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Unemployed people in Kalamazoo, MI

Unemployed people in Kalamazoo, MI was 2,248 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,248
Change on 2024+11.6%
Rank9th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high5,7452009
Series low1,5582019

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Unemployed people in Kalamazoo, MI, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,137 persons1991: 3,556 persons1992: 3,303 persons1993: 2,811 persons1994: 2,587 persons1995: 2,179 persons1996: 2,112 persons1997: 1,969 persons1998: 1,667 persons1999: 1,738 persons2000: 1,716 persons2001: 2,357 persons2002: 2,563 persons2003: 2,955 persons2004: 3,052 persons2005: 2,884 persons2006: 2,930 persons2007: 3,016 persons2008: 3,459 persons2009: 5,745 persons2010: 4,696 persons2011: 3,707 persons2012: 3,214 persons2013: 3,051 persons2014: 2,551 persons2015: 1,992 persons2016: 1,883 persons2017: 1,840 persons2018: 1,610 persons2019: 1,558 persons2020: 3,489 persons2021: 2,133 persons2022: 1,744 persons2023: 1,733 persons2024: 2,015 persons2025: 2,248 persons02,0004,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,137 persons1991: 3,556 persons1992: 3,303 persons1993: 2,811 persons1994: 2,587 persons1995: 2,179 persons1996: 2,112 persons1997: 1,969 persons1998: 1,667 persons1999: 1,738 persons2000: 1,716 persons2001: 2,357 persons2002: 2,563 persons2003: 2,955 persons2004: 3,052 persons2005: 2,884 persons2006: 2,930 persons2007: 3,016 persons2008: 3,459 persons2009: 5,745 persons2010: 4,696 persons2011: 3,707 persons2012: 3,214 persons2013: 3,051 persons2014: 2,551 persons2015: 1,992 persons2016: 1,883 persons2017: 1,840 persons2018: 1,610 persons2019: 1,558 persons2020: 3,489 persons2021: 2,133 persons2022: 1,744 persons2023: 1,733 persons2024: 2,015 persons2025: 2,248 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
20252,248
20242,015
20231,733
20221,744
20212,133
20203,489
20191,558
20181,610
20171,840
20161,883
20151,992
20142,551
20133,051
20123,214
20113,707
20104,696
20095,745
20083,459
20073,016
20062,930
20052,884
20043,052
20032,955
20022,563
20012,357
20001,716
19991,738
19981,667
19971,969
19962,112
19952,179
19942,587
19932,811
19923,303
19913,556
19903,137

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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, Kalamazoo, 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, Kalamazoo, 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/kalamazoo-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, Kalamazoo, 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/kalamazoo-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, Kalamazoo, 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/kalamazoo-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Kalamazoo, MI?

Unemployed people in Kalamazoo, MI was 2,248 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.6% from 2024. That is the 9th 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 Kalamazoo, MI?

5,745 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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