Employed residents in Pontiac, MI

Employed residents in Pontiac, MI was 26,560 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,560
Change on 2024-0.9%
Series high31,0331999
Series low20,3122010

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Employed residents in Pontiac, MI, 1990 to 2025

20K22.5K25K27.5K30K32.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 26,796 persons1991: 26,321 persons1992: 27,019 persons1993: 27,651 persons1994: 28,162 persons1995: 28,638 persons1996: 29,268 persons1997: 29,659 persons1998: 30,154 persons1999: 31,033 persons2000: 28,433 persons2001: 27,261 persons2002: 26,478 persons2003: 26,131 persons2004: 25,922 persons2005: 25,753 persons2006: 25,366 persons2007: 24,947 persons2008: 24,097 persons2009: 22,407 persons2010: 20,312 persons2011: 20,503 persons2012: 20,921 persons2013: 21,450 persons2014: 21,586 persons2015: 22,038 persons2016: 26,224 persons2017: 26,822 persons2018: 26,971 persons2019: 27,105 persons2020: 24,163 persons2021: 25,771 persons2022: 26,494 persons2023: 27,035 persons2024: 26,813 persons2025: 26,560 persons20K25K30K35K19902002201420251990: 26,796 persons1991: 26,321 persons1992: 27,019 persons1993: 27,651 persons1994: 28,162 persons1995: 28,638 persons1996: 29,268 persons1997: 29,659 persons1998: 30,154 persons1999: 31,033 persons2000: 28,433 persons2001: 27,261 persons2002: 26,478 persons2003: 26,131 persons2004: 25,922 persons2005: 25,753 persons2006: 25,366 persons2007: 24,947 persons2008: 24,097 persons2009: 22,407 persons2010: 20,312 persons2011: 20,503 persons2012: 20,921 persons2013: 21,450 persons2014: 21,586 persons2015: 22,038 persons2016: 26,224 persons2017: 26,822 persons2018: 26,971 persons2019: 27,105 persons2020: 24,163 persons2021: 25,771 persons2022: 26,494 persons2023: 27,035 persons2024: 26,813 persons2025: 26,560 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202526,560
202426,813
202327,035
202226,494
202125,771
202024,163
201927,105
201826,971
201726,822
201626,224
201522,038
201421,586
201321,450
201220,921
201120,503
201020,312
200922,407
200824,097
200724,947
200625,366
200525,753
200425,922
200326,131
200226,478
200127,261
200028,433
199931,033
199830,154
199729,659
199629,268
199528,638
199428,162
199327,651
199227,019
199126,321
199026,796

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Pontiac, MI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Pontiac, MI, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/pontiac-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Pontiac, MI, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/pontiac-mi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Pontiac, MI, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/pontiac-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Pontiac, MI?

Employed residents in Pontiac, MI was 26,560 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 51 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Pontiac, MI?

31,033 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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