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Unemployment rate in Jackson

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 of 18 · Towns of Lansing Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Jackson · Michigan · United States · World
+1.3 pp since 2015
Jackson Michigan United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Jackson
10.0%
Michigan
5.2%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Jackson · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 10.0% · 2025
First value 10.3% · 1990
Highest 19.4% · 2009
Lowest 4.6% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearJacksonChange MichiganUnited StatesWorld
2025 10.0% +1.0 pp 5.2% — 4.8%
2024 9.0% +1.2 pp 4.7% — 4.8%
2023 7.8% −0.6 pp 3.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 8.4% −2.2 pp 4.2% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 10.6% −6.4 pp 5.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 17.0% +9.6 pp 10.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 7.4% −0.3 pp 4.1% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 7.7% −1.1 pp 4.2% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 8.8% −0.4 pp 4.6% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 9.2% +0.5 pp 5.0% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 8.7% −2.2 pp 5.4% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 10.9% −2.4 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 13.3% −0.4 pp 8.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 13.7% −1.8 pp 9.1% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 15.5% −3.9 pp 10.1% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 19.4% ±0.0 pp 12.8% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 19.4% +7.3 pp 13.5% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 12.1% +1.0 pp 8.2% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 11.1% +0.5 pp 7.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 10.6% +0.7 pp 6.9% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 9.9% −0.7 pp 6.8% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 10.6% −0.9 pp 7.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 11.5% +1.8 pp 7.1% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 9.7% +1.8 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 7.9% +2.7 pp 5.2% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 5.2% +0.6 pp 3.6% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 4.6% −0.6 pp 3.8% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 5.2% −1.2 pp 4.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 6.4% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 7.1% −0.8 pp 4.9% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 7.9% −1.9 pp 5.3% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 9.8% −1.8 pp 6.1% — 5.8%
1993 11.6% −2.2 pp 7.3% — 5.5%
1992 13.8% +1.0 pp 9.1% — 5.3%
1991 12.8% +2.5 pp 9.3% — 5.1%
1990 10.3% 7.7% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Lansing

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Flint 10.7%
2 Saginaw 9.0%
3 Jackson 7.8%
4 Detroit 7.3%
5 Pontiac 6.7%
6 Mt Pleasant 6.1%
7 Lansing 5.1%
8 Battle Creek 4.8%
9 Burton 4.7%
10 East Lansing 4.3%
11 Southfield 4.3%
12 Sterling Heights 3.8%
13 Midland 3.6%
14 Byron 3.1%
15 Auburn Hills 3.1%
16 Novi 2.3%
17 Livonia 2.2%
18 Northville 1.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.