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Unemployment rate in Mid-Michigan

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 7 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 · Lansing · Ingham County · Michigan · United States · World
−0.2 pp since 2015
Lansing Ingham County 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
Lansing
6.4%
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 Lansing · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 6.4% · 2025
First value 7.7% · 1990
Highest 15.4% · 2009
Lowest 3.2% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLansingChange Ingham CountyMichiganUnited StatesWorld
2025 6.4% +0.6 pp 5.0% 5.2% — 4.8%
2024 5.8% +0.7 pp 4.5% 4.7% — 4.8%
2023 5.1% −0.5 pp 3.9% 3.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 5.6% −1.3 pp 4.3% 4.2% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.9% −3.2 pp 5.3% 5.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 10.1% +5.4 pp 7.9% 10.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.7% ±0.0 pp 3.6% 4.1% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.7% −0.8 pp 3.7% 4.2% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.5% ±0.0 pp 4.2% 4.6% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.5% −1.1 pp 4.3% 5.0% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.6% −2.1 pp 4.7% 5.4% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 8.7% −1.9 pp 6.2% 7.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 10.6% −0.3 pp 7.6% 8.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.9% −1.1 pp 7.8% 9.1% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 12.0% −2.4 pp 8.6% 10.1% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 14.4% −1.0 pp 10.4% 12.8% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 15.4% +5.9 pp 11.6% 13.5% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 9.5% +1.1 pp 7.0% 8.2% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 8.4% −0.2 pp 6.2% 7.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 8.6% ±0.0 pp 6.4% 6.9% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 8.6% +0.3 pp 6.3% 6.8% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 8.3% +0.7 pp 6.1% 7.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.6% +1.2 pp 5.6% 7.1% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.4% +0.9 pp 4.7% 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.5% +1.3 pp 4.0% 5.2% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.2% +1.0 pp 3.0% 3.6% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 3.2% −0.8 pp 2.5% 3.8% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 4.0% +0.2 pp 3.2% 4.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 3.8% −0.9 pp 3.1% 4.3% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 4.7% −0.2 pp 3.7% 4.9% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 4.9% −0.9 pp 3.9% 5.3% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 5.8% −1.2 pp 4.6% 6.1% — 5.8%
1993 7.0% −0.5 pp 5.6% 7.3% — 5.5%
1992 7.5% −1.4 pp 5.9% 9.1% — 5.3%
1991 8.9% +1.2 pp 7.1% 9.3% — 5.1%
1990 7.7% 6.1% 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
9 Battle Creek 4.7%
8 Burton 4.8%
14 Byron 2.9%
2 Detroit 8.7%
12 East Lansing 4.0%
1 Flint 10.7%
4 Jackson 7.7%
10 Lansing 4.7%
15 Livonia 2.7%
13 Midland 3.8%
6 Mt Pleasant 5.3%
17 Northville 1.9%
16 Novi 2.7%
5 Pontiac 7.7%
3 Saginaw 8.3%
7 Southfield 5.0%
11 Sterling Heights 4.4%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

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.