Jobs Lost

Michigan has lost more than 780,000 jobs since 2000. At over 15%, Michigan’s unemployment rate is 60% higher than the national average.

Michigan has lost more private sector jobs since the year 2000 than any other state in the country.

Michigan has lost more than half of all the private sector jobs lost in the United States from 2000 through May 2009.

Michigan has underperformed the national job growth average in over 90% of the nation's approximately 200 job sectors since the year 2000.

Only 25% of Michigan's job losses this decade are directly tied to the auto sector.