Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ann Arbor fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.3 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Ann Arbor peaked in October 2009 at 8.8% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ann Arbor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Michigan	9.3%	-0.5	-1.8
Ann Arbor	6.0%	-0.2	-1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ann Arbor, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ann Arbor peaked in January 2010 at 16,075. There are now 5,257 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Ann Arbor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ann Arbor	10,818	-328	-2,529

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Ann Arbor Unemployment Rate	Ann Arbor Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	6.0%	10,818
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	6.2%	11,146
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	6.5%	11,709
September 2011	9.0%	11.1%	6.7%	12,025
August 2011	9.1%	11.2%	6.7%	12,138
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	6.6%	11,991
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	6.7%	12,131
May 2011	9.0%	10.3%	6.7%	12,206
April 2011	9.0%	10.2%	6.8%	12,406
March 2011	8.9%	10.3%	6.9%	12,590
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	7.0%	12,712
January 2011	9.1%	10.7%	7.2%	13,058