Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · MI NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Michigan unemployment rate at 5.0% vs national 4.1%
Bureau of Labor Statistics / Michigan DTMB — State and national unemployment comparison, August 2026
This Month's Takeaways
Michigan minimum wage rose to $13.73 in Jan 2026, scheduled $15.00 in Jan 2027
Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act — State minimum wage schedule
33 WARN notices filed in Michigan manufacturing affecting 3,720 workers
LayoffData/LayoffIQ — Michigan WARN Act tracking, 2026
Local Economic Conditions
All 18 Michigan regions posted year-over-year employment declines, median -6.3%
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget — Regional labor market data, July 2026
Michigan employment and workforce each fell 25,000 in August 2026
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget — State labor force statistics, August 2026
Looking Ahead
National wage growth fell to 3.0% annual, below 3.4% inflation
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Average hourly earnings vs CPI, September 2026
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison