Employment Month to Month Change
Regionally, Greater Grand Rapids has experienced several months of declining month-over-month employment. State employment figures have also trended negatively.
4.0%
Greater Grand Rapids
U.S.
Michigan
3.0%
Greater Grand Rapids
2.0%
586,407
1.0%
AUG 2024
Jobs
0.0%
↓ ↓
0.1% from August 2023 0.9% from July 2024
-1.0%
-2.0%
-3.0%
Michigan
-4.0%
4,828,000
JAN 2023
FEB 2023
MAR 2023
APR 2023
MAY 2023
JUN 2023
JUL 2023
AUG 2023
SEP 2023
OCT 2023
NOV 2023
DEC 2023
JAN 2024
FEB 2024
MAR 2024
APR 2024
MAY 2024
JUN 2024
JUL 2024
AUG 2024
SEP 2024
AUG 2024
Jobs
Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
0.9% from August 2023 0.3% from July 2024
↓ ↓
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Greater Grand Rapids
U.S.
Michigan
While unemployment in Greater Grand Rapids has inched up in recent years, it remains below state and national numbers.
4.5%
4.0%
Greater Grand Rapids
3.2% 3.5%
3.5%
AUG 2023
AUG 2024
3.0%
0.4% percentage point increase in unemployment from January 2024
2.5%
AUG 2023
SEP 2023
OCT 2023
NOV 2023
DEC 2023
JAN 2024
FEB 2024
MAR 2024
APR 2024
MAY 2024
JUN 2024
JUL 2024
AUG 2024
SEP 2024
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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