PEOPLE
LABOR FORCE Greater Grand Rapids’ labor force has continued to increase through 2024, reaching a decade-long peak of 612,311 people in Q3 2024. The labor force added 4,045 workers – or 0.7% – since Q3 2023. Unemployment generally remained in the low 3% levels for much of 2023 and through the middle of 2024 in Greater Grand Rapids. Since then, rates have crept up in the region, following larger state and national trends. Despite the increases, Greater Grand Rapids has lower unemployment than that of Michigan and the country at large.
GREATER GRAND RAPIDS UNEMPLOYMENT BY QUARTER
GREATER GRAND RAPIDS LABOR FORCE BY QUARTER
Greater Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
22%
620,000
20%
18%
600,000
16%
580,000
14%
12%
560,000
10%
8%
540,000
6%
520,000
4%
2%
500,000
2014 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 2024
0%
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 2024
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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