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Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan — Second Quarter 2025

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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.)

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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.

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 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)
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)
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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