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Unemployed people in Muskegon, MI

Unemployed people in Muskegon, MI was 1,249 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,249
Change on 2024+12.4%
Rank29th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high3,5062010
Series low8732019

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Unemployed people in Muskegon, MI, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,795 persons1991: 2,270 persons1992: 2,396 persons1993: 1,961 persons1994: 1,722 persons1995: 1,495 persons1996: 1,363 persons1997: 1,147 persons1998: 1,021 persons1999: 1,062 persons2000: 956 persons2001: 1,405 persons2002: 1,770 persons2003: 2,067 persons2004: 1,766 persons2005: 1,645 persons2006: 1,654 persons2007: 1,708 persons2008: 1,983 persons2009: 3,502 persons2010: 3,506 persons2011: 2,549 persons2012: 2,291 persons2013: 2,279 persons2014: 1,832 persons2015: 1,393 persons2016: 1,140 persons2017: 1,096 persons2018: 949 persons2019: 873 persons2020: 2,396 persons2021: 1,379 persons2022: 988 persons2023: 916 persons2024: 1,111 persons2025: 1,249 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,795 persons1991: 2,270 persons1992: 2,396 persons1993: 1,961 persons1994: 1,722 persons1995: 1,495 persons1996: 1,363 persons1997: 1,147 persons1998: 1,021 persons1999: 1,062 persons2000: 956 persons2001: 1,405 persons2002: 1,770 persons2003: 2,067 persons2004: 1,766 persons2005: 1,645 persons2006: 1,654 persons2007: 1,708 persons2008: 1,983 persons2009: 3,502 persons2010: 3,506 persons2011: 2,549 persons2012: 2,291 persons2013: 2,279 persons2014: 1,832 persons2015: 1,393 persons2016: 1,140 persons2017: 1,096 persons2018: 949 persons2019: 873 persons2020: 2,396 persons2021: 1,379 persons2022: 988 persons2023: 916 persons2024: 1,111 persons2025: 1,249 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
20251,249
20241,111
2023916
2022988
20211,379
20202,396
2019873
2018949
20171,096
20161,140
20151,393
20141,832
20132,279
20122,291
20112,549
20103,506
20093,502
20081,983
20071,708
20061,654
20051,645
20041,766
20032,067
20021,770
20011,405
2000956
19991,062
19981,021
19971,147
19961,363
19951,495
19941,722
19931,961
19922,396
19912,270
19901,795

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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, Muskegon, 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, Muskegon, 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/muskegon-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, Muskegon, 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/muskegon-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, Muskegon, 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/muskegon-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Muskegon, MI?

Unemployed people in Muskegon, MI was 1,249 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2024. That is the 29th 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 Muskegon, MI?

3,506 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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