Which metro areas in Michigan are adding jobs fastest?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (+6.0%), Traverse City, MI (+3.9%) and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (+2.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest among Michigan metro areas between 2018 and 2023.
Data as of 2023 · updated
All 5 ranked Michigan metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2018–23 | Jobs added | Private jobs 2023 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | +6.0% | +30,782 | 539,797 | 1,183,645 |
| 2 | Traverse City, MI | +3.9% | +2,265 | 60,472 | 156,972 |
| 3 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | +2.5% | +45,455 | 1,846,717 | 4,390,913 |
| 4 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | +0.9% | +1,464 | 172,407 | 479,722 |
| 5 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | −1.7% | −2,260 | 127,843 | 324,538 |
How this is ranked
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in Michigan has the fastest job growth?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI: +6.0%, ahead of Traverse City, MI (+3.9%) and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (+2.5%), of 5 Michigan metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.