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Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate

Flint, MI had the highest unemployment rate of 51 cities in May 2026, at 13%. Holland, MI had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Michigan was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest13Flint, MI
Lowest2.5Holland, MI
Median5.351 cities
Michigan5.1History

All cities, May 2026

Flint, MI: 13 %Flint, MI13Eastpointe, MI: 12.3 %Eastpointe, MI12.3Detroit, MI: 10.7 %Detroit, MI10.7Saginaw, MI: 10.6 %Saginaw, MI10.6Pontiac, MI: 10.4 %Pontiac, MI10.4Oak Park, MI: 9.7 %Oak Park, MI9.7Inkster, MI: 9.6 %Inkster, MI9.6Jackson, MI: 9.6 %Jackson, MI9.6Hamtramck, MI: 8.8 %Hamtramck, MI8.8Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2Port Huron, MI: 7.8 %Port Huron, MI7.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.5 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.5Muskegon, MI: 7.3 %Muskegon, MI7.3Southfield, MI: 6.8 %Southfield, MI6.8Warren, MI: 6.8 %Warren, MI6.8Romulus, MI: 6.6 %Romulus, MI6.6Roseville, MI: 6.5 %Roseville, MI6.5Lansing, MI: 6.3 %Lansing, MI6.3Battle Creek, MI: 5.9 %Battle Creek, MI5.9Burton, MI: 5.9 %Burton, MI5.9Garden City, MI: 5.9 %Garden City, MI5.9Kalamazoo, MI: 5.7 %Kalamazoo, MI5.7Sterling Heights, MI: 5.7 %Sterling Heights, MI5.7Lincoln Park, MI: 5.6 %Lincoln Park, MI5.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.5 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.5East Lansing, MI: 5.3 %East Lansing, MI5.3Grand Rapids, MI: 5.2 %Grand Rapids, MI5.2Taylor, MI: 5.2 %Taylor, MI5.2Dearborn, MI: 5.1 %Dearborn, MI5.1Auburn Hills, MI: 5 %Auburn Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 5 %Kentwood, MI5Farmington Hills, MI: 4.9 %Farmington Hills, MI4.9Midland, MI: 4.8 %Midland, MI4.8Norton Shores, MI: 4.3 %Norton Shores, MI4.3Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.2 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.2Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1Troy, MI: 3.9 %Troy, MI3.9Westland, MI: 3.9 %Westland, MI3.9Ferndale, MI: 3.8 %Ferndale, MI3.8Rochester Hills, MI: 3.8 %Rochester Hills, MI3.8Southgate, MI: 3.8 %Southgate, MI3.8Novi, MI: 3.7 %Novi, MI3.7Allen Park, MI: 3.6 %Allen Park, MI3.6Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Livonia, MI: 3.3 %Livonia, MI3.3Royal Oak, MI: 3 %Royal Oak, MI3Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Madison Heights, MI: 2.7 %Madison Heights, MI2.7Wyandotte, MI: 2.7 %Wyandotte, MI2.7Holland, MI: 2.5 %Holland, MI2.5Flint, MI: 13 %Flint, MI13Eastpointe, MI: 12.3 %Eastpointe, MI12.3Detroit, MI: 10.7 %Detroit, MI10.7Saginaw, MI: 10.6 %Saginaw, MI10.6Pontiac, MI: 10.4 %Pontiac, MI10.4Oak Park, MI: 9.7 %Oak Park, MI9.7Inkster, MI: 9.6 %Inkster, MI9.6Jackson, MI: 9.6 %Jackson, MI9.6Hamtramck, MI: 8.8 %Hamtramck, MI8.8Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2Port Huron, MI: 7.8 %Port Huron, MI7.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.5 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.5Muskegon, MI: 7.3 %Muskegon, MI7.3Southfield, MI: 6.8 %Southfield, MI6.8Warren, MI: 6.8 %Warren, MI6.8Romulus, MI: 6.6 %Romulus, MI6.6Roseville, MI: 6.5 %Roseville, MI6.5Lansing, MI: 6.3 %Lansing, MI6.3Battle Creek, MI: 5.9 %Battle Creek, MI5.9Burton, MI: 5.9 %Burton, MI5.9Garden City, MI: 5.9 %Garden City, MI5.9Kalamazoo, MI: 5.7 %Kalamazoo, MI5.7Sterling Heights, MI: 5.7 %Sterling Heights, MI5.7Lincoln Park, MI: 5.6 %Lincoln Park, MI5.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 5.5 %Dearborn Heights, MI5.5East Lansing, MI: 5.3 %East Lansing, MI5.3Grand Rapids, MI: 5.2 %Grand Rapids, MI5.2Taylor, MI: 5.2 %Taylor, MI5.2Dearborn, MI: 5.1 %Dearborn, MI5.1Auburn Hills, MI: 5 %Auburn Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 5 %Kentwood, MI5Farmington Hills, MI: 4.9 %Farmington Hills, MI4.9Midland, MI: 4.8 %Midland, MI4.8Norton Shores, MI: 4.3 %Norton Shores, MI4.3Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.2 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.2Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1Troy, MI: 3.9 %Troy, MI3.9Westland, MI: 3.9 %Westland, MI3.9Ferndale, MI: 3.8 %Ferndale, MI3.8Rochester Hills, MI: 3.8 %Rochester Hills, MI3.8Southgate, MI: 3.8 %Southgate, MI3.8Novi, MI: 3.7 %Novi, MI3.7Allen Park, MI: 3.6 %Allen Park, MI3.6Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Livonia, MI: 3.3 %Livonia, MI3.3Royal Oak, MI: 3 %Royal Oak, MI3Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Madison Heights, MI: 2.7 %Madison Heights, MI2.7Wyandotte, MI: 2.7 %Wyandotte, MI2.7Holland, MI: 2.5 %Holland, MI2.5
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Flint, MI13-0.5 pts
2Eastpointe, MI12.3+1 pts
3Detroit, MI10.7+1.1 pts
4Saginaw, MI10.6-0.5 pts
5Pontiac, MI10.4+1.7 pts
6Oak Park, MI9.7+1.6 pts
7Inkster, MI9.6+1 pts
7Jackson, MI9.6-0.4 pts
9Hamtramck, MI8.8+1 pts
10Bay City, MI8.2-0.5 pts
11Port Huron, MI7.8+0.9 pts
12Mount Pleasant, MI7.5-0.5 pts
13Muskegon, MI7.3-0.6 pts
14Southfield, MI6.8+1.2 pts
14Warren, MI6.8+0.6 pts
16Romulus, MI6.6+0.7 pts
17Roseville, MI6.5+0.6 pts
18Lansing, MI6.3-0.2 pts
19Battle Creek, MI5.9-0.2 pts
19Burton, MI5.9-0.2 pts
19Garden City, MI5.9+0.7 pts
22Kalamazoo, MI5.7-0.2 pts
22Sterling Heights, MI5.7+0.5 pts
24Lincoln Park, MI5.6+0.6 pts
25Dearborn Heights, MI5.5+0.6 pts
26East Lansing, MI5.3-0.3 pts
27Grand Rapids, MI5.2-0.2 pts
27Taylor, MI5.2+0.6 pts
29Dearborn, MI5.1+0.6 pts
30Auburn Hills, MI5+0.9 pts
30Kentwood, MI5-0.2 pts
32Farmington Hills, MI4.9+0.9 pts
33Midland, MI4.8+0.2 pts
34Norton Shores, MI4.3-0.3 pts
34Wyoming, MI4.3-0.1 pts
36St. Clair Shores, MI4.2+0.4 pts
37Portage, MI4.1-0.2 pts
38Troy, MI3.9+0.7 pts
38Westland, MI3.9+0.4 pts
40Ferndale, MI3.8+0.6 pts
40Rochester Hills, MI3.8+0.6 pts
40Southgate, MI3.8+0.4 pts
43Novi, MI3.7+0.6 pts
44Allen Park, MI3.6+0.4 pts
45Ann Arbor, MI3.5-0.2 pts
46Livonia, MI3.3+0.3 pts
47Royal Oak, MI3+0.5 pts
47Walker, MI3-0.2 pts
49Madison Heights, MI2.7+0.5 pts
49Wyandotte, MI2.7+0.3 pts
51Holland, MI2.5-0.2 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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Flint, MI, with 13% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Holland, MI, with 2.5% in May 2026.

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