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Labour force in Flint
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
7 of 18 · Towns of Lansing
Updated Oct 23, 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
33,770
+0.9%
since 2024
Towns of Lansing · 2025
7 of 18
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.8%
−1.5% a year on average
share of Michigan
0.67%
Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.8% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Flint 33,770
Michigan 5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Flint · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
33,770 · 2025
First value
56,734 · 1990
Highest
58,396 · 1994
Lowest
31,880 · 2022
Average change
−1.5% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Flint | Change | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33,770 | +0.9% | 5M |
| 2024 | 33,459 | +2.5% | 5.1M |
| 2023 | 32,629 | +2.3% | 5M |
| 2022 | 31,880 | −0.3% | 4.9M |
| 2021 | 31,965 | −8.4% | 4.8M |
| 2020 | 34,915 | +7.5% | 4.9M |
| 2019 | 32,471 | +0.4% | 5M |
| 2018 | 32,354 | −0.9% | 4.9M |
| 2017 | 32,659 | −1.2% | 4.9M |
| 2016 | 33,043 | −3.0% | 4.9M |
| 2015 | 34,059 | −2.7% | 4.8M |
| 2014 | 34,993 | −1.7% | 4.8M |
| 2013 | 35,583 | +1.1% | 4.7M |
| 2012 | 35,205 | −1.5% | 4.7M |
| 2011 | 35,752 | −5.0% | 4.7M |
| 2010 | 37,636 | −30% | 4.8M |
| 2009 | 53,695 | +2.5% | 4.9M |
| 2008 | 52,369 | −1.4% | 4.9M |
| 2007 | 53,117 | −1.6% | 5M |
| 2006 | 53,978 | −0.2% | 5M |
| 2005 | 54,088 | +0.6% | 5.1M |
| 2004 | 53,747 | +0.9% | 5M |
| 2003 | 53,290 | +0.1% | 5M |
| 2002 | 53,236 | −2.2% | 5M |
| 2001 | 54,410 | +2.0% | 5.1M |
| 2000 | 53,364 | −1.3% | 5.2M |
| 1999 | 54,087 | −3.4% | 5.1M |
| 1998 | 55,970 | −0.3% | 5M |
| 1997 | 56,127 | −1.8% | 5M |
| 1996 | 57,146 | −1.0% | 4.9M |
| 1995 | 57,737 | −1.1% | 4.8M |
| 1994 | 58,396 | +2.4% | 4.8M |
| 1993 | 57,030 | −0.7% | 4.7M |
| 1992 | 57,407 | −0.5% | 4.7M |
| 1991 | 57,688 | +1.7% | 4.6M |
| 1990 | 56,734 | 4.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Lansing
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Mt Pleasant | 11,415 | |
| 17 | Byron | 13,371 | |
| 16 | Burton | 13,735 | |
| 15 | Auburn Hills | 13,800 | |
| 14 | Jackson | 15,359 | |
| 13 | Northville | 15,567 | |
| 12 | Saginaw | 18,412 | |
| 11 | Midland | 19,929 | |
| 10 | East Lansing | 23,536 | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 24,819 | |
| 8 | Pontiac | 29,990 | |
| 7 | Novi | 32,832 | |
| 6 | Flint | 34,915 | |
| 5 | Southfield | 37,861 | |
| 4 | Livonia | 47,023 | |
| 3 | Lansing | 59,050 | |
| 2 | Sterling Heights | 66,246 | |
| 1 | Detroit | 269K |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Flint 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
13.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
12.5%
Aug 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