Michigan Unemployment Rate Report

Michigan Unemployment by County

Michigan Current Unemployment 4.0%

Michigan Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Michigan has ranged from 2.9% in April 2000 to 23.8% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Michigan is 4.0% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

MI Highest Unemployment by County

Oscoda, MI unemployment rate

8.2%

Roscommon, MI unemployment rate

8.0%

Montmorency, MI unemployment rate

7.7%

Ontonagon, MI unemployment rate

7.0%

Baraga, MI unemployment rate

6.9%

Clare, MI unemployment rate

6.7%

Schoolcraft, MI unemployment rate

6.6%

Arenac, MI unemployment rate

6.6%

Ogemaw, MI unemployment rate

6.5%

Lake, MI unemployment rate

6.4%

MI Unemployment City Links

Detroit, MI Unemployment Report

Grand Rapids, MI Unemployment Report

Warren, MI Unemployment Report

Sterling Heights, MI Unemployment Report

Lansing, MI Unemployment Report

Ann Arbor, MI Unemployment Report

Flint, MI Unemployment Report

Dearborn, MI Unemployment Report

Livonia, MI Unemployment Report

Westland, MI Unemployment Report

MI Unemployment Rate by Month

2012 MI Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2022	5.1%	4.0%
2/2022	5.3%	3.8%
3/2022	4.5%	3.6%
4/2022	4.2%	3.6%
5/2022	4.6%	3.6%
5/2022	4.6%	3.6%
6/2022	4.8%	3.6%
7/2022	4.3%	3.5%
8/2022	4.0%	3.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2021	6.1%	6.3%
2/2021	5.1%	6.2%
3/2021	5.2%	6.0%
4/2021	4.6%	6.1%
5/2021	6.3%	5.8%
6/2021	5.3%	5.9%
7/2021	6.8%	5.4%
8/2021	6.1%	5.2%
9/2021	5.2%	4.7%
10/2021	4.5%	4.6%
11/2021	4.0%	4.2%
12/2021	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2020	4.3%	3.6%
2/2020	3.6%	3.5%
3/2020	4.0%	4.4%
4/2020	23.8%	14.7%
5/2020	20.8%	13.3%
6/2020	15.0%	11.1%
7/2020	9.5%	10.2%
8/2020	8.9%	8.4%
9/2020	8.2%	7.9%
10/2020	5.1%	6.9%
11/2020	7.4%	6.7%
12/2020	8.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2019	5.0%	4.0%
2/2019	4.5%	3.8%
3/2019	4.6%	3.8%
4/2019	3.7%	3.6%
5/2019	3.7%	3.6%
6/2019	4.3%	3.7%
7/2019	5.1%	3.7%
8/2019	4.2%	3.7%
9/2019	3.5%	3.5%
10/2019	3.5%	3.6%
11/2019	3.2%	3.5%
12/2019	3.6%	3.5%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2018	5.0%	4.1%
2/2018	4.9%	4.1%
3/2018	4.6%	4.0%
4/2018	3.8%	3.9%
5/2018	3.6%	3.8%
6/2018	4.4%	4.0%
7/2018	4.8%	3.9%
8/2018	4.1%	3.8%
9/2018	3.6%	3.7%
10/2018	3.6%	3.8%
11/2018	3.4%	3.7%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%
12/2018	4.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2017	5.5%	4.7%
2/2017	5.4%	4.7%
3/2017	4.8%	4.4%
4/2017	3.9%	4.4%
5/2017	3.9%	4.4%
6/2017	4.5%	4.3%
7/2017	5.4%	4.3%
8/2017	5.0%	4.4%
9/2017	4.5%	4.2%
10/2017	4.2%	4.1%
11/2017	4.0%	4.2%
12/2017	4.4%	4.1%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2016	5.2%	4.9%
2/2016	5.2%	4.9%
3/2016	5.4%	5.0%
4/2016	4.6%	5.0%
5/2016	4.5%	4.8%
6/2016	5.1%	4.9%
7/2016	5.7%	4.8%
8/2016	5.2%	4.9%
9/2016	4.9%	5.0%
10/2016	4.8%	4.9%
11/2016	4.3%	4.7%
12/2016	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2015	6.6%	5.7%
2/2015	6.1%	5.5%
3/2015	6.0%	5.4%
4/2015	5.2%	5.4%
5/2015	5.6%	5.6%
6/2015	5.8%	5.3%
7/2015	6.2%	5.2%
8/2015	5.3%	5.1%
9/2015	4.7%	5.0%
10/2015	4.7%	5.0%
11/2015	4.4%	5.1%
12/2015	4.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2014	8.4%	6.6%
2/2014	8.5%	6.7%
3/2014	8.4%	6.7%
4/2014	6.9%	6.2%
5/2014	7.6%	6.3%
6/2014	7.6%	6.1%
7/2014	8.5%	6.2%
8/2014	7.3%	6.1%
9/2014	6.6%	5.9%
10/2014	6.3%	5.7%
11/2014	5.7%	5.8%
12/2014	5.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2013	10.1%	8.0%
2/2013	9.4%	7.7%
3/2013	9.0%	7.5%
4/2013	8.1%	7.6%
5/2013	8.8%	7.5%
6/2013	9.6%	7.5%
7/2013	10.2%	7.3%
8/2013	8.9%	7.2%
9/2013	8.3%	7.2%
10/2013	8.4%	7.2%
11/2013	7.6%	6.9%
12/2013	7.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2012	9.8%	8.3%
2/2012	9.6%	8.3%
3/2012	9.4%	8.2%
4/2012	8.3%	8.2%
5/2012	9.1%	8.2%
6/2012	9.7%	8.2%
7/2012	10.7%	8.2%
8/2012	9.4%	8.1%
9/2012	8.4%	7.8%
10/2012	8.4%	7.8%
11/2012	7.9%	7.7%
12/2012	8.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2011	11.5%	9.1%
2/2011	11.1%	9.0%
3/2011	11.0%	9.0%
4/2011	10.0%	9.1%
5/2011	10.5%	9.0%
6/2011	11.2%	9.1%
7/2011	11.8%	9.0%
8/2011	10.6%	9.0%
9/2011	10.0%	9.0%
10/2011	9.4%	8.8%
11/2011	8.5%	8.6%
12/2011	9.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2010	14.4%	9.8%
2/2010	14.2%	9.8%
3/2010	14.1%	9.9%
4/2010	12.9%	9.9%
5/2010	12.6%	9.6%
6/2010	12.7%	9.4%
7/2010	13.5%	9.4%
8/2010	12.3%	9.5%
9/2010	11.5%	9.5%
10/2010	11.1%	9.4%
11/2010	10.9%	9.8%
12/2010	10.9%	9.3%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2009	12.1%	7.8%
2/2009	12.8%	8.3%
3/2009	13.3%	8.7%
4/2009	12.8%	9.0%
5/2009	14.2%	9.4%
6/2009	15.3%	9.5%
7/2009	15.4%	9.5%
8/2009	14.1%	9.6%
9/2009	13.7%	9.8%
10/2009	13.6%	10.0%
11/2009	13.1%	9.9%
12/2009	13.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2008	7.7%	5.0%
2/2008	7.4%	4.9%
3/2008	7.6%	5.1%
4/2008	6.7%	5.0%
5/2008	7.8%	5.4%
6/2008	8.1%	5.6%
7/2008	8.9%	5.8%
8/2008	8.3%	6.1%
9/2008	7.9%	6.1%
10/2008	8.0%	6.5%
11/2008	8.2%	6.8%
12/2008	9.2%	7.3%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2007	7.7%	4.6%
2/2007	7.2%	4.5%
3/2007	7.0%	4.4%
4/2007	6.6%	4.5%
5/2007	6.7%	4.4%
6/2007	7.2%	4.6%
7/2007	8.0%	4.7%
8/2007	6.9%	4.6%
9/2007	6.8%	4.7%
10/2007	6.7%	4.7%
11/2007	6.5%	4.7%
12/2007	7.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2006	7.2%	4.7%
2/2006	7.5%	4.8%
3/2006	7.4%	4.7%
4/2006	6.8%	4.7%
5/2006	6.8%	4.6%
6/2006	7.1%	4.6%
7/2006	8.1%	4.7%
8/2006	7.0%	4.7%
9/2006	6.7%	4.5%
10/2006	6.3%	4.4%
11/2006	6.4%	4.5%
12/2006	6.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2005	7.5%	5.3%
2/2005	7.8%	5.4%
3/2005	7.5%	5.2%
4/2005	6.6%	5.2%
5/2005	6.7%	5.1%
6/2005	6.9%	5.0%
7/2005	7.4%	5.0%
8/2005	6.2%	4.9%
9/2005	6.2%	5.0%
10/2005	5.8%	5.0%
11/2005	6.3%	5.0%
12/2005	6.4%	4.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2004	7.5%	5.7%
2/2004	7.4%	5.6%
3/2004	7.8%	5.8%
4/2004	6.4%	5.6%
5/2004	6.8%	5.6%
6/2004	7.4%	5.6%
7/2004	8.0%	5.5%
8/2004	6.7%	5.4%
9/2004	6.5%	5.4%
10/2004	6.5%	5.5%
11/2004	6.7%	5.4%
12/2004	7.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2003	7.3%	5.8%
2/2003	7.4%	5.9%
3/2003	7.6%	5.9%
4/2003	7.0%	6.0%
5/2003	7.2%	6.1%
6/2003	8.0%	6.3%
7/2003	8.3%	6.2%
8/2003	7.1%	6.1%
9/2003	6.9%	6.1%
10/2003	6.5%	6.0%
11/2003	6.3%	5.8%
12/2003	6.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2002	7.2%	5.7%
2/2002	6.7%	5.7%
3/2002	7.1%	5.7%
4/2002	6.2%	5.9%
5/2002	6.1%	5.8%
6/2002	6.7%	5.8%
7/2002	7.0%	5.8%
8/2002	5.8%	5.7%
9/2002	5.3%	5.7%
10/2002	5.2%	5.7%
11/2002	5.7%	5.9%
12/2002	6.1%	6.0%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2001	5.3%	4.2%
2/2001	5.1%	4.2%
3/2001	5.4%	4.3%
4/2001	4.6%	4.4%
5/2001	4.6%	4.3%
6/2001	5.1%	4.5%
7/2001	5.5%	4.6%
8/2001	5.1%	4.9%
9/2001	4.8%	5.0%
10/2001	5.1%	5.3%
11/2001	5.7%	5.5%
12/2001	6.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/2000	3.8%	4.0%
2/2000	3.7%	4.1%
3/2000	3.8%	4.0%
4/2000	2.9%	3.8%
5/2000	3.4%	4.0%
6/2000	3.8%	4.0%
7/2000	4.6%	4.0%
8/2000	3.7%	4.1%
9/2000	3.4%	3.9%
10/2000	3.1%	3.9%
11/2000	3.4%	3.9%
12/2000	3.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1999	4.6%	4.3%
2/1999	4.7%	4.4%
3/1999	4.3%	4.2%
4/1999	3.6%	4.3%
5/1999	3.5%	4.2%
6/1999	4.0%	4.3%
7/1999	4.2%	4.3%
8/1999	3.2%	4.2%
9/1999	3.2%	4.2%
10/1999	3.0%	4.1%
11/1999	3.1%	4.1%
12/1999	3.2%	4.0%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1998	4.8%	4.6%
2/1998	4.5%	4.6%
3/1998	4.6%	4.7%
4/1998	3.1%	4.3%
5/1998	3.3%	4.4%
6/1998	4.1%	4.5%
7/1998	4.9%	4.5%
8/1998	3.5%	4.5%
9/1998	3.6%	4.6%
10/1998	3.4%	4.5%
11/1998	3.4%	4.4%
12/1998	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1997	5.5%	5.3%
2/1997	5.1%	5.2%
3/1997	5.0%	5.2%
4/1997	4.1%	5.1%
5/1997	3.9%	4.9%
6/1997	4.4%	5.0%
7/1997	4.8%	4.9%
8/1997	3.8%	4.8%
9/1997	3.9%	4.9%
10/1997	3.5%	4.7%
11/1997	3.5%	4.6%
12/1997	3.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1996	5.8%	5.6%
2/1996	5.3%	5.5%
3/1996	5.6%	5.5%
4/1996	4.8%	5.6%
5/1996	4.9%	5.6%
6/1996	5.0%	5.3%
7/1996	5.7%	5.5%
8/1996	4.5%	5.1%
9/1996	4.4%	5.2%
10/1996	4.1%	5.2%
11/1996	4.2%	5.4%
12/1996	4.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1995	6.0%	5.6%
2/1995	5.7%	5.4%
3/1995	5.9%	5.4%
4/1995	5.6%	5.8%
5/1995	5.3%	5.6%
6/1995	5.7%	5.6%
7/1995	6.1%	5.7%
8/1995	5.0%	5.7%
9/1995	4.7%	5.6%
10/1995	4.3%	5.5%
11/1995	4.5%	5.6%
12/1995	4.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1994	8.1%	6.6%
2/1994	7.6%	6.6%
3/1994	7.3%	6.5%
4/1994	6.2%	6.4%
5/1994	5.7%	6.1%
6/1994	6.0%	6.1%
7/1994	6.5%	6.1%
8/1994	5.5%	6.0%
9/1994	5.2%	5.9%
10/1994	4.9%	5.8%
11/1994	4.5%	5.6%
12/1994	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1993	8.4%	7.3%
2/1993	8.2%	7.1%
3/1993	7.7%	7.0%
4/1993	6.9%	7.1%
5/1993	7.1%	7.1%
6/1993	7.6%	7.0%
7/1993	7.7%	6.9%
8/1993	6.8%	6.8%
9/1993	6.6%	6.7%
10/1993	6.6%	6.8%
11/1993	6.5%	6.6%
12/1993	6.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1992	10.5%	7.3%
2/1992	10.4%	7.4%
3/1992	10.1%	7.4%
4/1992	8.9%	7.4%
5/1992	8.9%	7.6%
6/1992	9.6%	7.8%
7/1992	9.8%	7.7%
8/1992	8.6%	7.6%
9/1992	8.3%	7.6%
10/1992	7.6%	7.3%
11/1992	7.5%	7.4%
12/1992	7.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1991	9.5%	6.4%
2/1991	10.0%	6.6%
3/1991	10.3%	6.8%
4/1991	9.4%	6.7%
5/1991	9.2%	6.9%
6/1991	9.5%	6.9%
7/1991	9.4%	6.8%
8/1991	8.7%	6.9%
9/1991	8.6%	6.9%
10/1991	8.5%	7.0%
11/1991	8.6%	7.0%
12/1991	8.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	MI %	National %
1/1990	9.2%	5.4%
2/1990	8.3%	5.3%
3/1990	7.9%	5.2%
4/1990	7.2%	5.4%
5/1990	7.1%	5.4%
6/1990	7.1%	5.2%
7/1990	7.6%	5.5%
8/1990	7.2%	5.7%
9/1990	7.1%	5.9%
10/1990	7.0%	5.9%
11/1990	7.7%	6.2%
12/1990	8.0%	6.3%