Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Monroe, MI MSA · 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
Monroe unemployment rate at 5.0%, down 0.8 points year-over-year
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget — August 2026 regional unemployment data
This Month's Takeaways
Michigan cyclical industries projected to lose 16,300 jobs in 2026
Michigan labor market forecast research — Sector employment projections, 2026
Local Economic Conditions
Monroe MSA labor force contracted 7.7% year-over-year to 71,600
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget — State labor market data release, August 2026
Monroe MSA nonfarm payrolls fell 3.4% in July 2026, largest decline among Michigan metros
Michigan DTMB / Specialized Staffing — Metro payroll employment report, July 2026
Looking Ahead
National wage growth slipped to 3.0% annual increase against 3.4% inflation
Bureau of Labor Statistics — National wage and CPI data, September 2026
Michigan minimum wage rises to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2027
Michigan Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act — State minimum wage schedule
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