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Unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI

Unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI was 1,611 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.3% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,611
Change on 2024+10.3%
Rank16th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high3,5642009
Series low1,1462019

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Unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,056 persons1991: 2,116 persons1992: 2,080 persons1993: 1,878 persons1994: 1,714 persons1995: 1,616 persons1996: 1,353 persons1997: 1,240 persons1998: 1,158 persons1999: 1,182 persons2000: 1,323 persons2001: 1,680 persons2002: 1,849 persons2003: 2,208 persons2004: 2,119 persons2005: 2,081 persons2006: 2,172 persons2007: 2,123 persons2008: 2,243 persons2009: 3,564 persons2010: 3,307 persons2011: 2,603 persons2012: 2,236 persons2013: 2,131 persons2014: 1,747 persons2015: 1,412 persons2016: 1,377 persons2017: 1,362 persons2018: 1,177 persons2019: 1,146 persons2020: 2,759 persons2021: 1,645 persons2022: 1,238 persons2023: 1,190 persons2024: 1,461 persons2025: 1,611 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,056 persons1991: 2,116 persons1992: 2,080 persons1993: 1,878 persons1994: 1,714 persons1995: 1,616 persons1996: 1,353 persons1997: 1,240 persons1998: 1,158 persons1999: 1,182 persons2000: 1,323 persons2001: 1,680 persons2002: 1,849 persons2003: 2,208 persons2004: 2,119 persons2005: 2,081 persons2006: 2,172 persons2007: 2,123 persons2008: 2,243 persons2009: 3,564 persons2010: 3,307 persons2011: 2,603 persons2012: 2,236 persons2013: 2,131 persons2014: 1,747 persons2015: 1,412 persons2016: 1,377 persons2017: 1,362 persons2018: 1,177 persons2019: 1,146 persons2020: 2,759 persons2021: 1,645 persons2022: 1,238 persons2023: 1,190 persons2024: 1,461 persons2025: 1,611 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,611
20241,461
20231,190
20221,238
20211,645
20202,759
20191,146
20181,177
20171,362
20161,377
20151,412
20141,747
20132,131
20122,236
20112,603
20103,307
20093,564
20082,243
20072,123
20062,172
20052,081
20042,119
20032,208
20021,849
20011,680
20001,323
19991,182
19981,158
19971,240
19961,353
19951,616
19941,714
19931,878
19922,080
19912,116
19902,056

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Battle Creek, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Battle Creek, 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/unemployed-people/battle-creek-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Battle Creek, 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/unemployed-people/battle-creek-mi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Battle Creek, 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/unemployed-people/battle-creek-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI?

Unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI was 1,611 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.3% from 2024. That is the 16th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Battle Creek, MI?

3,564 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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