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Statistics · City
Labour force in Jackson
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
15 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
14,708
−0.7%
since 2024
Towns of Mid-Michigan · 2025
15 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+4.9%
−0.4% a year on average
share of Michigan
0.29%
Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+4.9% 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
Jackson 14,708
Michigan 5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Jackson · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,708 · 2025
First value
17,077 · 1990
Highest
18,347 · 1999
Lowest
14,020 · 2015
Average change
−0.4% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Jackson | Change | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,708 | −0.7% | 5M |
| 2024 | 14,818 | +0.6% | 5.1M |
| 2023 | 14,723 | +1.8% | 5M |
| 2022 | 14,457 | +1.5% | 4.9M |
| 2021 | 14,248 | −7.2% | 4.8M |
| 2020 | 15,359 | +6.4% | 4.9M |
| 2019 | 14,435 | −0.2% | 5M |
| 2018 | 14,466 | −0.5% | 4.9M |
| 2017 | 14,542 | −1.4% | 4.9M |
| 2016 | 14,742 | +5.1% | 4.9M |
| 2015 | 14,020 | −0.7% | 4.8M |
| 2014 | 14,116 | −0.1% | 4.8M |
| 2013 | 14,137 | +0.5% | 4.7M |
| 2012 | 14,070 | −2.0% | 4.7M |
| 2011 | 14,363 | −4.1% | 4.7M |
| 2010 | 14,982 | −16% | 4.8M |
| 2009 | 17,808 | +2.7% | 4.9M |
| 2008 | 17,338 | −1.1% | 4.9M |
| 2007 | 17,531 | −0.4% | 5M |
| 2006 | 17,610 | −0.3% | 5M |
| 2005 | 17,666 | +0.2% | 5.1M |
| 2004 | 17,625 | +0.6% | 5M |
| 2003 | 17,528 | −0.2% | 5M |
| 2002 | 17,569 | −2.1% | 5M |
| 2001 | 17,952 | +2.0% | 5.1M |
| 2000 | 17,605 | −4.0% | 5.2M |
| 1999 | 18,347 | +1.3% | 5.1M |
| 1998 | 18,103 | −0.4% | 5M |
| 1997 | 18,174 | +1.2% | 5M |
| 1996 | 17,954 | +0.7% | 4.9M |
| 1995 | 17,838 | −1.0% | 4.8M |
| 1994 | 18,016 | +2.0% | 4.8M |
| 1993 | 17,667 | +2.4% | 4.7M |
| 1992 | 17,256 | +2.0% | 4.7M |
| 1991 | 16,911 | −1.0% | 4.6M |
| 1990 | 17,077 | 4.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Mid-Michigan
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Mt Pleasant | 12,183 | |
| 17 | Byron | 13,117 | |
| 16 | Ferndale | 13,562 | |
| 15 | Burton | 13,705 | |
| 14 | Jackson | 14,466 | |
| 13 | Northville | 16,401 | |
| 12 | Saginaw | 18,184 | |
| 11 | Midland | 20,664 | |
| 10 | East Lansing | 24,049 | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 25,076 | |
| 8 | Pontiac | 29,220 | |
| 7 | Flint | 32,354 | |
| 6 | Novi | 34,609 | |
| 5 | Southfield | 38,765 | |
| 4 | Livonia | 49,524 | |
| 3 | Lansing | 59,726 | |
| 2 | Sterling Heights | 67,558 | |
| 1 | Detroit | 257K |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Jackson 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
10.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
8.4%
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