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Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate

Flint, MI had the highest unemployment rate of 51 cities in January 2026, at 18.5%. Madison Heights, MI had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Michigan was 5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest18.5Flint, MI
Lowest2.5Madison Heights, MI
Median5.451 cities
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All cities, January 2026

Flint, MI: 18.5 %Flint, MI18.5Saginaw, MI: 12.5 %Saginaw, MI12.5Eastpointe, MI: 12.2 %Eastpointe, MI12.2Jackson, MI: 10.6 %Jackson, MI10.6Detroit, MI: 10.4 %Detroit, MI10.4Bay City, MI: 9.7 %Bay City, MI9.7Pontiac, MI: 9.6 %Pontiac, MI9.6Inkster, MI: 9.4 %Inkster, MI9.4Oak Park, MI: 8.9 %Oak Park, MI8.9Port Huron, MI: 8.7 %Port Huron, MI8.7Burton, MI: 8.6 %Burton, MI8.6Hamtramck, MI: 8.6 %Hamtramck, MI8.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 8.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI8.2Muskegon, MI: 7.8 %Muskegon, MI7.8Warren, MI: 6.7 %Warren, MI6.7Lansing, MI: 6.6 %Lansing, MI6.6Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Romulus, MI: 6.4 %Romulus, MI6.4Roseville, MI: 6.4 %Roseville, MI6.4Southfield, MI: 6.2 %Southfield, MI6.2Garden City, MI: 5.7 %Garden City, MI5.7Kalamazoo, MI: 5.7 %Kalamazoo, MI5.7East Lansing, MI: 5.6 %East Lansing, MI5.6Sterling Heights, MI: 5.6 %Sterling Heights, MI5.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.4 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.4Lincoln Park, MI: 5.4 %Lincoln Park, MI5.4Grand Rapids, MI: 5.3 %Grand Rapids, MI5.3Kentwood, MI: 5.1 %Kentwood, MI5.1Midland, MI: 5.1 %Midland, MI5.1Taylor, MI: 5 %Taylor, MI5Dearborn, MI: 4.9 %Dearborn, MI4.9Auburn Hills, MI: 4.6 %Auburn Hills, MI4.6Norton Shores, MI: 4.6 %Norton Shores, MI4.6Farmington Hills, MI: 4.5 %Farmington Hills, MI4.5Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.1 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.1Westland, MI: 3.8 %Westland, MI3.8Southgate, MI: 3.7 %Southgate, MI3.7Troy, MI: 3.6 %Troy, MI3.6Allen Park, MI: 3.5 %Allen Park, MI3.5Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Ferndale, MI: 3.5 %Ferndale, MI3.5Rochester Hills, MI: 3.5 %Rochester Hills, MI3.5Novi, MI: 3.4 %Novi, MI3.4Livonia, MI: 3.3 %Livonia, MI3.3Walker, MI: 3.1 %Walker, MI3.1Royal Oak, MI: 2.8 %Royal Oak, MI2.8Holland, MI: 2.7 %Holland, MI2.7Wyandotte, MI: 2.6 %Wyandotte, MI2.6Madison Heights, MI: 2.5 %Madison Heights, MI2.5Flint, MI: 18.5 %Flint, MI18.5Saginaw, MI: 12.5 %Saginaw, MI12.5Eastpointe, MI: 12.2 %Eastpointe, MI12.2Jackson, MI: 10.6 %Jackson, MI10.6Detroit, MI: 10.4 %Detroit, MI10.4Bay City, MI: 9.7 %Bay City, MI9.7Pontiac, MI: 9.6 %Pontiac, MI9.6Inkster, MI: 9.4 %Inkster, MI9.4Oak Park, MI: 8.9 %Oak Park, MI8.9Port Huron, MI: 8.7 %Port Huron, MI8.7Burton, MI: 8.6 %Burton, MI8.6Hamtramck, MI: 8.6 %Hamtramck, MI8.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 8.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI8.2Muskegon, MI: 7.8 %Muskegon, MI7.8Warren, MI: 6.7 %Warren, MI6.7Lansing, MI: 6.6 %Lansing, MI6.6Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Romulus, MI: 6.4 %Romulus, MI6.4Roseville, MI: 6.4 %Roseville, MI6.4Southfield, MI: 6.2 %Southfield, MI6.2Garden City, MI: 5.7 %Garden City, MI5.7Kalamazoo, MI: 5.7 %Kalamazoo, MI5.7East Lansing, MI: 5.6 %East Lansing, MI5.6Sterling Heights, MI: 5.6 %Sterling Heights, MI5.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.4 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.4Lincoln Park, MI: 5.4 %Lincoln Park, MI5.4Grand Rapids, MI: 5.3 %Grand Rapids, MI5.3Kentwood, MI: 5.1 %Kentwood, MI5.1Midland, MI: 5.1 %Midland, MI5.1Taylor, MI: 5 %Taylor, MI5Dearborn, MI: 4.9 %Dearborn, MI4.9Auburn Hills, MI: 4.6 %Auburn Hills, MI4.6Norton Shores, MI: 4.6 %Norton Shores, MI4.6Farmington Hills, MI: 4.5 %Farmington Hills, MI4.5Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.1 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.1Westland, MI: 3.8 %Westland, MI3.8Southgate, MI: 3.7 %Southgate, MI3.7Troy, MI: 3.6 %Troy, MI3.6Allen Park, MI: 3.5 %Allen Park, MI3.5Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Ferndale, MI: 3.5 %Ferndale, MI3.5Rochester Hills, MI: 3.5 %Rochester Hills, MI3.5Novi, MI: 3.4 %Novi, MI3.4Livonia, MI: 3.3 %Livonia, MI3.3Walker, MI: 3.1 %Walker, MI3.1Royal Oak, MI: 2.8 %Royal Oak, MI2.8Holland, MI: 2.7 %Holland, MI2.7Wyandotte, MI: 2.6 %Wyandotte, MI2.6Madison Heights, MI: 2.5 %Madison Heights, MI2.5
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Flint, MI18.5+3.8 pts
2Saginaw, MI12.5+0.1 pts
3Eastpointe, MI12.2-0.8 pts
4Jackson, MI10.6-0.2 pts
5Detroit, MI10.4-1 pts
6Bay City, MI9.7-0.1 pts
7Pontiac, MI9.6+0.3 pts
8Inkster, MI9.4-0.9 pts
9Oak Park, MI8.9+0.2 pts
10Port Huron, MI8.70 pts
11Burton, MI8.6+1.9 pts
11Hamtramck, MI8.6-0.8 pts
13Mount Pleasant, MI8.2+0.4 pts
14Muskegon, MI7.8-0.4 pts
15Warren, MI6.7-0.5 pts
16Lansing, MI6.6+0.3 pts
17Battle Creek, MI6.40 pts
17Romulus, MI6.4-0.6 pts
17Roseville, MI6.4-0.5 pts
20Southfield, MI6.2+0.1 pts
21Garden City, MI5.7-0.6 pts
21Kalamazoo, MI5.7+0.1 pts
23East Lansing, MI5.6+0.2 pts
23Sterling Heights, MI5.6-0.4 pts
25Dearborn Heights, MI5.4-0.5 pts
25Lincoln Park, MI5.4-0.6 pts
27Grand Rapids, MI5.3+0.1 pts
28Kentwood, MI5.1+0.1 pts
28Midland, MI5.1+0.1 pts
30Taylor, MI5-0.5 pts
31Dearborn, MI4.9-0.5 pts
32Auburn Hills, MI4.6+0.2 pts
32Norton Shores, MI4.6-0.2 pts
34Farmington Hills, MI4.5+0.2 pts
35Wyoming, MI4.30 pts
36Portage, MI4.10 pts
36St. Clair Shores, MI4.1-0.3 pts
38Westland, MI3.8-0.4 pts
39Southgate, MI3.7-0.4 pts
40Troy, MI3.6+0.1 pts
41Allen Park, MI3.5-0.4 pts
41Ann Arbor, MI3.50 pts
41Ferndale, MI3.5+0.1 pts
41Rochester Hills, MI3.5+0.1 pts
45Novi, MI3.4+0.1 pts
46Livonia, MI3.3-0.3 pts
47Walker, MI3.1+0.1 pts
48Royal Oak, MI2.8+0.1 pts
49Holland, MI2.70 pts
50Wyandotte, MI2.6-0.3 pts
51Madison Heights, MI2.5+0.1 pts

Other periods

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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, 2026-01) [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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01.

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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Flint, MI, with 18.5% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Madison Heights, MI, with 2.5% in January 2026.

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