# Counties in Michigan by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 83 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. 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 and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/michigan-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/michigan-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oscoda County | 8.6 |
| 2 | Alcona County | 7.2 |
| 3 | Presque Isle County | 6.9 |
| 3 | Wayne County | 6.9 |
| 5 | Iosco County | 6.7 |
| 5 | Ogemaw County | 6.7 |
| 7 | Roscommon County | 6.4 |
| 8 | Iron County | 6.2 |
| 8 | Lake County | 6.2 |
| 10 | Arenac County | 6.1 |
| 10 | Clare County | 6.1 |
| 10 | Gogebic County | 6.1 |
| 10 | Montmorency County | 6.1 |
| 14 | Baraga County | 6 |
| 14 | Ontonagon County | 6 |
| 16 | Genesee County | 5.8 |
| 16 | Gladwin County | 5.8 |
| 16 | Luce County | 5.8 |
| 16 | Saginaw County | 5.8 |
| 16 | Schoolcraft County | 5.8 |
| 21 | Macomb County | 5.7 |
| 21 | Mason County | 5.7 |
| 21 | Mecosta County | 5.7 |
| 24 | Tuscola County | 5.6 |
| 25 | Sanilac County | 5.5 |
| 26 | Bay County | 5.4 |
| 26 | Crawford County | 5.4 |
| 26 | Oceana County | 5.4 |
| 29 | Alger County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Alpena County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Calhoun County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Chippewa County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Gratiot County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Keweenaw County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Muskegon County | 5.3 |
| 29 | St. Clair County | 5.3 |
| 37 | Osceola County | 5.2 |
| 38 | Delta County | 5.1 |
| 38 | Houghton County | 5.1 |
| 38 | Huron County | 5.1 |
| 38 | Isabella County | 5.1 |
| 38 | Lapeer County | 5.1 |
| 38 | Newaygo County | 5.1 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 5 |
| 44 | Manistee County | 5 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 5 |
| 44 | St. Joseph County | 5 |
| 44 | Wexford County | 5 |
| 49 | Marquette County | 4.9 |
| 50 | Berrien County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Cass County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Ingham County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Kalkaska County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Lenawee County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Midland County | 4.8 |
| 50 | Shiawassee County | 4.8 |
| 57 | Hillsdale County | 4.7 |
| 57 | Oakland County | 4.7 |
| 59 | Barry County | 4.6 |
| 59 | Cheboygan County | 4.6 |
| 59 | Van Buren County | 4.6 |
| 62 | Antrim County | 4.5 |
| 62 | Kalamazoo County | 4.5 |
| 62 | Montcalm County | 4.5 |
| 65 | Dickinson County | 4.4 |
| 65 | Eaton County | 4.4 |
| 65 | Missaukee County | 4.4 |
| 65 | Otsego County | 4.4 |
| 69 | Ionia County | 4.3 |
| 69 | Kent County | 4.3 |
| 71 | Benzie County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Livingston County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Washtenaw County | 4.2 |
| 74 | Emmet County | 4.1 |
| 74 | Menominee County | 4.1 |
| 76 | Clinton County | 4 |
| 76 | Ottawa County | 4 |
| 78 | Allegan County | 3.9 |
| 78 | Branch County | 3.9 |
| 80 | Charlevoix County | 3.8 |
| 81 | Leelanau County | 3.6 |
| 82 | Grand Traverse County | 3.5 |
| 82 | Mackinac County | 3.5 |