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Employment rate in Michigan
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
section.rank · Regions of United States
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
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housing
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education
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tourism
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climate
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Latest value · 2024
71.3%
−0.4 pp
section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+5.2 pp
vs United States
+1.0 pp
United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Michigan · United States
+5.2 pp section.change_since
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2000
2010
2015
2024
Michigan
United States
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
section.compare Employment rate · percent
Michigan
71.3%
United States
70.3%
section.source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance Michigan · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
71.3% · 2024
First value
75.6% · 2000
Highest
75.6% · 2000
Lowest
62.5% · 2010
Data points
25
By year
section.all_years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Michigan | Change | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.3% | −0.4 pp | 70.3% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +3.7 pp | 70.9% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +2.2 pp | 70.0% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +0.8 pp | 67.7% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | −5.6 pp | 67.1% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +1.0 pp | 70.1% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.7 pp | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +0.8 pp | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.8 pp | 68.1% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.2 pp | 67.4% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.2 pp | 68.1% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.3 pp | 67.4% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.9 pp | 67.1% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +0.2 pp | 66.6% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | −0.6 pp | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | −4.1 pp | 67.6% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | −1.0 pp | 70.9% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | −0.8 pp | 71.8% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | −1.2 pp | 72.0% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +0.1 pp | 71.5% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +0.5 pp | 71.2% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | −1.0 pp | 71.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | −2.8 pp | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | −2.2 pp | 73.1% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | 74.2% |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United States
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Alabama | 66.5% | |
| 45 | Alaska | 66.4% | |
| 21 | Arizona | 72.8% | |
| 46 | Arkansas | 65.9% | |
| 39 | California | 68.4% | |
| 12 | Colorado | 75.2% | |
| 23 | Connecticut | 72.7% | |
| 33 | Delaware | 70.9% | |
| 15 | District of Columbia | 74.4% | |
| 32 | Florida | 71.3% | |
| 41 | Georgia | 68.3% | |
| 42 | Hawaii | 67.7% | |
| 25 | Idaho | 72.4% | |
| 30 | Illinois | 71.4% | |
| 28 | Indiana | 71.7% | |
| 7 | Iowa | 76.9% | |
| 9 | Kansas | 76.0% | |
| 50 | Kentucky | 63.4% | |
| 48 | Louisiana | 64.4% | |
| 31 | Maine | 71.3% | |
| 17 | Maryland | 73.9% | |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 73.9% | |
| 27 | Michigan | 71.7% | |
| 4 | Minnesota | 78.1% | |
| 51 | Mississippi | 61.3% | |
| 19 | Missouri | 73.0% | |
| 10 | Montana | 75.6% | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 78.8% | |
| 36 | Nevada | 70.0% | |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 75.4% | |
| 24 | New Jersey | 72.6% | |
| 47 | New Mexico | 65.0% | |
| 37 | New York | 69.1% | |
| 38 | North Carolina | 68.7% | |
| 3 | North Dakota | 78.4% | |
| 26 | Ohio | 71.9% | |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 70.3% | |
| 29 | Oregon | 71.5% | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 72.7% | |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 73.4% | |
| 43 | South Carolina | 66.7% | |
| 2 | South Dakota | 78.7% | |
| 40 | Tennessee | 68.4% | |
| 35 | Texas | 70.2% | |
| 8 | Utah | 76.1% | |
| 6 | Vermont | 77.0% | |
| 13 | Virginia | 74.6% | |
| 20 | Washington | 72.9% | |
| 49 | West Virginia | 63.8% | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 78.0% | |
| 14 | Wyoming | 74.5% |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2023
section.what
The share of working-age people who have a job.
section.how
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
economy
section.title
GDP per person
$69,274
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$69,274
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.8%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Labour force
5M
2025
Household income per person
$56,984
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States