From March 2024 to June 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Michigan were 217,106, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 211,860, 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 gain of 5,246 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2024. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 9,060. (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 the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 5.7 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 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 176,282 in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 7,941 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 40,824 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 1,308 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 5.6 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.9 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 174,788 jobs in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 11,371 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 37,072 jobs, an increase of 1,692 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 4 of the 11 published industry sectors in Michigan in the second quarter of 2024. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 8,184 jobs. This was the result of 28,871gross job gains and 20,687 gross job losses. The leisure and hospitality industry had a net gain of 6,911 jobs. Michigan’s manufacturing industry sector showed a net loss of 3,438 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

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 the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2024 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

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)
	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	227,572	200,421	207,909	207,857	217,106	5.9	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.7
At expanding establishments	184,592	161,494	170,812	168,341	176,282	4.8	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.6
At opening establishments	42,980	38,927	37,097	39,516	40,824	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1
Gross job losses	204,482	225,394	210,627	198,797	211,860	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.2	5.6
At contracting establishments	172,708	186,516	168,144	163,417	174,788	4.5	4.9	4.4	4.3	4.6
At closing establishments	31,774	38,878	42,483	35,380	37,072	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0
Net employment change (2)	23,090	-24,973	-2,718	9,060	5,246	0.6	-0.7	0.0	0.2	0.1
Construction
Gross job gains	18,447	14,798	16,410	20,436	16,451	9.7	7.9	8.7	10.3	8.2
At expanding establishments	14,735	12,100	13,366	16,950	13,215	7.7	6.5	7.1	8.5	6.6
At opening establishments	3,712	2,698	3,044	3,486	3,236	2.0	1.4	1.6	1.8	1.6
Gross job losses	14,851	15,905	15,972	13,738	18,587	7.8	8.5	8.4	6.9	9.3
At contracting establishments	12,432	13,047	12,478	10,794	15,548	6.5	7.0	6.6	5.4	7.8
At closing establishments	2,419	2,858	3,494	2,944	3,039	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.5	1.5
Net employment change (2)	3,596	-1,107	438	6,698	-2,136	1.9	-0.6	0.3	3.4	-1.1
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	20,645	18,481	16,334	18,043	18,912	3.3	3.0	2.7	3.0	3.1
At expanding establishments	18,726	16,240	14,110	16,323	16,950	3.0	2.6	2.3	2.7	2.8
At opening establishments	1,919	2,241	2,224	1,720	1,962	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
Gross job losses	20,864	21,962	21,178	21,045	22,350	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.7
At contracting establishments	18,940	19,965	17,917	19,390	19,892	3.1	3.2	2.9	3.2	3.3
At closing establishments	1,924	1,997	3,261	1,655	2,458	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4
Net employment change (2)	-219	-3,481	-4,844	-3,002	-3,438	-0.1	-0.5	-0.7	-0.5	-0.6
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	6,859	6,092	6,478	6,878	7,001	3.9	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.9
At expanding establishments	5,901	5,047	5,298	5,738	5,848	3.4	2.9	3.0	3.2	3.3
At opening establishments	958	1,045	1,180	1,140	1,153	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	6,197	6,343	6,197	6,619	7,089	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.7	4.0
At contracting establishments	5,186	4,989	4,963	5,395	6,089	2.9	2.8	2.8	3.0	3.4
At closing establishments	1,011	1,354	1,234	1,224	1,000	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6
Net employment change (2)	662	-251	281	259	-88	0.4	-0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Retail trade
Gross job gains	26,124	23,388	21,441	24,950	24,949	5.6	5.1	4.7	5.5	5.5
At expanding establishments	22,694	20,137	18,248	21,194	21,387	4.9	4.4	4.0	4.7	4.7
At opening establishments	3,430	3,251	3,193	3,756	3,562	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8
Gross job losses	26,638	28,265	25,665	20,418	26,317	5.8	6.2	5.7	4.5	5.8
At contracting establishments	23,183	24,195	20,989	16,896	21,949	5.0	5.3	4.7	3.7	4.8
At closing establishments	3,455	4,070	4,676	3,522	4,368	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0
Net employment change (2)	-514	-4,877	-4,224	4,532	-1,368	-0.2	-1.1	-1.0	1.0	-0.3
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	7,084	11,772	12,675	4,654	6,393	4.6	7.6	8.0	2.9	4.1
At expanding establishments	6,030	10,647	11,895	4,002	5,453	3.9	6.9	7.5	2.5	3.5
At opening establishments	1,054	1,125	780	652	940	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6
Gross job losses	9,442	7,796	6,177	11,553	8,559	6.2	5.1	3.9	7.2	5.5
At contracting establishments	8,579	6,759	5,135	10,683	7,573	5.6	4.4	3.2	6.7	4.9
At closing establishments	863	1,037	1,042	870	986	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6
Net employment change (2)	-2,358	3,976	6,498	-6,899	-2,166	-1.6	2.5	4.1	-4.3	-1.4
Information
Gross job gains	3,310	3,109	2,675	3,235	2,644	5.7	5.4	4.8	5.8	4.7
At expanding establishments	2,449	2,172	1,780	2,135	2,008	4.2	3.8	3.2	3.8	3.6
At opening establishments	861	937	895	1,100	636	1.5	1.6	1.6	2.0	1.1
Gross job losses	4,001	3,413	3,807	2,752	3,377	6.9	5.9	6.7	4.9	6.0
At contracting establishments	3,117	2,472	2,847	2,014	2,571	5.4	4.3	5.0	3.6	4.6
At closing establishments	884	941	960	738	806	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-691	-304	-1,132	483	-733	-1.2	-0.5	-1.9	0.9	-1.3
Financial activities
Gross job gains	9,367	8,862	9,465	9,440	9,355	4.4	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.3
At expanding establishments	7,398	6,709	7,358	7,530	7,339	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.4
At opening establishments	1,969	2,153	2,107	1,910	2,016	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9
Gross job losses	9,463	8,548	9,421	8,519	7,493	4.4	4.0	4.4	4.0	3.4
At contracting establishments	7,465	6,200	7,081	6,462	5,664	3.5	2.9	3.3	3.0	2.6
At closing establishments	1,998	2,348	2,340	2,057	1,829	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.8
Net employment change (2)	-96	314	44	921	1,862	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.9
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	42,212	35,995	37,636	39,114	41,078	6.3	5.5	5.8	6.1	6.4
At expanding establishments	33,443	28,741	30,130	31,487	32,226	5.0	4.4	4.6	4.9	5.0
At opening establishments	8,769	7,254	7,506	7,627	8,852	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.4
Gross job losses	38,901	47,010	46,865	38,622	42,424	5.9	7.2	7.2	5.9	6.6
At contracting establishments	32,413	39,388	38,120	31,344	34,694	4.9	6.0	5.9	4.8	5.4
At closing establishments	6,488	7,622	8,745	7,278	7,730	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.2
Net employment change (2)	3,311	-11,015	-9,229	492	-1,346	0.4	-1.7	-1.4	0.2	-0.2
Education and health services
Gross job gains	30,762	28,292	27,410	25,749	28,871	4.6	4.3	4.1	3.7	4.2
At expanding establishments	24,731	22,515	22,194	20,662	24,331	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.5
At opening establishments	6,031	5,777	5,216	5,087	4,540	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7
Gross job losses	20,392	23,689	22,530	22,291	20,687	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.0
At contracting establishments	16,595	18,759	17,112	16,938	16,693	2.5	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.4
At closing establishments	3,797	4,930	5,418	5,353	3,994	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.6
Net employment change (2)	10,370	4,603	4,880	3,458	8,184	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.2
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	44,362	34,263	38,613	36,652	43,362	10.4	8.0	9.2	8.7	10.2
At expanding establishments	34,098	25,156	30,686	27,523	33,245	8.0	5.9	7.3	6.5	7.8
At opening establishments	10,264	9,107	7,927	9,129	10,117	2.4	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.4
Gross job losses	36,609	44,854	37,086	35,097	36,451	8.6	10.5	8.8	8.3	8.5
At contracting establishments	30,719	37,128	29,331	29,332	28,994	7.2	8.7	7.0	6.9	6.8
At closing establishments	5,890	7,726	7,755	5,765	7,457	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.4	1.7
Net employment change (2)	7,753	-10,591	1,527	1,555	6,911	1.8	-2.5	0.4	0.4	1.7
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	10,148	8,246	9,326	9,608	10,145	7.8	6.4	7.2	7.4	7.7
At expanding establishments	8,039	6,208	7,495	7,244	7,916	6.2	4.8	5.8	5.6	6.0
At opening establishments	2,109	2,038	1,831	2,364	2,229	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.7
Gross job losses	8,173	9,316	8,420	8,622	8,072	6.3	7.2	6.5	6.6	6.1
At contracting establishments	6,624	7,158	6,296	6,366	6,347	5.1	5.5	4.9	4.9	4.8
At closing establishments	1,549	2,158	2,124	2,256	1,725	1.2	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.3
Net employment change (2)	1,975	-1,070	906	986	2,073	1.5	-0.8	0.7	0.8	1.6
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 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
United States(1)	6.2	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.9
Alabama	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.6
Alaska	11.0	8.5	10.2	10.5	10.2	8.9	10.5	9.9	8.6	9.6
Arizona	7.0	6.8	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	5.7	6.6	6.4	6.8
Arkansas	5.9	5.6	6.2	5.6	5.2	6.0	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8
California	6.8	6.4	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.4	5.6	6.8
Colorado	7.3	5.4	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2
Connecticut	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.7	5.2	5.6
Delaware	6.4	6.0	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.5	5.8	5.1	6.5
District of Columbia	5.4	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.6	4.9	6.0
Florida	6.8	6.5	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.9
Georgia	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.0	5.7	6.4	6.1	5.7	5.7	5.7
Hawaii	5.7	5.3	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.3	6.8	5.0	5.1	5.4
Idaho	7.8	7.2	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.4	7.9	5.8	8.3	7.4
Illinois	5.4	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.1	4.8	5.3
Indiana	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.0	5.5
Iowa	6.0	5.6	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.7
Kansas	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.0	5.3	5.6	5.7
Kentucky	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.9	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.9
Louisiana	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.3
Maine	7.6	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.3	7.6	7.8	7.0	6.1	7.0
Maryland	6.7	6.3	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.6	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.5
Massachusetts	5.9	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.5	5.1	5.6
Michigan	5.9	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.2	5.6
Minnesota	6.0	3.3	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.5	4.3	6.9	5.7	5.4
Mississippi	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.5	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.3
Missouri	5.8	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.3	5.8
Montana	7.8	7.7	8.8	8.1	7.9	8.4	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6
Nebraska	6.2	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6
Nevada	6.5	6.5	6.7	5.9	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	6.2	5.7
New Hampshire	6.7	5.8	6.2	6.5	6.1	6.3	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.0
New Jersey	6.4	6.0	5.9	5.5	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4
New Mexico	6.6	6.4	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.3	6.8	5.8	6.0	6.3
New York	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.0	5.5
North Carolina	6.1	5.7	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.7	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7
North Dakota	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	6.1	6.6
Ohio	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.6	5.2	4.8	5.4
Oklahoma	6.3	6.3	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.2	6.4
Oregon	6.4	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.6	6.7	6.2	6.1	6.4
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.1	4.8	4.6	5.1
Rhode Island	6.7	6.4	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.3	5.7	6.7
South Carolina	6.4	6.6	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.6	5.7	5.3	6.3	6.4
South Dakota	6.7	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.8	6.3
Tennessee	5.8	5.6	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.5	4.9	5.7
Texas	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.3
Utah	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6
Vermont	7.4	6.4	7.3	7.2	6.6	7.5	7.9	6.6	6.3	7.5
Virginia	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.6
Washington	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3
West Virginia	6.1	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.6	5.8	5.7	6.8
Wisconsin	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.2	4.8	5.5
Wyoming	8.4	8.3	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.7	8.2	8.4	8.3	9.0
Puerto Rico	5.9	5.7	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.0	5.3	4.8	4.6	4.9
Virgin Islands	7.5	8.2	6.0	5.6	4.3	6.5	6.8	5.9	4.5	5.1
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.