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Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate

Flint, MI had the highest unemployment rate of 51 cities in August 2025, at 13.6%. Madison Heights, MI had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 5% and the figure for Michigan was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest13.6Flint, MI
Lowest2.2Madison Heights, MI
Median551 cities
Michigan4.9History

All cities, August 2025

Flint, MI: 13.6 %Flint, MI13.6Saginaw, MI: 10.8 %Saginaw, MI10.8Eastpointe, MI: 10.5 %Eastpointe, MI10.5Jackson, MI: 10 %Jackson, MI10Detroit, MI: 9.6 %Detroit, MI9.6Inkster, MI: 8.6 %Inkster, MI8.6Pontiac, MI: 8.5 %Pontiac, MI8.5Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2Hamtramck, MI: 7.9 %Hamtramck, MI7.9Muskegon, MI: 7.9 %Muskegon, MI7.9Oak Park, MI: 7.9 %Oak Park, MI7.9Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.7 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.7Lansing, MI: 6.7 %Lansing, MI6.7Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Port Huron, MI: 6.4 %Port Huron, MI6.4Burton, MI: 6.1 %Burton, MI6.1Romulus, MI: 5.9 %Romulus, MI5.9Kalamazoo, MI: 5.8 %Kalamazoo, MI5.8Warren, MI: 5.8 %Warren, MI5.8East Lansing, MI: 5.7 %East Lansing, MI5.7Roseville, MI: 5.5 %Roseville, MI5.5Southfield, MI: 5.5 %Southfield, MI5.5Grand Rapids, MI: 5.4 %Grand Rapids, MI5.4Garden City, MI: 5.2 %Garden City, MI5.2Kentwood, MI: 5.2 %Kentwood, MI5.2Lincoln Park, MI: 5 %Lincoln Park, MI5Dearborn Heights, MI: 4.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI4.9Sterling Heights, MI: 4.8 %Sterling Heights, MI4.8Norton Shores, MI: 4.6 %Norton Shores, MI4.6Taylor, MI: 4.6 %Taylor, MI4.6Dearborn, MI: 4.5 %Dearborn, MI4.5Midland, MI: 4.5 %Midland, MI4.5Wyoming, MI: 4.4 %Wyoming, MI4.4Portage, MI: 4.2 %Portage, MI4.2Auburn Hills, MI: 4 %Auburn Hills, MI4Farmington Hills, MI: 3.9 %Farmington Hills, MI3.9Ann Arbor, MI: 3.7 %Ann Arbor, MI3.7St. Clair Shores, MI: 3.5 %St. Clair Shores, MI3.5Westland, MI: 3.5 %Westland, MI3.5Southgate, MI: 3.4 %Southgate, MI3.4Allen Park, MI: 3.2 %Allen Park, MI3.2Troy, MI: 3.2 %Troy, MI3.2Ferndale, MI: 3.1 %Ferndale, MI3.1Rochester Hills, MI: 3.1 %Rochester Hills, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3.1 %Walker, MI3.1Livonia, MI: 3 %Livonia, MI3Novi, MI: 3 %Novi, MI3Holland, MI: 2.5 %Holland, MI2.5Royal Oak, MI: 2.4 %Royal Oak, MI2.4Wyandotte, MI: 2.4 %Wyandotte, MI2.4Madison Heights, MI: 2.2 %Madison Heights, MI2.2Flint, MI: 13.6 %Flint, MI13.6Saginaw, MI: 10.8 %Saginaw, MI10.8Eastpointe, MI: 10.5 %Eastpointe, MI10.5Jackson, MI: 10 %Jackson, MI10Detroit, MI: 9.6 %Detroit, MI9.6Inkster, MI: 8.6 %Inkster, MI8.6Pontiac, MI: 8.5 %Pontiac, MI8.5Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2Hamtramck, MI: 7.9 %Hamtramck, MI7.9Muskegon, MI: 7.9 %Muskegon, MI7.9Oak Park, MI: 7.9 %Oak Park, MI7.9Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.7 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.7Lansing, MI: 6.7 %Lansing, MI6.7Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Port Huron, MI: 6.4 %Port Huron, MI6.4Burton, MI: 6.1 %Burton, MI6.1Romulus, MI: 5.9 %Romulus, MI5.9Kalamazoo, MI: 5.8 %Kalamazoo, MI5.8Warren, MI: 5.8 %Warren, MI5.8East Lansing, MI: 5.7 %East Lansing, MI5.7Roseville, MI: 5.5 %Roseville, MI5.5Southfield, MI: 5.5 %Southfield, MI5.5Grand Rapids, MI: 5.4 %Grand Rapids, MI5.4Garden City, MI: 5.2 %Garden City, MI5.2Kentwood, MI: 5.2 %Kentwood, MI5.2Lincoln Park, MI: 5 %Lincoln Park, MI5Dearborn Heights, MI: 4.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI4.9Sterling Heights, MI: 4.8 %Sterling Heights, MI4.8Norton Shores, MI: 4.6 %Norton Shores, MI4.6Taylor, MI: 4.6 %Taylor, MI4.6Dearborn, MI: 4.5 %Dearborn, MI4.5Midland, MI: 4.5 %Midland, MI4.5Wyoming, MI: 4.4 %Wyoming, MI4.4Portage, MI: 4.2 %Portage, MI4.2Auburn Hills, MI: 4 %Auburn Hills, MI4Farmington Hills, MI: 3.9 %Farmington Hills, MI3.9Ann Arbor, MI: 3.7 %Ann Arbor, MI3.7St. Clair Shores, MI: 3.5 %St. Clair Shores, MI3.5Westland, MI: 3.5 %Westland, MI3.5Southgate, MI: 3.4 %Southgate, MI3.4Allen Park, MI: 3.2 %Allen Park, MI3.2Troy, MI: 3.2 %Troy, MI3.2Ferndale, MI: 3.1 %Ferndale, MI3.1Rochester Hills, MI: 3.1 %Rochester Hills, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3.1 %Walker, MI3.1Livonia, MI: 3 %Livonia, MI3Novi, MI: 3 %Novi, MI3Holland, MI: 2.5 %Holland, MI2.5Royal Oak, MI: 2.4 %Royal Oak, MI2.4Wyandotte, MI: 2.4 %Wyandotte, MI2.4Madison Heights, MI: 2.2 %Madison Heights, MI2.2
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Flint, MI13.6+0.3 pts
2Saginaw, MI10.80 pts
3Eastpointe, MI10.5-0.2 pts
4Jackson, MI100 pts
5Detroit, MI9.6+0.4 pts
6Inkster, MI8.6+0.3 pts
7Pontiac, MI8.5+0.3 pts
8Bay City, MI8.20 pts
9Hamtramck, MI7.9+0.4 pts
9Muskegon, MI7.9+0.1 pts
9Oak Park, MI7.9+0.2 pts
12Mount Pleasant, MI7.7-0.8 pts
13Lansing, MI6.7+0.1 pts
14Battle Creek, MI6.40 pts
14Port Huron, MI6.4+0.1 pts
16Burton, MI6.1+0.1 pts
17Romulus, MI5.9+0.3 pts
18Kalamazoo, MI5.80 pts
18Warren, MI5.80 pts
20East Lansing, MI5.7+0.1 pts
21Roseville, MI5.50 pts
21Southfield, MI5.5+0.2 pts
23Grand Rapids, MI5.40 pts
24Garden City, MI5.2+0.2 pts
24Kentwood, MI5.20 pts
26Lincoln Park, MI5+0.2 pts
27Dearborn Heights, MI4.9+0.2 pts
28Sterling Heights, MI4.8-0.1 pts
29Norton Shores, MI4.60 pts
29Taylor, MI4.6+0.2 pts
31Dearborn, MI4.5+0.2 pts
31Midland, MI4.5+0.1 pts
33Wyoming, MI4.40 pts
34Portage, MI4.20 pts
35Auburn Hills, MI4+0.1 pts
36Farmington Hills, MI3.9+0.1 pts
37Ann Arbor, MI3.7+0.1 pts
38St. Clair Shores, MI3.50 pts
38Westland, MI3.5+0.2 pts
40Southgate, MI3.4+0.2 pts
41Allen Park, MI3.2+0.1 pts
41Troy, MI3.2+0.1 pts
43Ferndale, MI3.1+0.1 pts
43Rochester Hills, MI3.1+0.1 pts
43Walker, MI3.10 pts
46Livonia, MI3+0.2 pts
46Novi, MI3+0.1 pts
48Holland, MI2.5-0.1 pts
49Royal Oak, MI2.40 pts
49Wyandotte, MI2.4+0.1 pts
51Madison Heights, MI2.2+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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, 2025-08) [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, 2025-08. 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?period=2025-08. 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, 2025-08. 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?period=2025-08.

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, 2025-08 [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?period=2025-08 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Flint, MI, with 13.6% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Madison Heights, MI, with 2.2% in August 2025.

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