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Unemployed people in Grand Rapids, MI

Unemployed people in Grand Rapids, MI was 5,827 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons5,827
Change on 2024+10.3%
Rank2nd of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high15,6912009
Series low3,9412019

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Unemployed people in Grand Rapids, MI, 1990 to 2025

2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 7,526 persons1991: 9,787 persons1992: 10,211 persons1993: 8,029 persons1994: 6,639 persons1995: 5,650 persons1996: 5,842 persons1997: 4,901 persons1998: 4,484 persons1999: 4,664 persons2000: 4,605 persons2001: 6,963 persons2002: 8,608 persons2003: 10,228 persons2004: 9,277 persons2005: 8,393 persons2006: 8,334 persons2007: 8,620 persons2008: 9,699 persons2009: 15,691 persons2010: 12,826 persons2011: 9,939 persons2012: 8,554 persons2013: 8,017 persons2014: 6,498 persons2015: 5,034 persons2016: 4,568 persons2017: 4,516 persons2018: 4,018 persons2019: 3,941 persons2020: 10,488 persons2021: 5,836 persons2022: 4,518 persons2023: 4,421 persons2024: 5,281 persons2025: 5,827 persons05,00010K15K20K19902002201420251990: 7,526 persons1991: 9,787 persons1992: 10,211 persons1993: 8,029 persons1994: 6,639 persons1995: 5,650 persons1996: 5,842 persons1997: 4,901 persons1998: 4,484 persons1999: 4,664 persons2000: 4,605 persons2001: 6,963 persons2002: 8,608 persons2003: 10,228 persons2004: 9,277 persons2005: 8,393 persons2006: 8,334 persons2007: 8,620 persons2008: 9,699 persons2009: 15,691 persons2010: 12,826 persons2011: 9,939 persons2012: 8,554 persons2013: 8,017 persons2014: 6,498 persons2015: 5,034 persons2016: 4,568 persons2017: 4,516 persons2018: 4,018 persons2019: 3,941 persons2020: 10,488 persons2021: 5,836 persons2022: 4,518 persons2023: 4,421 persons2024: 5,281 persons2025: 5,827 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
20255,827
20245,281
20234,421
20224,518
20215,836
202010,488
20193,941
20184,018
20174,516
20164,568
20155,034
20146,498
20138,017
20128,554
20119,939
201012,826
200915,691
20089,699
20078,620
20068,334
20058,393
20049,277
200310,228
20028,608
20016,963
20004,605
19994,664
19984,484
19974,901
19965,842
19955,650
19946,639
19938,029
199210,211
19919,787
19907,526

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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, Grand Rapids, 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, Grand Rapids, 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/grand-rapids-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Grand Rapids, 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/grand-rapids-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, Grand Rapids, 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/grand-rapids-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the unemployed people in Grand Rapids, MI?

Unemployed people in Grand Rapids, MI was 5,827 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Grand Rapids, MI?

15,691 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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