March 29, 2018 
Pay divides regions
In some regions, like Ann Arbor, there are more higher paying jobs, where nearly 1 in 7 jobs pays, on average, more than $75,000. In Bay City, just 4 percent of jobs do; more than half of them there pay less than $30,000 in the region. Note: Pay scale isn’t available for all regions, including northern Michigan.
Closer look
You can see what industries are seeing the fastest job growth in each region. Click on the link to get more information.
| Region | Change in jobs | Change in wages |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 25.6% | 2.5% |
| Detroit | 18.1% | 5.9% |
| Jackson | 17.5% | 8.2% |
| Monroe | 16.2% | 2.9% |
| Midland | 16.2% | 2.9% |
| Ann Arbor | 14% | 3.1% |
| Muskegon | 13.2% | 5.3% |
| Lansing | 11.6% | 4.3% |
| Flint | 10.6% | 3.6% |
| Saginaw | 9.9% | 2% |
| Niles-Benton Harbor | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| Kalamazoo | 8.4% | 9% |
| Battle Creek | 7% | 3.8% |
| Bay City | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Comments
Any data for the U.P.?
These stories focused on the state's 14 metropolitan areas, which comprise 25 counties (out of 83) but roughly 90 percent of the state's economic output. There is county-level data for the UP but this story focused on the metro areas. In other stories we have done we have used the county-level data.
Are these data about employment and earnings from the 2016 American Community Survey or some other source?
Thank you.
Ren,
For these stories we used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis and looked at industy-level data and occupation-level data.
Where is the UPPER PENINSULA?
These stories focused on the latest data on metro regions, of which there are 14 in Michigan, comprising 25 counties (and 90 percent of state economic output). The agencies which published this data are hoping to do county-level reports later this year. But for now, this is only for metro areas.
I realize the Upper Peninsula is only 3% of the state population, but why is the Upper Peninsula constantly left out of this type of research?
From the author, Mike Wilkinson:
These stories focused on the state's 14 metropolitan areas, which comprise 25 counties (out of 83) but roughly 90 percent of the state's economic output. There is county-level data for the UP but this story focused on the metro areas. In other stories we have done we have used the county-level data.