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Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate

Eastpointe, MI had the highest unemployment rate of 51 cities in July 2026, at 13.8%. Holland, MI had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Michigan was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest13.8Eastpointe, MI
Lowest2.5Holland, MI
Median5.651 cities
Michigan4.9History

All cities, July 2026

Eastpointe, MI: 13.8 %Eastpointe, MI13.8Flint, MI: 12.5 %Flint, MI12.5Detroit, MI: 11.9 %Detroit, MI11.9Inkster, MI: 10.8 %Inkster, MI10.8Pontiac, MI: 10.6 %Pontiac, MI10.6Saginaw, MI: 10.2 %Saginaw, MI10.2Hamtramck, MI: 9.9 %Hamtramck, MI9.9Oak Park, MI: 9.9 %Oak Park, MI9.9Jackson, MI: 9.7 %Jackson, MI9.7Port Huron, MI: 7.8 %Port Huron, MI7.8Bay City, MI: 7.7 %Bay City, MI7.7Warren, MI: 7.7 %Warren, MI7.7Romulus, MI: 7.4 %Romulus, MI7.4Roseville, MI: 7.3 %Roseville, MI7.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.2Muskegon, MI: 7.1 %Muskegon, MI7.1Southfield, MI: 6.9 %Southfield, MI6.9Garden City, MI: 6.6 %Garden City, MI6.6Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Lansing, MI: 6.4 %Lansing, MI6.4Sterling Heights, MI: 6.4 %Sterling Heights, MI6.4Lincoln Park, MI: 6.3 %Lincoln Park, MI6.3Dearborn Heights, MI: 6.2 %Dearborn Heights, MI6.2Taylor, MI: 5.8 %Taylor, MI5.8Dearborn, MI: 5.7 %Dearborn, MI5.7Burton, MI: 5.6 %Burton, MI5.6Kalamazoo, MI: 5.6 %Kalamazoo, MI5.6East Lansing, MI: 5.5 %East Lansing, MI5.5Grand Rapids, MI: 5.2 %Grand Rapids, MI5.2Auburn Hills, MI: 5.1 %Auburn Hills, MI5.1Farmington Hills, MI: 5 %Farmington Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 5 %Kentwood, MI5St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.7 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.7Midland, MI: 4.5 %Midland, MI4.5Westland, MI: 4.4 %Westland, MI4.4Southgate, MI: 4.3 %Southgate, MI4.3Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3Norton Shores, MI: 4.2 %Norton Shores, MI4.2Allen Park, MI: 4.1 %Allen Park, MI4.1Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1Troy, MI: 4 %Troy, MI4Ferndale, MI: 3.9 %Ferndale, MI3.9Rochester Hills, MI: 3.9 %Rochester Hills, MI3.9Livonia, MI: 3.8 %Livonia, MI3.8Novi, MI: 3.8 %Novi, MI3.8Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Royal Oak, MI: 3.1 %Royal Oak, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Wyandotte, MI: 3 %Wyandotte, MI3Madison Heights, MI: 2.8 %Madison Heights, MI2.8Holland, MI: 2.5 %Holland, MI2.5Eastpointe, MI: 13.8 %Eastpointe, MI13.8Flint, MI: 12.5 %Flint, MI12.5Detroit, MI: 11.9 %Detroit, MI11.9Inkster, MI: 10.8 %Inkster, MI10.8Pontiac, MI: 10.6 %Pontiac, MI10.6Saginaw, MI: 10.2 %Saginaw, MI10.2Hamtramck, MI: 9.9 %Hamtramck, MI9.9Oak Park, MI: 9.9 %Oak Park, MI9.9Jackson, MI: 9.7 %Jackson, MI9.7Port Huron, MI: 7.8 %Port Huron, MI7.8Bay City, MI: 7.7 %Bay City, MI7.7Warren, MI: 7.7 %Warren, MI7.7Romulus, MI: 7.4 %Romulus, MI7.4Roseville, MI: 7.3 %Roseville, MI7.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 7.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI7.2Muskegon, MI: 7.1 %Muskegon, MI7.1Southfield, MI: 6.9 %Southfield, MI6.9Garden City, MI: 6.6 %Garden City, MI6.6Battle Creek, MI: 6.4 %Battle Creek, MI6.4Lansing, MI: 6.4 %Lansing, MI6.4Sterling Heights, MI: 6.4 %Sterling Heights, MI6.4Lincoln Park, MI: 6.3 %Lincoln Park, MI6.3Dearborn Heights, MI: 6.2 %Dearborn Heights, MI6.2Taylor, MI: 5.8 %Taylor, MI5.8Dearborn, MI: 5.7 %Dearborn, MI5.7Burton, MI: 5.6 %Burton, MI5.6Kalamazoo, MI: 5.6 %Kalamazoo, MI5.6East Lansing, MI: 5.5 %East Lansing, MI5.5Grand Rapids, MI: 5.2 %Grand Rapids, MI5.2Auburn Hills, MI: 5.1 %Auburn Hills, MI5.1Farmington Hills, MI: 5 %Farmington Hills, MI5Kentwood, MI: 5 %Kentwood, MI5St. Clair Shores, MI: 4.7 %St. Clair Shores, MI4.7Midland, MI: 4.5 %Midland, MI4.5Westland, MI: 4.4 %Westland, MI4.4Southgate, MI: 4.3 %Southgate, MI4.3Wyoming, MI: 4.3 %Wyoming, MI4.3Norton Shores, MI: 4.2 %Norton Shores, MI4.2Allen Park, MI: 4.1 %Allen Park, MI4.1Portage, MI: 4.1 %Portage, MI4.1Troy, MI: 4 %Troy, MI4Ferndale, MI: 3.9 %Ferndale, MI3.9Rochester Hills, MI: 3.9 %Rochester Hills, MI3.9Livonia, MI: 3.8 %Livonia, MI3.8Novi, MI: 3.8 %Novi, MI3.8Ann Arbor, MI: 3.5 %Ann Arbor, MI3.5Royal Oak, MI: 3.1 %Royal Oak, MI3.1Walker, MI: 3 %Walker, MI3Wyandotte, MI: 3 %Wyandotte, MI3Madison Heights, MI: 2.8 %Madison Heights, MI2.8Holland, 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

RankCitiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Eastpointe, MI13.8+0.8 pts
2Flint, MI12.5-2.8 pts
3Detroit, MI11.9+0.6 pts
4Inkster, MI10.8+0.6 pts
5Pontiac, MI10.6+0.6 pts
6Saginaw, MI10.2-1.7 pts
7Hamtramck, MI9.9+0.6 pts
7Oak Park, MI9.9+0.5 pts
9Jackson, MI9.7-1.3 pts
10Port Huron, MI7.8-0.3 pts
11Bay City, MI7.7-1.3 pts
11Warren, MI7.7+0.5 pts
13Romulus, MI7.4+0.5 pts
14Roseville, MI7.3+0.5 pts
15Mount Pleasant, MI7.2-1.1 pts
16Muskegon, MI7.1-1.5 pts
17Southfield, MI6.9+0.4 pts
18Garden City, MI6.6+0.4 pts
19Battle Creek, MI6.4-1 pts
19Lansing, MI6.4-1.5 pts
19Sterling Heights, MI6.4+0.4 pts
22Lincoln Park, MI6.3+0.4 pts
23Dearborn Heights, MI6.2+0.3 pts
24Taylor, MI5.8+0.3 pts
25Dearborn, MI5.7+0.3 pts
26Burton, MI5.6-1.4 pts
26Kalamazoo, MI5.6-1 pts
28East Lansing, MI5.5-1.2 pts
29Grand Rapids, MI5.2-0.8 pts
30Auburn Hills, MI5.1+0.3 pts
31Farmington Hills, MI5+0.3 pts
31Kentwood, MI5-0.8 pts
33St. Clair Shores, MI4.7+0.3 pts
34Midland, MI4.5-0.5 pts
35Westland, MI4.4+0.3 pts
36Southgate, MI4.3+0.3 pts
36Wyoming, MI4.3-0.6 pts
38Norton Shores, MI4.2-0.9 pts
39Allen Park, MI4.1+0.3 pts
39Portage, MI4.1-0.7 pts
41Troy, MI4+0.2 pts
42Ferndale, MI3.9+0.2 pts
42Rochester Hills, MI3.9+0.2 pts
44Livonia, MI3.8+0.3 pts
44Novi, MI3.8+0.2 pts
46Ann Arbor, MI3.5-0.5 pts
47Royal Oak, MI3.1+0.2 pts
48Walker, MI3-0.5 pts
48Wyandotte, MI3+0.2 pts
50Madison Heights, MI2.8+0.2 pts
51Holland, MI2.5-0.4 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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Eastpointe, MI, with 13.8% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Holland, MI, with 2.5% in July 2026.

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