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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Michigan economy

Michigan produced $733.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #14 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Lansing10,127,884 people, 2025Statehood 1837Great Lakes region
GDP, 2025$733.9B#14 of 51 · 2.4% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.2%#20 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$67,245#39 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20265.0%#47 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions
$0B$200B$400B$600B$800B200020052010201520202025Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

IndustryValue addedSharevs US shareRank
Real estate$100.6B13.7%0.0 pp23
Government$73.5B10.0%−1.1 pp32
Manufacturing$113.2B15.4%+5.9 pp6
Finance & insurance$42.4B5.8%−2.9 pp36
Professional services$58.0B7.9%−0.1 pp15
Health care$61.8B8.4%+0.9 pp23
Wholesale trade$55.6B7.6%+1.3 pp9
Retail trade$49.2B6.7%+0.8 pp17
Information$20.3B2.8%−3.0 pp30
Construction$30.6B4.2%−0.2 pp33
Transportation & warehousing$21.2B2.9%−0.4 pp32
Accommodation & food$21.3B2.9%−0.2 pp34
Administrative & waste services$22.0B3.0%0.0 pp20
Other services$17.4B2.4%+0.3 pp6
Management of companies$13.4B1.8%0.0 pp20
Utilities$13.8B1.9%+0.2 pp16
Mining, oil & gas$1.5B0.2%−1.1 pp31
Education$5.4B0.7%−0.4 pp32
Arts & recreation$6.6B0.9%−0.1 pp26
Agriculture$6.0B0.8%0.0 pp24
Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force
0%10%20%30%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

Metro areaPopulationGDPIncome per personUnemployment
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI4,400,578$348.0B$68,8895.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI1,178,826$88.2B$67,6434.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI479,971$34.2B$56,1064.8%
Flint, MI402,279$20.2B$53,5946.4%
Ann Arbor, MI373,875$34.6B$79,7364.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI325,294$21.4B$59,1134.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI264,780$20.7B$65,8104.6%
Saginaw, MI187,714$11.0B$52,6996.5%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI177,428$8.4B$51,2835.7%
Jackson, MI160,233$9.1B$51,5695.4%
Traverse City, MI156,634$10.2B$70,9394.6%
Monroe, MI156,045$8.1B$61,6985.5%
Niles, MI152,703$9.7B$64,0945.3%
Battle Creek, MI133,785$9.1B$50,1995.7%
Bay City, MI102,651$4.7B$55,6266.1%
Midland, MI84,022$7.8B$67,1624.9%