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Unemployment rate in Pontiac
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Pontiac | Change | Michigan | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.9% | +0.8 pp | 5.2% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +1.4 pp | 4.7% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | −0.3 pp | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | −3.2 pp | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | −9.2 pp | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +11.7 pp | 10.0% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | ±0.0 pp | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | −0.3 pp | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | −1.4 pp | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | −1.5 pp | 5.0% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | −3.7 pp | 5.4% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | −2.6 pp | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | −0.9 pp | 8.8% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | −2.1 pp | 9.1% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | −4.9 pp | 10.1% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | −4.6 pp | 12.8% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +11.6 pp | 13.5% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +2.4 pp | 8.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +0.8 pp | 7.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.2 pp | 6.9% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | −0.3 pp | 6.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.2 pp | 7.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +1.1 pp | 7.1% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +2.5 pp | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +3.7 pp | 5.2% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | −0.6 pp | 3.6% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | −0.4 pp | 3.8% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | −1.3 pp | 4.3% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | −0.3 pp | 4.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | −1.9 pp | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | −4.0 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | −3.6 pp | 7.3% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | ±0.0 pp | 9.1% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | +3.5 pp | 9.3% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flint | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Detroit | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Saginaw | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Jackson | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Pontiac | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Mt Pleasant | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Lansing | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Burton | 5.4% | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Southfield | 5.2% | |
| 11 | East Lansing | 4.7% | |
| 12 | Sterling Heights | 4.7% | |
| 13 | Midland | 4.3% | |
| 14 | Byron | 3.3% | |
| 15 | Livonia | 2.9% | |
| 16 | Novi | 2.8% | |
| 17 | Northville | 2.0% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
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Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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