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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Ingham County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 8 of 83 · Regions of Michigan Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+5.6% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Ingham County 155K

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

The series at a glance Ingham County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 154,763 · 2025
First value 151,210 · 1990
Highest 155,943 · 2024
Lowest 137,316 · 2021
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearIngham CountyChange Michigan
2025 154,763 −0.8% 5M
2024 155,943 +2.7% 5.1M
2023 151,858 +4.7% 5M
2022 145,016 +5.6% 4.9M
2021 137,316 −5.6% 4.8M
2020 145,521 −2.4% 4.9M
2019 149,054 −0.1% 5M
2018 149,162 +0.1% 4.9M
2017 148,979 +1.0% 4.9M
2016 147,517 +0.7% 4.9M
2015 146,537 +0.5% 4.8M
2014 145,751 +0.8% 4.8M
2013 144,553 +0.7% 4.7M
2012 143,618 −0.9% 4.7M
2011 144,977 −1.8% 4.7M
2010 147,650 −2.8% 4.8M
2009 151,875 −0.5% 4.9M
2008 152,586 −0.6% 4.9M
2007 153,496 +0.4% 5M
2006 152,927 +0.3% 5M
2005 152,515 −0.2% 5.1M
2004 152,888 +0.6% 5M
2003 152,042 −0.2% 5M
2002 152,296 −2.2% 5M
2001 155,731 +0.5% 5.1M
2000 154,967 +0.2% 5.2M
1999 154,665 −0.3% 5.1M
1998 155,203 −0.1% 5M
1997 155,349 +2.0% 5M
1996 152,314 +0.7% 4.9M
1995 151,275 +0.4% 4.8M
1994 150,600 +1.9% 4.8M
1993 147,810 +0.2% 4.7M
1992 147,449 −0.6% 4.7M
1991 148,281 −1.9% 4.6M
1990 151,210 4.6M

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

Ranking · Regions of Michigan

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Wayne County 807K
2 Oakland County 674K
3 Macomb County 446K
4 Kent County 348K
5 Washtenaw County 197K
6 Genesee County 182K
7 Ottawa County 154K
8 Ingham County 149K
9 Kalamazoo County 135K
10 Livingston County 98,893
11 Saginaw County 87,648
12 Muskegon County 81,853
13 St. Clair County 77,059
14 Monroe County 75,599
15 Berrien County 75,543
16 Jackson County 73,063
17 Calhoun County 63,400
18 Allegan County 58,180
19 Eaton County 55,821
20 Grand Traverse County 50,447
21 Bay County 50,057
22 Lenawee County 47,760
23 Lapeer County 43,083
24 Clinton County 40,585
25 Midland County 40,326
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.