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Unemployed people in Southfield, MI

Unemployed people in Southfield, MI was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.7% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,208
Change on 2024+9.7%
Rank10th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high6,2652009
Series low1,4911999

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Unemployed people in Southfield, MI, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,859 persons1991: 3,554 persons1992: 3,647 persons1993: 2,925 persons1994: 2,142 persons1995: 1,794 persons1996: 1,774 persons1997: 1,555 persons1998: 1,534 persons1999: 1,491 persons2000: 1,512 persons2001: 2,282 persons2002: 2,777 persons2003: 3,008 persons2004: 3,018 persons2005: 2,939 persons2006: 2,926 persons2007: 3,061 persons2008: 3,508 persons2009: 6,265 persons2010: 5,691 persons2011: 4,350 persons2012: 3,893 persons2013: 3,751 persons2014: 3,116 persons2015: 2,286 persons2016: 2,321 persons2017: 1,999 persons2018: 1,926 persons2019: 1,934 persons2020: 4,975 persons2021: 2,482 persons2022: 1,673 persons2023: 1,641 persons2024: 2,013 persons2025: 2,208 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,859 persons1991: 3,554 persons1992: 3,647 persons1993: 2,925 persons1994: 2,142 persons1995: 1,794 persons1996: 1,774 persons1997: 1,555 persons1998: 1,534 persons1999: 1,491 persons2000: 1,512 persons2001: 2,282 persons2002: 2,777 persons2003: 3,008 persons2004: 3,018 persons2005: 2,939 persons2006: 2,926 persons2007: 3,061 persons2008: 3,508 persons2009: 6,265 persons2010: 5,691 persons2011: 4,350 persons2012: 3,893 persons2013: 3,751 persons2014: 3,116 persons2015: 2,286 persons2016: 2,321 persons2017: 1,999 persons2018: 1,926 persons2019: 1,934 persons2020: 4,975 persons2021: 2,482 persons2022: 1,673 persons2023: 1,641 persons2024: 2,013 persons2025: 2,208 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
20252,208
20242,013
20231,641
20221,673
20212,482
20204,975
20191,934
20181,926
20171,999
20162,321
20152,286
20143,116
20133,751
20123,893
20114,350
20105,691
20096,265
20083,508
20073,061
20062,926
20052,939
20043,018
20033,008
20022,777
20012,282
20001,512
19991,491
19981,534
19971,555
19961,774
19951,794
19942,142
19932,925
19923,647
19913,554
19902,859

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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, Southfield, 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, Southfield, 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/southfield-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, Southfield, 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/southfield-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, Southfield, 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/southfield-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Southfield, MI?

Unemployed people in Southfield, MI was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.7% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Southfield, MI?

6,265 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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