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Unemployment Rate in Michigan, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Michigan, ranked. The highest is Luce County at 9.9% and the lowest is Keweenaw County at 2.2%.

Michigan: 5.7% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Michigan: 5.2%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Luce County9.9%
2Clare County9.5%
3Wayne County8.7%
4Crawford County8.2%
5Genesee County8.1%
6Mackinac County8.0%
7Oscoda County8.0%
8Lake County7.4%
9Alger County6.8%
10Gladwin County6.8%
11Missaukee County6.7%
12Gogebic County6.5%
13Iosco County6.5%
14Oceana County6.5%
15Presque Isle County6.5%
16Calhoun County6.4%
17Isabella County6.4%
18Manistee County6.4%
19Muskegon County6.4%
20Osceola County6.4%
21Saginaw County6.4%
22Alpena County6.2%
23Berrien County6.2%
24Ingham County6.2%
25Ogemaw County6.2%
26Schoolcraft County6.2%
27Cheboygan County6.1%
28Arenac County6.0%
29Sanilac County6.0%
30Tuscola County6.0%
31St. Joseph County5.9%
32Branch County5.7%
33Houghton County5.7%
34Macomb County5.7%
35St. Clair County5.7%
36Jackson County5.5%
37Kalamazoo County5.5%
38Iron County5.4%
39Montmorency County5.3%
40Ontonagon County5.3%
41Wexford County5.3%
42Chippewa County5.2%
43Baraga County5.1%
44Lapeer County5.1%
45Monroe County5.1%
46Cass County5.0%
47Montcalm County5.0%
48Oakland County4.8%
49Lenawee County4.7%
50Roscommon County4.7%
51Marquette County4.6%
52Washtenaw County4.6%
53Alcona County4.5%
54Eaton County4.5%
55Mason County4.5%
56Hillsdale County4.4%
57Midland County4.4%
58Newaygo County4.4%
59Barry County4.3%
60Bay County4.3%
61Delta County4.2%
62Gratiot County4.2%
63Kent County4.2%
64Menominee County4.2%
65Van Buren County4.2%
66Huron County4.1%
67Mecosta County4.0%
68Otsego County4.0%
69Shiawassee County4.0%
70Antrim County3.9%
71Ionia County3.9%
72Clinton County3.8%
73Grand Traverse County3.8%
74Kalkaska County3.8%
75Dickinson County3.6%
76Ottawa County3.5%
77Charlevoix County3.4%
78Leelanau County3.4%
79Livingston County3.4%
80Emmet County3.2%
81Benzie County3.1%
82Allegan County3.0%
83Keweenaw County2.2%

Small populations produce wide margins: Luce County is 9.9% with a margin of error of ±3.9%; Keweenaw County is 2.2% with a margin of error of ±1.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Michigan ranks 13th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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