Jobs Lost

Michigan has lost more than 1 million jobs since 2000.

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.

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

Michigan has underperformed the national job growth average in 86% of the nation's 22 job categories from 2004-2009.