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Monthly Unemployment, 2020-2025 | Tri-County Region
The Tri-County Region, which includes Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties, has had a strong economic recovery since the pandemic. In fact, as of April 2023, unemployment reached pre-pandemic levels of 2.9%. Amid the pandemic, the monthly unemployment rate in the Tri-County Region peaked at 18.1%, nearly 4 points higher than the national rate. However, over the last five years, the Tri-County Region has seen unemployment rates mostly like the US, outside of the period during the pandemic.
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Gross Regional Product, 2013-2023 | Lansing Metro (MSA)
GRP increased more than $2.5 billion (7.7%) from 2022 to 2023, slightly slower than the year before. Overall GRP exceeded $35 billion in 2023. The MSA has seen GRP growth in every year from 2012 to 2022. Positive GRP growth of 8.9% and 7.7% in each of the last two years signals an overall healthy economy going forward. The Lansing Metro (MSA) includes Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee counties.
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Population by County, 2024 | Lansing Region Labor Shed
The Lansing Region Labor Shed’s population is 1,210,594 as of 2024. Ingham County comprises 24% of the regional total at 290,427, which is unsurprising given its location as the region’s population hub. Ingham and Livingston, and Jackson counties host 53.5% of the labor shed’s population. The counties with the lowest populations include Gratiot (41,372), Barry (64,025), and Ionia (66,250).