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Unemployment rate in Novi

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 16 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 · Novi · Michigan · United States · World
±0.0 pp since 2015
Novi 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
Novi
3.2%
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 Novi · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.2% · 2025
First value 4.5% · 1990
Highest 8.2% · 2010
Lowest 1.7% · 2000
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNoviChange MichiganUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.2% +0.3 pp 5.2% — 4.8%
2024 2.9% +0.6 pp 4.7% — 4.8%
2023 2.3% −0.2 pp 3.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.5% −1.2 pp 4.2% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.7% −3.8 pp 5.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.5% +4.8 pp 10.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.7% ±0.0 pp 4.1% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 2.7% −0.1 pp 4.2% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 2.8% −0.6 pp 4.6% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.4% +0.2 pp 5.0% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 3.2% −1.2 pp 5.4% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.4% −0.8 pp 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.2% −0.4 pp 8.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.6% −0.7 pp 9.1% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.3% −1.9 pp 10.1% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.2% +0.1 pp 12.8% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.1% +3.7 pp 13.5% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.4% +0.7 pp 8.2% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.7% +0.2 pp 7.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.5% ±0.0 pp 6.9% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.5% ±0.0 pp 6.8% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.5% ±0.0 pp 7.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 3.5% +0.3 pp 7.1% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 3.2% +0.6 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 2.6% +0.9 pp 5.2% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 1.7% −0.4 pp 3.6% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 2.1% −0.1 pp 3.8% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 2.2% −0.1 pp 4.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 2.3% −0.3 pp 4.3% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 2.6% −0.1 pp 4.9% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 2.7% −0.5 pp 5.3% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 3.2% −1.2 pp 6.1% — 5.8%
1993 4.4% −1.2 pp 7.3% — 5.5%
1992 5.6% ±0.0 pp 9.1% — 5.3%
1991 5.6% +1.1 pp 9.3% — 5.1%
1990 4.5% 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
17 Northville 2.0%
16 Novi 2.8%
15 Livonia 2.9%
14 Byron 3.3%
13 Midland 4.3%
12 Sterling Heights 4.7%
11 East Lansing 4.7%
10 Southfield 5.2%
9 Battle Creek 5.3%
8 Burton 5.4%
7 Lansing 5.5%
6 Mt Pleasant 6.0%
5 Pontiac 8.0%
4 Jackson 8.8%
3 Saginaw 9.2%
2 Detroit 9.2%
1 Flint 12.1%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

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.