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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan — Second Quarter 2023

From March 2023 to June 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Michigan were 226,977, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 204,760, 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 22,217 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2023. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 27,139. (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 2023, gross job gains represented 5.9 percent of private-sector employment in Michigan; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 6.2 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 184,429 in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 2,920 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 45,548 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 9,494 jobs from the previous quarter.


Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2023, gross job losses represented 5.3 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 172,998 jobs in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 24,242 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 31,762 jobs, a decrease of 6,906 jobs from the previous quarter.


Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 7 of the 11 industry sectors in Michigan in the second quarter of 2023. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 9,480 jobs. This was the result of 30,070 gross job gains and 20,590 gross job losses. The leisure and hospitality industry had a net gain of 7,902 jobs. Transportation and warehousing showed a net loss of 2,616 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 2023 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.


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.

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
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

226,318 213,654 222,363 214,563 226,977 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.9

At expanding establishments

181,548 179,967 187,785 181,509 184,429 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.8

At opening establishments

44,770 33,687 34,578 33,054 42,548 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1

Gross job losses

219,884 217,371 195,166 187,424 204,760 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.3

At contracting establishments

189,470 180,530 163,785 148,756 172,998 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.9 4.5

At closing establishments

30,414 36,841 31,381 38,668 31,762 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Net employment change (2)

6,434 -3,717 27,197 27,139 22,217 0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6

Construction

Gross job gains

17,859 14,971 15,215 18,131 18,457 9.6 8.3 8.4 9.6 9.7

At expanding establishments

14,118 12,461 12,310 14,714 14,760 7.6 6.9 6.8 7.8 7.8

At opening establishments

3,741 2,510 2,905 3,417 3,697 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9

Gross job losses

17,399 16,428 16,837 14,170 14,859 9.4 9.1 9.2 7.5 7.8

At contracting establishments

14,501 13,258 13,476 11,113 12,430 7.8 7.3 7.4 5.9 6.5

At closing establishments

2,898 3,170 3,361 3,057 2,429 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.3

Net employment change (2)

460 -1,457 -1,622 3,961 3,598 0.2 -0.8 -0.8 2.1 1.9

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

20,669 20,204 23,555 20,962 20,619 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.3

At expanding establishments

18,633 18,398 21,439 18,833 18,710 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.0

At opening establishments

2,036 1,806 2,116 2,129 1,909 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Gross job losses

21,534 20,862 16,701 17,109 20,446 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.8 3.3

At contracting establishments

20,114 18,439 14,743 14,864 18,521 3.3 3.0 2.4 2.4 3.0

At closing establishments

1,420 2,423 1,958 2,245 1,925 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3

Net employment change (2)

-865 -658 6,854 3,853 173 -0.1 -0.1 1.1 0.6 0.0

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

7,338 7,608 7,411 6,894 6,865 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.9

At expanding establishments

6,287 6,714 6,487 5,911 5,910 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.4

At opening establishments

1,051 894 924 983 955 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5

Gross job losses

6,691 5,781 5,659 5,631 6,210 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6

At contracting establishments

5,571 4,859 4,796 4,625 5,203 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0

At closing establishments

1,120 922 863 1,006 1,007 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

Net employment change (2)

647 1,827 1,752 1,263 655 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.3

Retail trade

Gross job gains

24,561 24,797 22,795 25,525 26,184 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.6

At expanding establishments

21,088 22,330 19,584 22,817 22,772 4.6 4.9 4.3 5.0 4.9

At opening establishments

3,473 2,467 3,211 2,708 3,412 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7

Gross job losses

30,179 26,761 25,352 20,262 26,620 6.6 5.9 5.6 4.5 5.7

At contracting establishments

27,407 23,483 22,274 17,098 23,199 6.0 5.2 4.9 3.8 5.0

At closing establishments

2,772 3,278 3,078 3,164 3,421 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Net employment change (2)

-5,618 -1,964 -2,557 5,263 -436 -1.2 -0.5 -0.6 1.1 -0.1

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

7,106 8,433 11,577 7,471 7,051 4.7 5.5 7.4 4.8 4.6

At expanding establishments

5,776 7,527 10,511 6,415 5,991 3.8 4.9 6.7 4.1 3.9

At opening establishments

1,330 906 1,066 1,056 1,060 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7

Gross job losses

13,768 6,638 6,507 10,184 9,667 8.9 4.3 4.2 6.5 6.3

At contracting establishments

12,800 5,852 5,581 8,890 8,802 8.3 3.8 3.6 5.7 5.7

At closing establishments

968 786 926 1,294 865 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6

Net employment change (2)

-6,662 1,795 5,070 -2,713 -2,616 -4.2 1.2 3.2 -1.7 -1.7

Information

Gross job gains

4,492 4,331 3,115 3,251 3,260 8.0 7.5 5.4 5.6 5.6

At expanding establishments

3,246 3,326 2,263 2,512 2,506 5.8 5.8 3.9 4.3 4.3

At opening establishments

1,246 1,005 852 739 754 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3

Gross job losses

3,566 3,446 3,926 3,271 3,914 6.4 6.0 6.8 5.7 6.7

At contracting establishments

2,887 2,426 2,992 2,296 3,027 5.2 4.2 5.2 4.0 5.2

At closing establishments

679 1,020 934 975 887 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5

Net employment change (2)

926 885 -811 -20 -654 1.6 1.5 -1.4 -0.1 -1.1

Financial activities

Gross job gains

9,595 10,871 9,462 9,054 9,368 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.4

At expanding establishments

7,529 8,879 7,651 7,451 7,391 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.5

At opening establishments

2,066 1,992 1,811 1,603 1,977 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Gross job losses

12,827 10,468 10,306 8,720 9,638 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.5

At contracting establishments

10,251 8,449 8,784 6,549 7,500 4.8 3.9 4.1 3.1 3.5

At closing establishments

2,576 2,019 1,522 2,171 2,138 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0

Net employment change (2)

-3,232 403 -844 334 -270 -1.5 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.1

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

46,811 40,510 39,313 35,563 42,205 7.0 6.1 6.0 5.3 6.3

At expanding establishments

37,292 32,906 32,284 29,345 33,298 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.0

At opening establishments

9,519 7,604 7,029 6,218 8,907 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.3

Gross job losses

39,435 45,391 39,426 35,803 38,513 5.9 6.8 5.9 5.5 5.8

At contracting establishments

33,508 38,078 33,376 28,175 32,349 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.9

At closing establishments

5,927 7,313 6,050 7,628 6,164 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.9

Net employment change (2)

7,376 -4,881 -113 -240 3,692 1.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.5

Education and health services

Gross job gains

25,839 28,520 29,514 27,445 30,070 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.5

At expanding establishments

20,635 23,766 24,819 23,318 24,608 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7

At opening establishments

5,204 4,754 4,695 4,127 5,462 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8

Gross job losses

24,024 22,348 20,467 24,976 20,590 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.1

At contracting establishments

19,105 17,878 16,576 18,316 16,752 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.5

At closing establishments

4,919 4,470 3,891 6,660 3,838 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.6

Net employment change (2)

1,815 6,172 9,047 2,469 9,480 0.2 0.9 1.4 0.4 1.4

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

41,825 36,814 40,225 41,579 44,335 10.4 9.1 9.9 10.0 10.4

At expanding establishments

31,668 29,982 33,548 35,621 34,077 7.9 7.4 8.3 8.6 8.0

At opening establishments

10,157 6,832 6,677 5,958 10,258 2.5 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.4

Gross job losses

34,575 42,079 34,222 29,582 36,433 8.6 10.4 8.5 7.1 8.6

At contracting establishments

30,079 34,482 28,641 23,182 30,596 7.5 8.5 7.1 5.6 7.2

At closing establishments

4,496 7,597 5,581 6,400 5,837 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4

Net employment change (2)

7,250 -5,265 6,003 11,997 7,902 1.8 -1.3 1.4 2.9 1.8

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

10,934 8,765 9,344 9,753 10,206 8.9 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.9

At expanding establishments

8,357 7,327 7,624 7,530 8,065 6.8 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.2

At opening establishments

2,577 1,438 1,720 2,223 2,141 2.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.7

Gross job losses

7,740 8,905 8,733 7,979 8,137 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.3 6.3

At contracting establishments

6,181 6,933 6,946 5,849 6,597 5.0 5.5 5.5 4.6 5.1

At closing establishments

1,559 1,972 1,787 2,130 1,540 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.2

Net employment change (2)

3,194 -140 611 1,774 2,069 2.6 -0.2 0.6 1.3 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
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023

United States(1)

6.6 6.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.9

Alabama

6.6 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.5 5.7

Alaska

10.2 8.5 10.9 10.4 11.0 9.0 10.4 9.2 8.0 8.9

Arizona

6.5 7.1 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.4 6.5

Arkansas

6.1 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.0 6.0

California

6.8 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.4

Colorado

7.3 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.3 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.6

Connecticut

6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.7

Delaware

6.5 8.6 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.9 6.2 7.5 5.2 5.7

District of Columbia

6.1 7.2 5.6 5.9 5.4 6.3 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.3

Florida

7.5 7.8 6.2 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.8

Georgia

6.8 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.5

Hawaii

6.0 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.2

Idaho

7.1 7.8 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.4 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.5

Illinois

5.9 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.3

Indiana

5.7 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 6.1

Iowa

5.9 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.9

Kansas

6.5 7.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.0

Kentucky

6.3 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.6 6.5 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.9

Louisiana

6.7 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.6 6.4

Maine

7.2 7.6 7.4 7.7 7.6 8.0 7.3 6.8 6.2 7.6

Maryland

6.5 7.4 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.0 6.9 5.6 6.3

Massachusetts

6.1 6.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.1 5.8 4.7 5.7

Michigan

6.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.3

Minnesota

6.4 6.5 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.6

Mississippi

6.6 7.2 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.6

Missouri

6.2 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.9

Montana

8.2 8.7 9.2 8.7 7.8 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.1 8.4

Nebraska

6.4 7.1 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.6

Nevada

6.9 7.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7 6.0

New Hampshire

6.7 6.9 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.3

New Jersey

6.6 6.8 6.8 6.1 6.8 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9

New Mexico

6.7 8.0 6.7 6.8 6.4 7.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.2

New York

7.1 6.6 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.7

North Carolina

6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.7

North Dakota

6.9 7.6 6.4 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.6 6.7

Ohio

5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.7

Oklahoma

6.7 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.0

Oregon

6.0 6.7 6.5 7.3 6.4 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.9

Pennsylvania

5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.6 5.5

Rhode Island

7.1 6.7 6.9 7.5 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.4 5.9 7.0

South Carolina

6.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.2 5.6 6.2 5.8 6.8

South Dakota

6.6 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.5 5.9 6.2

Tennessee

6.2 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.5

Texas

6.6 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4

Utah

7.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2

Vermont

7.5 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.0 6.0 7.5

Virginia

6.5 7.5 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.8

Washington

7.0 7.2 5.9 6.4 6.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.5 5.6

West Virginia

6.7 8.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 8.0 6.9 6.4 5.3 6.1

Wisconsin

6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.9 5.9

Wyoming

8.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.4 9.2 8.4 7.9 7.8 8.7

Puerto Rico

6.7 6.2 6.6 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.3 6.1 5.7 4.9

Virgin Islands

8.0 8.5 5.9 7.5 7.4 9.2 5.5 4.7 6.5 6.8

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024