Michigan Economic Data

The year-over-year decline in seated diners in Michigan restaurants went down by 43% on March 13, 2020 when National State of Emergency was declared and by 78% on March 16.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport experienced a 94% decrease in total passengers in the month of April compared to the same month last year. While U.S. airports saw an 88% decrease in airport travelers over the same week last year.

Since mid-March, over 1.5 million people in Michigan have filed unemployment insurance claims. Michigan’s 22.6% insured unemployment rate is the second highest in the nation, after Nevada.

The Detroit region’s daily traffic decreased by 46.8% over the same week last year, and down 43.7% for statewide daily traffic in the first week of May.