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Employed residents in Sterling Heights, MI

Employed residents in Sterling Heights, MI was 63,085 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons63,085
Change on 2024-0.9%
Rank5th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high74,6171999
Series low55,7432010

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Employed residents in Sterling Heights, MI, 1990 to 2025

55K60K65K70K75K19901996200220082014202020251990: 63,467 persons1991: 62,521 persons1992: 64,185 persons1993: 65,804 persons1994: 66,982 persons1995: 68,374 persons1996: 70,417 persons1997: 71,108 persons1998: 72,327 persons1999: 74,617 persons2000: 69,108 persons2001: 66,744 persons2002: 65,398 persons2003: 64,873 persons2004: 64,714 persons2005: 64,684 persons2006: 63,980 persons2007: 63,213 persons2008: 61,229 persons2009: 56,828 persons2010: 55,743 persons2011: 56,242 persons2012: 57,735 persons2013: 59,261 persons2014: 59,995 persons2015: 61,266 persons2016: 62,371 persons2017: 63,892 persons2018: 64,591 persons2019: 65,052 persons2020: 57,858 persons2021: 61,042 persons2022: 62,482 persons2023: 64,380 persons2024: 63,689 persons2025: 63,085 persons55K60K65K70K75K19902002201420251990: 63,467 persons1991: 62,521 persons1992: 64,185 persons1993: 65,804 persons1994: 66,982 persons1995: 68,374 persons1996: 70,417 persons1997: 71,108 persons1998: 72,327 persons1999: 74,617 persons2000: 69,108 persons2001: 66,744 persons2002: 65,398 persons2003: 64,873 persons2004: 64,714 persons2005: 64,684 persons2006: 63,980 persons2007: 63,213 persons2008: 61,229 persons2009: 56,828 persons2010: 55,743 persons2011: 56,242 persons2012: 57,735 persons2013: 59,261 persons2014: 59,995 persons2015: 61,266 persons2016: 62,371 persons2017: 63,892 persons2018: 64,591 persons2019: 65,052 persons2020: 57,858 persons2021: 61,042 persons2022: 62,482 persons2023: 64,380 persons2024: 63,689 persons2025: 63,085 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
202563,085
202463,689
202364,380
202262,482
202161,042
202057,858
201965,052
201864,591
201763,892
201662,371
201561,266
201459,995
201359,261
201257,735
201156,242
201055,743
200956,828
200861,229
200763,213
200663,980
200564,684
200464,714
200364,873
200265,398
200166,744
200069,108
199974,617
199872,327
199771,108
199670,417
199568,374
199466,982
199365,804
199264,185
199162,521
199063,467

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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, Sterling Heights, 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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Sterling Heights, MI?

Employed residents in Sterling Heights, MI was 63,085 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Sterling Heights, MI?

74,617 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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