,125	2,205	1,925	2,297	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0
Net employment change (2)	1,888	1,035	-784	750	824	0.9	0.5	-0.4	0.3	0.4
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	40,979	38,491	37,486	36,744	40,312	6.4	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.4
At expanding establishments	32,246	30,387	29,915	30,283	32,005	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.8	5.1
At opening establishments	8,733	8,104	7,571	6,461	8,307	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.3
Gross job losses	41,463	42,551	48,517	37,180	40,020	6.4	6.6	7.6	5.9	6.4
At contracting establishments	34,461	34,191	38,047	29,502	33,343	5.3	5.3	6.0	4.7	5.3
At closing establishments	7,002	8,360	10,470	7,678	6,677	1.1	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-484	-4,060	-11,031	-436	292	0.0	-0.6	-1.7	-0.1	0.0
Education and health services
Gross job gains	29,547	28,082	26,549	25,059	30,607	4.3	4.0	3.8	3.6	4.3
At expanding establishments	24,266	23,223	21,498	20,038	25,748	3.5	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.6
At opening establishments	5,281	4,859	5,051	5,021	4,859	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Gross job losses	20,718	23,875	25,880	22,136	23,672	3.0	3.5	3.7	3.1	3.4
At contracting establishments	16,828	19,265	20,207	17,681	19,459	2.4	2.8	2.9	2.5	2.8
At closing establishments	3,890	4,610	5,673	4,455	4,213	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6
Net employment change (2)	8,829	4,207	669	2,923	6,935	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.9
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	42,994	36,591	41,797	36,875	44,820	10.0	8.6	9.8	8.6	10.4
At expanding establishments	33,178	27,701	32,443	28,857	34,527	7.7	6.5	7.6	6.7	8.0
At opening establishments	9,816	8,890	9,354	8,018	10,293	2.3	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.4
Gross job losses	36,099	44,906	39,212	40,478	37,342	8.4	10.4	9.2	9.4	8.6
At contracting establishments	29,107	37,511	31,697	32,773	30,266	6.8	8.7	7.4	7.6	7.0
At closing establishments	6,992	7,395	7,515	7,705	7,076	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.6
Net employment change (2)	6,895	-8,315	2,585	-3,603	7,478	1.6	-1.8	0.6	-0.8	1.8
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	10,129	8,804	8,937	8,887	10,212	7.7	6.6	6.8	6.7	7.8
At expanding establishments	7,940	7,064	7,096	6,881	8,022	6.0	5.3	5.4	5.2	6.1
At opening establishments	2,189	1,740	1,841	2,006	2,190	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.7
Gross job losses	8,137	9,170	9,538	9,417	9,344	6.2	6.9	7.2	7.1	7.1
At contracting establishments	6,406	7,302	7,025	7,199	7,120	4.9	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.4
At closing establishments	1,731	1,868	2,513	2,218	2,224	1.3	1.4	1.9	1.7	1.7
Net employment change (2)	1,992	-366	-601	-530	868	1.5	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	0.7
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
United States(1)	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.4	6.0
Alabama	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.6
Alaska	10.2	8.0	10.3	10.0	9.9	9.6	9.6	9.5	8.1	10.3
Arizona	5.6	6.4	6.1	5.8	5.3	6.5	5.7	5.9	5.3	6.3
Arkansas	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.7	5.2	4.8	5.1	5.5
California	6.2	6.3	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.4	6.2	6.7
Colorado	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.4	5.8	6.4	6.5	6.8	7.1
Connecticut	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.8
Delaware	5.8	6.8	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.4	6.3	5.3	6.1
District of Columbia	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.8	5.7	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.8	5.9
Florida	6.1	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.5	5.8
Georgia	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.4	5.7	5.6
Hawaii	5.2	5.7	5.3	4.9	4.8	5.6	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2
Idaho	7.5	7.1	8.2	7.3	7.7	7.2	7.5	6.8	7.3	7.2
Illinois	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.2
Indiana	5.2	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.6
Iowa	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.5	5.8
Kansas	5.9	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	6.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.8	5.4	5.5	4.8	5.4
Louisiana	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.6	5.5	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.6	6.3
Maine	7.2	6.2	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	6.3	7.4
Maryland	7.1	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.7	6.2
Massachusetts	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.0	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.1	5.8
Michigan	5.7	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.8	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.3	5.5
Minnesota	5.7	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.2	5.8	5.1	5.5	5.5
Mississippi	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.2	6.1	6.5
Missouri	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.2	6.1
Montana	7.9	7.2	8.4	8.0	7.7	7.6	8.0	7.8	7.5	8.3
Nebraska	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.5
Nevada	5.8	6.2	6.1	5.4	6.2	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.9	6.3
New Hampshire	6.1	5.6	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.7	5.9	6.1	6.7
New Jersey	5.9	5.4	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.5
New Mexico	6.1	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.2	5.9	5.8	6.0
New York	5.8	5.7	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.0	7.0
North Carolina	5.6	5.5	6.1	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.4
North Dakota	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.7
Ohio	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.9	5.4
Oklahoma	5.7	6.1	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	6.2
Oregon	6.0	6.3	6.2	5.8	6.4	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.5
Pennsylvania	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.0	4.9	5.2	5.0	4.8	4.7	5.2
Rhode Island	6.6	6.2	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.7	6.4	6.3	5.9	6.7
South Carolina	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.5	6.6
South Dakota	6.0	5.9	6.7	6.2	6.0	6.2	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.1
Tennessee	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.7	6.2	5.1	5.9
Texas	5.4	5.7	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.4
Utah	6.5	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.3	6.0	6.6
Vermont	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.9	7.4	7.1	6.7	6.8	7.5
Virginia	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.1	5.8
Washington	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4
West Virginia	7.0	5.9	6.5	6.4	5.5	6.7	6.6	6.1	5.7	6.3
Wisconsin	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.5
Wyoming	8.2	8.9	8.9	8.1	8.3	8.8	8.5	8.3	8.7	8.9
Puerto Rico	5.5	5.4	4.3	6.3	7.0	4.9	5.0	5.4	5.4	6.1
Virgin Islands	4.9	4.7	5.2	5.4	15.0	5.7	7.5	10.8	7.6	9.5
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

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