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Unemployed people in Romulus, MI

Unemployed people in Romulus, MI was 736 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.2% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons736
Change on 2024+9.2%
Rank41st of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high1,6542020
Series low3342000

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Unemployed people in Romulus, MI, 1997 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0001997200220072012201720251997: 440 persons1998: 433 persons1999: 407 persons2000: 334 persons2001: 472 persons2002: 570 persons2003: 689 persons2004: 684 persons2005: 655 persons2006: 629 persons2007: 640 persons2008: 725 persons2009: 1,166 persons2010: 1,608 persons2011: 1,251 persons2012: 1,162 persons2013: 1,151 persons2014: 959 persons2015: 684 persons2016: 739 persons2017: 666 persons2018: 638 persons2019: 620 persons2020: 1,654 persons2021: 924 persons2022: 566 persons2023: 529 persons2024: 674 persons2025: 736 persons05001,0001,5002,00019972007201720251997: 440 persons1998: 433 persons1999: 407 persons2000: 334 persons2001: 472 persons2002: 570 persons2003: 689 persons2004: 684 persons2005: 655 persons2006: 629 persons2007: 640 persons2008: 725 persons2009: 1,166 persons2010: 1,608 persons2011: 1,251 persons2012: 1,162 persons2013: 1,151 persons2014: 959 persons2015: 684 persons2016: 739 persons2017: 666 persons2018: 638 persons2019: 620 persons2020: 1,654 persons2021: 924 persons2022: 566 persons2023: 529 persons2024: 674 persons2025: 736 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 29 values
Periodpersons
2025736
2024674
2023529
2022566
2021924
20201,654
2019620
2018638
2017666
2016739
2015684
2014959
20131,151
20121,162
20111,251
20101,608
20091,166
2008725
2007640
2006629
2005655
2004684
2003689
2002570
2001472
2000334
1999407
1998433
1997440

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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, Romulus, MI, 1997 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, Romulus, MI, 1997 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/romulus-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, Romulus, MI, 1997 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/romulus-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, Romulus, MI, 1997 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/romulus-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Romulus, MI?

Unemployed people in Romulus, MI was 736 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.2% from 2024. That is the 41st 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 Romulus, MI?

1,654 in 2020, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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