Michigan unemployment holds at 5% as household employment falls
Michigan’s September jobless rate stayed at 5%, while household employment fell 27,000 and payroll employment dropped 6,300.
Michigan’s September jobless rate stayed at 5%, while household employment fell 27,000 and payroll employment dropped 6,300.
Connecticut added an estimated 1,400 payroll jobs in September, setting new highs for total and private-sector employment. The unemployment rate remained 5.1%.
Washington payroll employment fell an estimated 15,400 jobs in September, even as the unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%.
Nevada’s seasonally adjusted payroll jobs reached a record 1,620,200 in September, even as the labor force and employed-resident count fell from August.
Missouri payrolls declined from August but remained 28,400 above September 2025. Private service industries recorded the largest monthly losses.
U.S. payrolls grew by 29,000 in September, below the recent monthly average. Unemployment rose to 4.2%, and revisions cut July and August job estimates by a combined 60,000.
New Mexico government entities can seek funding for electric-grid upgrades by Aug. 15, while state workforce materials report a 10,600-job increase over the year ending in June.
Connecticut reached a record 1,726,500 payroll jobs in June, even as the unemployment rate climbed from 4.3% in December to 5.2%.
New Jersey’s seasonally adjusted payroll employment fell by 300 jobs in June to 4,387,100, while professional and business services and private education and health services posted the largest gains.