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Unemployed people in Sterling Heights, MI

Unemployed people in Sterling Heights, MI was 3,505 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,505
Change on 2024+8.5%
Rank6th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high8,6552010
Series low1,7972000

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Unemployed people in Sterling Heights, MI, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 4,400 persons1991: 5,429 persons1992: 5,135 persons1993: 3,872 persons1994: 3,197 persons1995: 2,713 persons1996: 2,628 persons1997: 2,313 persons1998: 2,313 persons1999: 2,269 persons2000: 1,797 persons2001: 2,629 persons2002: 3,119 persons2003: 3,527 persons2004: 3,519 persons2005: 3,455 persons2006: 3,573 persons2007: 3,661 persons2008: 4,292 persons2009: 7,675 persons2010: 8,655 persons2011: 6,494 persons2012: 5,922 persons2013: 5,824 persons2014: 4,865 persons2015: 3,550 persons2016: 3,701 persons2017: 3,167 persons2018: 2,967 persons2019: 3,062 persons2020: 8,388 persons2021: 4,027 persons2022: 2,647 persons2023: 2,533 persons2024: 3,231 persons2025: 3,505 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 4,400 persons1991: 5,429 persons1992: 5,135 persons1993: 3,872 persons1994: 3,197 persons1995: 2,713 persons1996: 2,628 persons1997: 2,313 persons1998: 2,313 persons1999: 2,269 persons2000: 1,797 persons2001: 2,629 persons2002: 3,119 persons2003: 3,527 persons2004: 3,519 persons2005: 3,455 persons2006: 3,573 persons2007: 3,661 persons2008: 4,292 persons2009: 7,675 persons2010: 8,655 persons2011: 6,494 persons2012: 5,922 persons2013: 5,824 persons2014: 4,865 persons2015: 3,550 persons2016: 3,701 persons2017: 3,167 persons2018: 2,967 persons2019: 3,062 persons2020: 8,388 persons2021: 4,027 persons2022: 2,647 persons2023: 2,533 persons2024: 3,231 persons2025: 3,505 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
20253,505
20243,231
20232,533
20222,647
20214,027
20208,388
20193,062
20182,967
20173,167
20163,701
20153,550
20144,865
20135,824
20125,922
20116,494
20108,655
20097,675
20084,292
20073,661
20063,573
20053,455
20043,519
20033,527
20023,119
20012,629
20001,797
19992,269
19982,313
19972,313
19962,628
19952,713
19943,197
19933,872
19925,135
19915,429
19904,400

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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, Sterling Heights, 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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-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, Sterling Heights, 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/sterling-heights-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Sterling Heights, MI?

Unemployed people in Sterling Heights, MI was 3,505 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Sterling Heights, MI?

8,655 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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