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Statistics · City
Labour force in Saginaw
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
12 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
17,741
+0.8%
since 2024
Towns of Lansing · 2025
12 of 18
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−9.2%
−1.2% a year on average
share of Michigan
0.35%
Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−9.2% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Saginaw 17,741
Michigan 5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Saginaw · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
17,741 · 2025
First value
27,032 · 1990
Highest
27,660 · 1998
Lowest
17,157 · 2021
Average change
−1.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Saginaw | Change | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,741 | +0.8% | 5M |
| 2024 | 17,608 | +1.0% | 5.1M |
| 2023 | 17,434 | +1.3% | 5M |
| 2022 | 17,206 | +0.3% | 4.9M |
| 2021 | 17,157 | −6.8% | 4.8M |
| 2020 | 18,412 | +1.8% | 4.9M |
| 2019 | 18,090 | −0.5% | 5M |
| 2018 | 18,184 | −1.2% | 4.9M |
| 2017 | 18,404 | −2.0% | 4.9M |
| 2016 | 18,788 | −3.9% | 4.9M |
| 2015 | 19,549 | −2.0% | 4.8M |
| 2014 | 19,958 | −1.1% | 4.8M |
| 2013 | 20,179 | −0.1% | 4.7M |
| 2012 | 20,207 | −1.5% | 4.7M |
| 2011 | 20,520 | −2.6% | 4.7M |
| 2010 | 21,073 | −19% | 4.8M |
| 2009 | 25,866 | +3.5% | 4.9M |
| 2008 | 24,980 | −1.8% | 4.9M |
| 2007 | 25,441 | −1.9% | 5M |
| 2006 | 25,929 | −0.3% | 5M |
| 2005 | 26,008 | −0.9% | 5.1M |
| 2004 | 26,235 | −0.8% | 5M |
| 2003 | 26,448 | +3.1% | 5M |
| 2002 | 25,660 | −1.6% | 5M |
| 2001 | 26,082 | +1.0% | 5.1M |
| 2000 | 25,816 | −6.6% | 5.2M |
| 1999 | 27,631 | −0.1% | 5.1M |
| 1998 | 27,660 | +0.2% | 5M |
| 1997 | 27,604 | +1.3% | 5M |
| 1996 | 27,245 | −0.6% | 4.9M |
| 1995 | 27,410 | −0.8% | 4.8M |
| 1994 | 27,640 | +1.2% | 4.8M |
| 1993 | 27,319 | +0.1% | 4.7M |
| 1992 | 27,298 | +1.1% | 4.7M |
| 1991 | 27,000 | −0.1% | 4.6M |
| 1990 | 27,032 | 4.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Lansing
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 253K | |
| 2 | Sterling Heights | 66,072 | |
| 3 | Lansing | 58,859 | |
| 4 | Livonia | 48,036 | |
| 5 | Southfield | 38,089 | |
| 6 | Flint | 33,043 | |
| 7 | Novi | 33,005 | |
| 8 | Pontiac | 28,938 | |
| 9 | Battle Creek | 26,118 | |
| 10 | East Lansing | 24,510 | |
| 11 | Midland | 20,870 | |
| 12 | Saginaw | 18,788 | |
| 13 | Northville | 15,731 | |
| 14 | Jackson | 14,742 | |
| 15 | Burton | 13,691 | |
| 16 | Mt Pleasant | 12,576 | |
| 17 | Byron | 12,409 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Saginaw 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
11.2%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
10.1%
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