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23-422-CHI
Thursday, March 02, 2023

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Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan — Second Quarter 2022

From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Michigan were 241,965, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 223,946, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 18,019 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2022. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 42,331. (See chart 1.)


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 Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2022, gross job gains represented 6.0 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 6.4 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 179,352 in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 16,518 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 44,594 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 7,086 jobs from the previous quarter.


Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2022, gross job losses represented 6.5 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.7 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 187,536 jobs in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 41,978 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 54,429 jobs, an increase of 8,940 jobs from the previous quarter.


Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 3 of 10 industry sectors in Michigan in the second quarter of 2022. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 2,487 jobs. This was the result of 46,711 gross job gains and 44,224 gross job losses. The leisure and hospitality industry had a net gain of 2,426 jobs, and the other services industry gained 2,164 jobs. Transportation and warehousing showed a net loss of 7,739 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state. Michigan’s retail trade industry sector had a net loss of 7,363 jobs. Net employment in construction was unchanged.

For more information

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 www.bls.gov/bdm/.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2022 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.


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. Most employers in the U.S. are required to file quarterly reports on the employment and wages of workers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) laws, and to pay quarterly UI taxes. The QCEW is based largely on quarterly UI reports which are sent by businesses to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). These UI reports are supplemented by two additional BLS data collections to render administrative data into economic statistics. Together these data comprise the QCEW and form the basis of the Bureau’s establishment universe sampling frame.

In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding units and jobs lost at closing and contracting units.

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all businesses in the economy. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.

Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross job losses rate is the net growth rate.

The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:

Openings. These are either units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.

Expansions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.

Closings. These are units with positive third month employment in the previous quarter and either not reported, or reported with zero employment, in the current quarter.

Contractions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.

The full Technical Note for the Business Employment Dynamics program, which includes information on coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the current quarterly news release online at www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.htm.

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. 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)
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

223,226 234,395 272,209 233,378 223,946 6.3 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.0

At expanding establishments

180,789 195,888 228,743 195,870 179,352 5.1 5.4 6.3 5.3 4.8

At opening establishments

42,437 38,507 43,466 37,508 44,594 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2

Gross job losses

201,538 213,992 189,714 191,047 241,965 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 6.5

At contracting establishments

175,200 177,569 151,101 145,558 187,536 4.9 4.9 4.1 3.9 5.0

At closing establishments

26,338 36,423 38,613 45,489 54,429 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5

Net employment change (2)

21,688 20,403 82,495 42,331 -18,019 0.7 0.6 2.3 1.2 -0.5

Construction

Gross job gains

18,388 15,502 17,315 19,636 18,004 10.4 8.9 9.8 10.7 9.8

At expanding establishments

14,465 12,204 13,907 16,014 14,218 8.2 7.0 7.9 8.7 7.7

At opening establishments

3,923 3,298 3,408 3,622 3,786 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1

Gross job losses

15,018 15,989 16,015 15,618 18,004 8.5 9.2 9.1 8.5 9.8

At contracting establishments

12,569 13,443 12,723 12,046 14,185 7.1 7.7 7.2 6.6 7.7

At closing establishments

2,449 2,546 3,292 3,572 3,819 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.1

Net employment change (2)

3,370 -487 1,300 4,018 0 1.9 -0.3 0.7 2.2 0.0

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

19,095 25,943 26,128 21,843 20,787 3.2 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.4

At expanding establishments

17,691 24,266 24,093 20,211 18,361 3.0 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.0

At opening establishments

1,404 1,677 2,035 1,632 2,426 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

Gross job losses

24,935 21,064 17,629 15,196 23,273 4.2 3.6 3.0 2.5 3.8

At contracting establishments

23,585 18,773 15,465 12,730 19,999 4.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 3.3

At closing establishments

1,350 2,291 2,164 2,466 3,274 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5

Net employment change (2)

-5,840 4,879 8,499 6,647 -2,486 -1.0 0.8 1.4 1.2 -0.4

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

6,576 7,075 9,005 8,086 7,223 4.0 4.3 5.5 4.8 4.3

At expanding establishments

5,701 6,239 7,567 6,932 6,209 3.5 3.8 4.6 4.1 3.7

At opening establishments

875 836 1,438 1,154 1,014 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.6

Gross job losses

5,972 7,505 5,727 6,105 8,009 3.6 4.6 3.5 3.6 4.7

At contracting establishments

5,079 6,087 4,424 4,701 5,465 3.1 3.7 2.7 2.8 3.2

At closing establishments

893 1,418 1,303 1,404 2,544 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.5

Net employment change (2)

604 -430 3,278 1,981 -786 0.4 -0.3 2.0 1.2 -0.4

Retail trade

Gross job gains

27,220 26,707 28,399 32,757 24,242 6.0 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3

At expanding establishments

23,057 23,447 24,484 29,440 20,654 5.1 5.2 5.5 6.5 4.5

At opening establishments

4,163 3,260 3,915 3,317 3,588 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8

Gross job losses

29,791 30,356 24,543 20,142 31,605 6.6 6.8 5.5 4.4 6.9

At contracting establishments

27,215 26,519 21,011 16,797 27,007 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.7 5.9

At closing establishments

2,576 3,837 3,532 3,345 4,598 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0

Net employment change (2)

-2,571 -3,649 3,856 12,615 -7,363 -0.6 -0.9 0.9 2.8 -1.6

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

8,271 9,538 19,018 7,763 6,964 5.9 6.8 12.7 4.9 4.6

At expanding establishments

7,063 8,173 17,488 6,951 5,609 5.0 5.8 11.7 4.4 3.7

At opening establishments

1,208 1,365 1,530 812 1,355 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.9

Gross job losses

8,395 7,493 5,155 9,033 14,703 6.0 5.3 3.4 5.8 9.6

At contracting establishments

7,611 6,640 4,266 7,666 12,261 5.4 4.7 2.8 4.9 8.0

At closing establishments

784 853 889 1,367 2,442 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.6

Net employment change (2)

-124 2,045 13,863 -1,270 -7,739 -0.1 1.5 9.3 -0.9 -5.0

Information

Gross job gains

3,707 4,638 4,367 4,579 4,044 7.3 8.9 8.2 8.6 7.4

At expanding establishments

2,729 3,173 2,913 3,422 3,129 5.4 6.1 5.5 6.4 5.7

At opening establishments

978 1,465 1,454 1,157 915 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.7

Gross job losses

2,762 3,156 3,103 2,937 4,153 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.4 7.6

At contracting establishments

2,049 2,133 2,086 1,958 2,959 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6 5.4

At closing establishments

713 1,023 1,017 979 1,194 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.2

Net employment change (2)

945 1,482 1,264 1,642 -109 1.9 2.8 2.4 3.2 -0.2

Financial activities

Gross job gains

9,294 11,419 10,131 9,925 9,517 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.4

At expanding establishments

7,081 8,626 8,058 7,973 7,387 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.4

At opening establishments

2,213 2,793 2,073 1,952 2,130 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.0

Gross job losses

8,344 9,928 9,481 10,021 14,393 3.9 4.6 4.3 4.6 6.7

At contracting establishments

6,931 7,553 7,450 6,810 10,197 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.1 4.7

At closing establishments

1,413 2,375 2,031 3,211 4,196 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.0

Net employment change (2)

950 1,491 650 -96 -4,876 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 -2.3

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

43,609 47,151 58,540 40,988 46,711 7.0 7.5 9.1 6.2 7.1

At expanding establishments

35,345 38,800 49,671 33,664 36,973 5.7 6.2 7.7 5.1 5.6

At opening establishments

8,264 8,351 8,869 7,324 9,738 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5

Gross job losses

35,477 43,125 34,211 39,211 44,224 5.7 6.8 5.4 6.0 6.7

At contracting establishments

30,079 35,937 26,714 30,915 33,203 4.8 5.7 4.2 4.7 5.0

At closing establishments

5,398 7,188 7,497 8,296 11,021 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.7

Net employment change (2)

8,132 4,026 24,329 1,777 2,487 1.3 0.7 3.7 0.2 0.4

Education and health services

Gross job gains

22,879 24,154 29,229 25,334 24,604 3.7 3.8 4.6 4.0 3.9

At expanding establishments

18,720 19,842 22,331 20,388 20,074 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.2

At opening establishments

4,159 4,312 6,898 4,946 4,530 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7

Gross job losses

25,523 26,494 26,140 27,600 27,182 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.3

At contracting establishments

21,205 21,465 19,839 17,029 19,071 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.0

At closing establishments

4,318 5,029 6,301 10,571 8,111 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.7 1.3

Net employment change (2)

-2,644 -2,340 3,089 -2,266 -2,578 -0.3 -0.4 0.5 -0.4 -0.4

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

45,718 45,840 46,464 42,920 41,704 13.1 12.5 12.3 11.0 10.4

At expanding establishments

34,819 37,738 38,292 35,736 31,563 10.0 10.3 10.1 9.2 7.9

At opening establishments

10,899 8,102 8,172 7,184 10,141 3.1 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.5

Gross job losses

30,185 32,761 33,117 28,274 39,278 8.6 8.9 8.8 7.3 9.8

At contracting establishments

26,183 26,471 26,070 21,800 29,920 7.5 7.2 6.9 5.6 7.5

At closing establishments

4,002 6,290 7,047 6,474 9,358 1.1 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.3

Net employment change (2)

15,533 13,079 13,347 14,646 2,426 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 0.6

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

9,864 9,429 10,237 10,078 10,596 8.6 8.1 8.6 8.3 8.6

At expanding establishments

7,431 7,430 8,262 7,619 8,271 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.3 6.7

At opening establishments

2,433 1,999 1,975 2,459 2,325 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9

Gross job losses

6,765 7,376 8,364 7,763 8,432 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.4 6.9

At contracting establishments

5,274 5,608 6,071 5,705 6,109 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.0

At closing establishments

1,491 1,768 2,293 2,058 2,323 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.9

Net employment change (2)

3,099 2,053 1,873 2,315 2,164 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7

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. See the Technical Note for further information.
(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)
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022
June
2021
Sept.
2021
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
June
2022

United States(1)

6.8 7.3 7.7 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.4 6.7

Alabama

6.3 6.7 7.6 6.2 6.6 6.0 6.3 5.2 6.0 7.0

Alaska

9.5 10.5 11.8 10.1 10.1 9.3 9.7 8.7 9.3 9.6

Arizona

6.8 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.1 5.0 5.7 7.3

Arkansas

5.8 6.8 7.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.7 4.8 5.4 6.0

California

7.8 7.8 8.5 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.6 7.2

Colorado

7.8 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.4 7.0 6.1 6.3 6.7

Connecticut

6.7 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.5

Delaware

6.8 7.6 8.2 7.3 6.5 6.5 7.2 6.0 5.6 8.2

District of Columbia

7.1 7.9 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 6.8

Florida

7.8 9.0 7.7 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.9

Georgia

7.0 7.5 7.9 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.7 6.7

Hawaii

10.7 7.3 7.1 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.9

Idaho

7.2 7.7 8.5 8.5 7.1 7.2 7.3 6.3 6.2 9.1

Illinois

6.2 6.6 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.5 6.0 4.9 5.0 5.9

Indiana

5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 6.8

Iowa

6.0 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.4 5.3 6.7

Kansas

6.2 6.6 7.6 6.2 6.5 6.2 6.5 5.3 5.4 7.5

Kentucky

6.5 6.7 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.4 4.9 5.0 8.7

Louisiana

6.9 6.9 9.6 6.5 6.6 6.1 8.5 5.8 7.1 7.3

Maine

7.5 7.8 8.2 8.0 17.7 7.7 7.8 6.9 6.1 8.1

Maryland

6.6 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.9 8.1

Massachusetts

6.9 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.4

Michigan

6.3 6.5 7.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 6.5

Minnesota

6.1 6.4 7.3 6.0 6.6 5.6 6.7 5.2 5.4 7.1

Mississippi

6.5 7.6 7.9 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.0 7.0

Missouri

6.1 6.7 7.4 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.9

Montana

8.5 8.5 9.9 9.3 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.2 8.5 9.4

Nebraska

6.2 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.0 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.6

Nevada

9.4 8.9 8.3 6.8 6.9 5.7 5.7 4.8 5.2 6.7

New Hampshire

7.0 7.0 7.6 7.7 6.6 6.3 6.8 6.4 5.4 7.9

New Jersey

7.1 7.5 8.7 7.1 6.5 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.5 6.3

New Mexico

7.4 8.2 8.2 7.4 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 7.1

New York

7.1 7.5 7.7 6.7 7.1 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.2 6.6

North Carolina

6.4 6.8 8.1 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.4 5.0 5.3 6.2

North Dakota

6.9 7.5 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7

Ohio

5.9 6.1 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.8 6.3

Oklahoma

6.6 7.1 7.6 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.2

Oregon

6.6 7.1 7.8 7.5 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.7 7.1

Pennsylvania

5.7 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.6

Rhode Island

7.0 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.4 7.1 6.6 5.7 7.3

South Carolina

6.3 7.3 7.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.3 6.2 6.9

South Dakota

6.8 6.6 7.2 7.7 6.6 5.8 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.8

Tennessee

6.1 6.9 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.6 4.7 6.4

Texas

6.8 7.1 7.7 6.3 6.5 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.4 6.1

Utah

7.0 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.0 6.1 7.0 6.0 5.9 6.8

Vermont

8.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 6.3 8.4

Virginia

6.4 6.9 7.2 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.8 7.0

Washington

6.7 7.3 7.8 7.3 7.0 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.0 7.1

West Virginia

6.6 7.1 7.9 7.3 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.9 7.9

Wisconsin

5.8 5.5 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.2 4.8 6.8

Wyoming

8.8 9.1 10.1 8.9 8.4 8.4 8.4 7.8 8.3 9.1

Puerto Rico

7.8 8.5 6.4 7.0 6.5 5.0 5.1 5.5 4.9 6.1

Virgin Islands

11.0 7.5 8.0 6.9 8.8 5.8 8.5 9.5 10.3 12.6

Footnotes
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, March 02, 2023