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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Employment rate in Michigan

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 24 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Michigan United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 71.3% −0.4 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 24 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +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 since 2014
Michigan United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Michigan
71.3%
United States
70.3%

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

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearMichiganChange 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%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
51 Mississippi 61.0%
50 West Virginia 61.4%
49 Louisiana 63.5%
48 Alaska 63.9%
47 Arkansas 64.4%
46 Alabama 64.4%
45 New Mexico 64.6%
44 South Carolina 64.9%
43 Kentucky 65.8%
42 New York 66.9%
41 Oklahoma 67.3%
40 California 67.5%
39 Tennessee 67.7%
38 Georgia 68.0%
37 North Carolina 68.0%
36 Texas 68.1%
35 Hawaii 68.6%
34 New Jersey 68.7%
33 Florida 69.0%
32 Arizona 69.1%
31 Nevada 69.3%
30 Michigan 69.6%
29 Oregon 69.9%
28 Ohio 69.9%
27 Pennsylvania 70.2%
26 Washington 70.3%
25 Wyoming 70.4%
24 Missouri 70.7%
23 Montana 70.9%
22 Illinois 71.0%
21 Rhode Island 71.1%
20 Delaware 71.6%
19 District of Columbia 71.9%
18 Virginia 72.0%
17 Maryland 72.4%
16 Utah 72.5%
15 Connecticut 72.6%
14 Kansas 72.7%
13 Indiana 73.0%
12 Idaho 73.3%
11 Maine 74.2%
10 Colorado 74.7%
9 North Dakota 75.0%
8 Massachusetts 75.6%
7 South Dakota 75.9%
6 Vermont 76.3%
5 Wisconsin 76.8%
4 Nebraska 76.9%
3 Iowa 77.6%
2 Minnesota 78.0%
1 New Hampshire 78.0%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.