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Labour force in Ferndale
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
18 of 19 · Towns of Mid-Michigan
Updated Nov 13, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
13,625
−0.6%
since 2024
Towns of Mid-Michigan · 2025
18 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+11%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Michigan
0.27%
Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Ferndale 13,625
Michigan 5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Ferndale · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
13,625 · 2025
First value
13,495 · 1990
Highest
15,010 · 1999
Lowest
12,040 · 2011
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Ferndale | Change | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,625 | −0.6% | 5M |
| 2024 | 13,711 | +0.2% | 5.1M |
| 2023 | 13,678 | +2.8% | 5M |
| 2022 | 13,302 | +1.0% | 4.9M |
| 2021 | 13,172 | +1.5% | 4.8M |
| 2020 | 12,972 | −5.2% | 4.9M |
| 2019 | 13,689 | +0.9% | 5M |
| 2018 | 13,562 | +0.4% | 4.9M |
| 2017 | 13,508 | +1.6% | 4.9M |
| 2016 | 13,290 | +7.9% | 4.9M |
| 2015 | 12,316 | −0.5% | 4.8M |
| 2014 | 12,377 | −0.7% | 4.8M |
| 2013 | 12,467 | +2.0% | 4.7M |
| 2012 | 12,220 | +1.5% | 4.7M |
| 2011 | 12,040 | −2.0% | 4.7M |
| 2010 | 12,282 | −2.1% | 4.8M |
| 2009 | 12,540 | −1.1% | 4.9M |
| 2008 | 12,676 | −2.3% | 4.9M |
| 2007 | 12,979 | −1.3% | 5M |
| 2006 | 13,149 | −1.5% | 5M |
| 2005 | 13,343 | −0.8% | 5.1M |
| 2004 | 13,445 | −0.7% | 5M |
| 2003 | 13,545 | −0.8% | 5M |
| 2002 | 13,657 | −1.9% | 5M |
| 2001 | 13,915 | −2.7% | 5.1M |
| 2000 | 14,295 | −4.8% | 5.2M |
| 1999 | 15,010 | +2.7% | 5.1M |
| 1998 | 14,615 | +1.6% | 5M |
| 1997 | 14,391 | +0.8% | 5M |
| 1996 | 14,282 | +2.1% | 4.9M |
| 1995 | 13,994 | +0.7% | 4.8M |
| 1994 | 13,890 | −0.2% | 4.8M |
| 1993 | 13,917 | +0.4% | 4.7M |
| 1992 | 13,866 | +2.6% | 4.7M |
| 1991 | 13,509 | +0.1% | 4.6M |
| 1990 | 13,495 | 4.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Mid-Michigan
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 259K | |
| 2 | Sterling Heights | 68,114 | |
| 3 | Lansing | 59,654 | |
| 4 | Livonia | 50,085 | |
| 5 | Southfield | 38,998 | |
| 6 | Novi | 35,007 | |
| 7 | Flint | 32,471 | |
| 8 | Pontiac | 29,360 | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 24,813 | |
| 10 | East Lansing | 24,121 | |
| 11 | Midland | 20,385 | |
| 12 | Saginaw | 18,090 | |
| 13 | Northville | 16,779 | |
| 14 | Jackson | 14,435 | |
| 15 | Burton | 13,781 | |
| 16 | Ferndale | 13,689 | |
| 17 | Byron | 13,390 | |
| 18 | Mt Pleasant | 11,918 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Ferndale in numbers
GDP per person
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
GDP per person (PPP)
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.9%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.3%
2024 · Michigan
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$56,984
2024 · Michigan
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States