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AreaLaborMarketAnalysisAn A nArbor,Lan nsing,MidM Michigan:Jan nuary2013

LocalJobl lessRatesRiseSeaso onallyinJa anuary

March21st,2013Regio onalmetroar reasandcoun ntiescontinu edtopostse easonaljoblossesinJanuaryaslocaljob b

mark ketactivityde ecreasedduetoanumberoffactors.Area A joblessr atesroseasi istypicaleach hJanuarywhilelaborforce e levels and total resident empl loyment fell seasonally. Over O the pas st year, labor r force and e employment c changes were e mixe dintheregio onsmetroareaswhilejob blessratesedg geddownslig ghtly.

Wor rkforceTotalsandEmplo oymentDro opMonthly,DownAnnu ually

A Areaworkforc cecountsfellinJanuaryac crossallregio onalMSAsan ndcountiesdu uelargelytoj jobreduction nsinnearlyall indus stry sectors. Employmen nt declined seasonally s as s layoffs occu urred among g retail work kers hired fo or the holiday y shop pping season, and as state and local sch hools cut staf ff temporarily y for winter b break. Other r sectors also o lost jobs due e to weatherrelate ed slowdowns s. Ann Arbor rs labor force fell 1.3 per rcent over th he month and d employmen nt declined by y percent. In the Lansing MSA, labor force and employment e declines reg gistered 0.6 percent and 1.6 percent t, 1.4 p respe ectivelyinJan nuary. L Labor force and employment moveme ents since Jan nuary 2012 va aried across t the regions metro areas. . Ann Arbors work kforce remain ned unchang ged annually while total employment t edged upw ward by 0.5 percent. In n comparison n, Lansi ings labor force fell by 1.1 1 percent ove er the year,nearly n matchi ng the 1.0 pe ercent drop in n total emplo oyment during g this period. Howe ever,thenum mberofunem mployedinthe eLansingMSA Aalsoinchedlowerannua ally. p

Joble essRatesPu ushHigherMonthly, M Som mewhatLow werAnnually

L Local unemployment rates s rose in Janu uary in every regional labo or market as business act tivity slowed in the private e secto or and public schools and universities continued c to reduce staff seasonally. T The Lansing M MSA jobless r rate advanced d by 0. .8 percentage e points to 7.6 percent, matching m the statewide s job bless rate incr rease. The A Ann Arbor job bless rate rose e less t than any oth her Michigan metro area in January, edging e upwar rd onetenth of a percent tage point to o 5.3 percent t. Seaso onally unadju usted rate inc creases were largely typic cal in January y throughout the region a and Michigan (see Chart 1, 1 Page e4formonthl lyratedetailforlocalMSA AsandMichig gan). W While jobless rates remain ned lower ov ver the year in i most of th he regions la abor markets, , the gap has s narrowed in n recen ntmonths.Local L joblessrates r were0.4 4percentage epointslower ronaverage acrossthere egioncompar redtoJanuary y 2012 2, but the Lan nsing MSA ra ate was only onetenth of f a point dow wn and the Livingston Cou unty rate edg ged upward a elowestjoblessratestate tenth hofapointduringthisperiod.Washte enawCountyremainedthe ewideinJanu uary2013(see e Table e4,Page5fo ordetailsonthisandallcountiesinMichigan).

Table1:LocalAreaUnemploymentStatisticsbyPlace P ofRes idence/NotSeasonallyAdjusted

CIVILIA ANLABORFORC CE AREA Jan n13 Dec12 Jan12 AnnArbor A MSA 180,800 183,100 0 180,800 Lansin ngMSA 230,400 231,900 0 233,000 ClareCo. 0 12,100 11,875 11,900 otCo. 18,300 18,475 5 18,425 Gratio Isabe ellaCo. 35,750 36,600 0 35,925 Lenaw weeCo. 43,500 43,775 5 44,325 Living gstonCo. 87,750 88,275 5 87,075 Michi igan* 4,601 4,635 5 4,610 U.S.* 4 153,485 154,794 154,904 aexpressedinthousands *Data EMPLOYMEN NT Mo onthly Annual Monthly Ann nual Jan13 Dec c12 Jan12 Jan13 D Dec12 Jan12 Change Change nge Change Chan 2,300 2 0 171,200 173 3,600 170,300 0 2,400 900 5.3 5.2 5.8 1,500 1 2,600 212,800 216 6,200 215,000 0 3,400 2, ,200 7.6 6.8 7.7 0,525 10,475 5 200 150 13.0 25 225 10,325 10 11.5 13.4 6,825 16,400 0 425 0 10.3 175 125 16,400 16 8.8 11.0 4,300 33,425 5 900 25 6.5 850 175 33,400 34 6.2 7.0 0,050 39,925 5 575 450 9.3 275 825 39,475 40 8.5 9.9 0,700 78,900 0 1,275 525 9.5 525 675 79,425 80 8.6 9.4 4,152 4 4,224 4,150 0 72 2 9.7 34 9 8.9 10.0 3,060 139,944 4 1,446 1, ,670 8.5 110 1,419 141,614 143 7.6 8.8 OYMENTRATES UNEMPLO (%)

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PayrollJobsFallSharplyinJanuary
NearlyAllSectorsPostReductionsasLaborMarketActivitySlows

AnnArborMetropolitanStatisticalArea
Payroll jobs fell by 2.0 percent over the month in the Ann Arbor MSA, representing a drop of 4,200 jobs in January. The vast majority of job losses were the result of temporary seasonal reductions across a number of industry sectors, with over half of the decline being attributed to state government education and retail trade. Annually, jobs were 2.1 percent higher as several industries, public and private, posted employment gains compared to January 2012. Those sectorsthatdidntpostjobadditionsheldfairlystableovertheyear.

NearlyeveryindustrysectorpostedajobcutinJanuary,thoughthebulkoflossescameingovernmentandtrade, transportation and utilities. Government declines were the result of temporary reductions in support staff and student workers in state universities as state government fell by 1,100 jobs monthly. Trade, transportation and utilities fell primarily due to a substantial drop of 1,200 jobs in the areas retail sector, which is typical following theholidayshoppingseason.

Jobs were 2.1 percent higher compared to January of last year, with several industries posting job gains. Despite state government job additions contributing to a 2,100 government job increase, the private sector locally added 2,100jobsovertheyearaswell.Professionalandbusinessservicesjobsroseby900overtheyear,duemostlyto growth in professional and technical services (not related to temporary help and staffing agencies). Educational andhealthservicesadded700jobsovertheyear,mostlyreflectinggainsinthehealthcaresector. LansingEastLansingMetropolitanStatisticalArea Lansing metro area jobs declined 2.2 percent in January, following drops in both November and December 2012. The bulk of the 4,800 loss came in the serviceproviding sector, as government education, leisure and hospitality and retailtradeallpostedfewerjobsoverthemonthduetotypicalseasonallayoffs.SinceJanuary2012,jobsedgedupward 0.2percentduemostlytoprivatesectorgainsacrossanumberofserviceprovidingindustries.

Goodsproducers also exhibited notable job declines in January as a result of seasonal labor market slowdowns in these and related sectors. Construction employers cut 300 jobs over the month as weather continued to impact residential and commercial activity, while area manufacturing posted 400 fewer jobs monthly. Both of these losseswerewithintypicalseasonalnorms,thoughcombinedthesetwosectorsweredown200overtheyear.

Supportstaffandstudentworkerreductionsinstateuniversitiescontinuedtopushoverallgovernmentjobslower in January, though local schools also reduced jobs for midwinter breaks. State government fell 800 over the month while local government shrunk by 400 seasonally. Private educational and health services registered a seasonaldropof500jobsandleisureandhospitalityjobsdipped700inJanuary.

Retailtradecontributed500ofthe800overalllossintrade,transportationandutilities,asareastorescutholiday
related temporary staff. The goodsproducing sector also felt the impact of reduced consumer demand and winter weather conditions, as construction employers reduced staff by 400 over the month and manufacturing declined by 800. All of these changes were within typical seasonal patterns, though each monthly loss was less substantialthan10yearpostedaverages.

Lansing area jobs were largely stable compared to January 2012, edging upward by 500 annually. State
government posted fewer jobs in January 2013, pushing the overall public sector lower, but nearly all private serviceproviding industries and manufacturing added jobs during this period. The areas construction job totals were also revised notably from previous 2012 levels, and though down 8.0 percent annually in January 2013, the revised annual average for 2012 exhibited no change compared to 2011. Previously, the sector had been tracking substantiallylowerovertheyear.
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Tables2and3:LocalNonfarmPayrollJobEstimatesbyPlaceofEmployment/NotSeasonallyAdjusted
ANNARBORMSA:WashtenawCounty
Industry TotalNonfarm GoodsProducing Natural Resource&Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade,Transportation,&Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional &Business Services Educational &HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality Other Services Government(includes Public Ed./Health) Jan13 203,200 16,600 2,800 13,800 186,600 24,800 4,000 7,500 25,400 26,600 14,100 6,700 77,500 Dec12 207,400 17,300 3,100 14,200 190,100 26,300 4,000 7,600 25,700 26,700 14,300 6,700 78,800 Jan12 199,000 16,800 2,800 14,000 182,200 24,600 4,100 6,900 24,500 25,900 14,100 6,700 75,400 Monthly Change 4,200 700 300 400 3,500 1,500 0 100 300 100 200 0 1,300 Monthly Percent Change 2.0% 4.0% 9.7% 2.8% 1.8% 5.7% 0.0% 1.3% 1.2% 0.4% 1.4% 0.0% 1.6% Annual Change 4,200 200 0 200 4,400 200 100 600 900 700 0 0 2,100 Annual Percent Change 2.1% 1.2% 0.0% 1.4% 2.4% 0.8% 2.4% 8.7% 3.7% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8%

LANSINGEASTLANSING MSA:Clinton,Eaton,andInghamCounties
Industry TotalNonfarm GoodsProducing Natural Resource&Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade,Transportation,&Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional &Business Services Educational &HealthServices Leisure&Hospitality Other Services Government(includes Public Ed./Health) Jan13 214,100 22,200 4,600 17,600 191,900 33,300 3,000 13,500 20,800 31,700 17,700 10,300 61,600 Dec12 218,900 23,400 5,000 18,400 195,500 34,100 3,000 13,700 20,800 32,200 18,400 10,500 62,800 Jan12 213,600 22,400 5,000 17,400 191,200 32,500 2,800 13,400 20,500 31,500 17,600 10,300 62,600 Monthly Change 4,800 1,200 400 800 3,600 800 0 200 0 500 700 200 1,200 Monthly Percent Change 2.2% 5.1% 8.0% 4.3% 1.8% 2.3% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 1.6% 3.8% 1.9% 1.9% Annual Change 500 200 400 200 700 800 200 100 300 200 100 0 1,000 Annual Percent Change 0.2% 0.9% 8.0% 1.1% 0.4% 2.5% 7.1% 0.7% 1.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 1.6%

Important Footnote for January 2013: Employment, unemployment and industry job data for all 12 months of 2012 have
beenrecentlyrevised.EstimatesforJanuary2013arenotcomparabletopreviouslyreleaseddata.Forhistoricaldatareflectingthe newlyrevised2012estimates,gotowww.michigan.gov/lmiorcallMarkReffittat(517)4925550.

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Chart1:Monthly M Jobl lessRatessinceJanuary y2012,Regio onalMSAsa andMichiga an

Chart2:Monthly M PercentChangeinTotalLab borForcesin nceJanuary2012,Regio onalMSAs

For f further information, plea ase contact Mark M Reffitt, Regional Ec conomic Ana alyst for the Michigan Department of o Technology, Mana agement & Budget, B Burea au of Labor Market M Inform mation and Strategic Initiat tives, at (517 7) 4925550 or youm mayalsovisit tourwebsiteatwww.mich higan.gov/lmiortheU.S.B BureauofLab borStatisticsa atwww.bls.g gov.

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Table4:MichiganCountyJoblessRates,January2013
(Regional Counties Highlighted)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Washtenaw County Kent County Barry County Isabella County Clinton County Ottawa County Kalamazoo County Eaton County Menominee County Calhoun County Midland County Allegan County Marquette County Ingham County Dickinson County St. Joseph County Ionia County Jackson County Leelanau County Houghton County Monroe County Grand Traverse County Muskegon County Saginaw County Cass County Newaygo County Branch County Lenawee County Oakland County Bay County Livingston County Berrien County Genesee County Huron County Gogebic County Mecosta County Hillsdale County Alpena County Shiawassee County Gratiot County Iron County Mason County

5.3 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.6

43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

Delta County Kalkaska County Van Buren County Crawford County Macomb County Osceola County Tuscola County Montcalm County Alger County Sanilac County Luce County Manistee County Antrim County Otsego County Benzie County Chippewa County Ogemaw County Missaukee County Wayne County Wexford County Charlevoix County Clare County Lake County Roscommon County Iosco County Gladwin County Oceana County Emmet County St. Clair County Ontonagon County Arenac County Lapeer County Alcona County Schoolcraft County Keweenaw County Cheboygan County Presque Isle County Montmorency County Baraga County Oscoda County Mackinac County

10.7 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 15.2 15.9 15.9 16.4 17.0 17.5 18.1 18.2 18.2 23.1

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