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Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate, August 2026

Eastpointe, MI had the highest unemployment rate of 51 cities in August 2026, at 13.1%. Holland, MI had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Michigan was 5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest13.1Eastpointe, MI
Lowest2.4Holland, MI
Median5.551 cities
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All cities, August 2026

Eastpointe, MI: 13.1 %Eastpointe, MI13.1Flint, MI: 12.5 %Flint, MI12.5Detroit, MI: 11.4 %Detroit, MI11.4Pontiac, MI: 10.6 %Pontiac, MI10.6Inkster, MI: 10.3 %Inkster, MI10.3Saginaw, MI: 10.1 %Saginaw, MI10.1Oak Park, MI: 9.9 %Oak Park, MI9.9Hamtramck, MI: 9.4 %Hamtramck, MI9.4Jackson, MI: 9.4 %Jackson, MI9.4Bay City, MI: 7.7 %Bay City, MI7.7Port Huron, MI: 7.7 %Port Huron, MI7.7Warren, MI: 7.3 %Warren, MI7.3Muskegon, MI: 7.2 %Muskegon, MI7.2Mount Pleasant, MI: 7 %Mount Pleasant, MI7Romulus, MI: 7 %Romulus, MI7Roseville, MI: 6.9 %Roseville, MI6.9Southfield, MI: 6.9 %Southfield, MI6.9Garden City, MI: 6.3 %Garden City, MI6.3Lansing, MI: 6.2 %Lansing, MI6.2Sterling Heights, MI: 6.1 %Sterling Heights, MI6.1Lincoln Park, MI: 6 %Lincoln Park, MI6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.9Battle Creek, MI: 5.8 %Battle Creek, MI5.8Burton, MI: 5.6 %Burton, MI5.6Kalamazoo, MI: 5.5 %Kalamazoo, MI5.5Taylor, MI: 5.5 %Taylor, MI5.5Dearborn, MI: 5.4 %Dearborn, MI5.4East Lansing, MI: 5.3 %East Lansing, MI5.3Auburn Hills, MI: 5.1 %Auburn Hills, MI5.1Grand Rapids, MI: 5.1 %Grand Rapids, MI5.1Farmington Hills, MI: 5 %Farmington Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 4.9 %Kentwood, MI4.9Midland, MI: 4.6 %Midland, MI4.6St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.4 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.4Norton Shores, MI: 4.2 %Norton Shores, MI4.2Westland, MI: 4.2 %Westland, MI4.2Wyoming, MI: 4.2 %Wyoming, MI4.2Southgate, MI: 4.1 %Southgate, MI4.1Portage, MI: 4 %Portage, MI4Troy, MI: 4 %Troy, MI4Allen Park, MI: 3.9 %Allen Park, MI3.9Ferndale, MI: 3.9 %Ferndale, MI3.9Rochester Hills, MI: 3.9 %Rochester Hills, MI3.9Novi, MI: 3.8 %Novi, MI3.8Livonia, MI: 3.6 %Livonia, MI3.6Ann Arbor, MI: 3.4 %Ann Arbor, MI3.4Royal Oak, MI: 3.1 %Royal Oak, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Wyandotte, MI: 2.9 %Wyandotte, MI2.9Madison Heights, MI: 2.7 %Madison Heights, MI2.7Holland, MI: 2.4 %Holland, MI2.4Eastpointe, MI: 13.1 %Eastpointe, MI13.1Flint, MI: 12.5 %Flint, MI12.5Detroit, MI: 11.4 %Detroit, MI11.4Pontiac, MI: 10.6 %Pontiac, MI10.6Inkster, MI: 10.3 %Inkster, MI10.3Saginaw, MI: 10.1 %Saginaw, MI10.1Oak Park, MI: 9.9 %Oak Park, MI9.9Hamtramck, MI: 9.4 %Hamtramck, MI9.4Jackson, MI: 9.4 %Jackson, MI9.4Bay City, MI: 7.7 %Bay City, MI7.7Port Huron, MI: 7.7 %Port Huron, MI7.7Warren, MI: 7.3 %Warren, MI7.3Muskegon, MI: 7.2 %Muskegon, MI7.2Mount Pleasant, MI: 7 %Mount Pleasant, MI7Romulus, MI: 7 %Romulus, MI7Roseville, MI: 6.9 %Roseville, MI6.9Southfield, MI: 6.9 %Southfield, MI6.9Garden City, MI: 6.3 %Garden City, MI6.3Lansing, MI: 6.2 %Lansing, MI6.2Sterling Heights, MI: 6.1 %Sterling Heights, MI6.1Lincoln Park, MI: 6 %Lincoln Park, MI6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.9Battle Creek, MI: 5.8 %Battle Creek, MI5.8Burton, MI: 5.6 %Burton, MI5.6Kalamazoo, MI: 5.5 %Kalamazoo, MI5.5Taylor, MI: 5.5 %Taylor, MI5.5Dearborn, MI: 5.4 %Dearborn, MI5.4East Lansing, MI: 5.3 %East Lansing, MI5.3Auburn Hills, MI: 5.1 %Auburn Hills, MI5.1Grand Rapids, MI: 5.1 %Grand Rapids, MI5.1Farmington Hills, MI: 5 %Farmington Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 4.9 %Kentwood, MI4.9Midland, MI: 4.6 %Midland, MI4.6St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.4 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.4Norton Shores, MI: 4.2 %Norton Shores, MI4.2Westland, MI: 4.2 %Westland, MI4.2Wyoming, MI: 4.2 %Wyoming, MI4.2Southgate, MI: 4.1 %Southgate, MI4.1Portage, MI: 4 %Portage, MI4Troy, MI: 4 %Troy, MI4Allen Park, MI: 3.9 %Allen Park, MI3.9Ferndale, MI: 3.9 %Ferndale, MI3.9Rochester Hills, MI: 3.9 %Rochester Hills, MI3.9Novi, MI: 3.8 %Novi, MI3.8Livonia, MI: 3.6 %Livonia, MI3.6Ann Arbor, MI: 3.4 %Ann Arbor, MI3.4Royal Oak, MI: 3.1 %Royal Oak, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Wyandotte, MI: 2.9 %Wyandotte, MI2.9Madison Heights, MI: 2.7 %Madison Heights, MI2.7Holland, MI: 2.4 %Holland, MI2.4
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Eastpointe, MI Provisional13.1+2.6 pts
2Flint, MI Provisional12.5-1.1 pts
3Detroit, MI Provisional11.4+1.8 pts
4Pontiac, MI Provisional10.6+2.1 pts
5Inkster, MI Provisional10.3+1.7 pts
6Saginaw, MI Provisional10.1-0.7 pts
7Oak Park, MI Provisional9.9+2 pts
8Hamtramck, MI Provisional9.4+1.5 pts
8Jackson, MI Provisional9.4-0.6 pts
10Bay City, MI Provisional7.7-0.5 pts
10Port Huron, MI Provisional7.7+1.3 pts
12Warren, MI Provisional7.3+1.5 pts
13Muskegon, MI Provisional7.2-0.7 pts
14Mount Pleasant, MI Provisional7-0.7 pts
14Romulus, MI Provisional7+1.1 pts
16Roseville, MI Provisional6.9+1.4 pts
16Southfield, MI Provisional6.9+1.4 pts
18Garden City, MI Provisional6.3+1.1 pts
19Lansing, MI Provisional6.2-0.5 pts
20Sterling Heights, MI Provisional6.1+1.3 pts
21Lincoln Park, MI Provisional6+1 pts
22Dearborn Heights, MI Provisional5.9+1 pts
23Battle Creek, MI Provisional5.8-0.6 pts
24Burton, MI Provisional5.6-0.5 pts
25Kalamazoo, MI Provisional5.5-0.3 pts
25Taylor, MI Provisional5.5+0.9 pts
27Dearborn, MI Provisional5.4+0.9 pts
28East Lansing, MI Provisional5.3-0.4 pts
29Auburn Hills, MI Provisional5.1+1.1 pts
29Grand Rapids, MI Provisional5.1-0.3 pts
31Farmington Hills, MI Provisional5+1.1 pts
32Kentwood, MI Provisional4.9-0.3 pts
33Midland, MI Provisional4.6+0.1 pts
34St. Clair Shores, MI Provisional4.4+0.9 pts
35Norton Shores, MI Provisional4.2-0.4 pts
35Westland, MI Provisional4.2+0.7 pts
35Wyoming, MI Provisional4.2-0.2 pts
38Southgate, MI Provisional4.1+0.7 pts
39Portage, MI Provisional4-0.2 pts
39Troy, MI Provisional4+0.8 pts
41Allen Park, MI Provisional3.9+0.7 pts
41Ferndale, MI Provisional3.9+0.8 pts
41Rochester Hills, MI Provisional3.9+0.8 pts
44Novi, MI Provisional3.8+0.8 pts
45Livonia, MI Provisional3.6+0.6 pts
46Ann Arbor, MI Provisional3.4-0.3 pts
47Royal Oak, MI Provisional3.1+0.7 pts
48Walker, MI Provisional3-0.1 pts
49Wyandotte, MI Provisional2.9+0.5 pts
50Madison Heights, MI Provisional2.7+0.5 pts
51Holland, MI Provisional2.4-0.1 pts

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Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate, 2026-08) [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 rate (measure 03), Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate, 2026-08. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/michigan-cities. 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 rate (measure 03). Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate, 2026-08. 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/rankings/unemployment-rate/michigan-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/michigan-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eastpointe, MI, with 13.1% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Holland, MI, with 2.4% in August 2026.

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