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Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Battle Creek rose 1.5 percentage points in July 2010 to 13.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Battle Creek peaked in December 2009 at 14.5% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Michigan 13.1% -0.1 -1.1
Battle Creek 13.0% +1.5 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Battle Creek, Michigan, National

Battle Creek, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Battle Creek in July 2010 is at a new high of 9,055. Battle Creek employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Battle Creek, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Battle Creek 9,055 +1,087 +176

Number of Unemployed Persons

Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Michigan
Unemployment Rate
Battle Creek
Unemployment Rate
Battle Creek
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 13.1% 13.0% 9,055
June
2010
9.5% 13.2% 11.5% 7,968
May
2010
9.7% 13.6% 11.5% 7,882
April
2010
9.9% 14.0% 11.8% 8,006
March
2010
9.7% 14.1% 13.1% 8,905
February
2010
9.7% 14.1% 12.6% 8,497
January
2010
9.7% 14.3% 12.9% 8,695
December
2009
10.0% 14.5% 12.5% 8,621
November
2009
10.0% 14.4% 11.6% 8,018
October
2009
10.1% 14.4% 11.4% 7,854
September
2009
9.8% 14.4% 11.7% 7,920
August
2009
9.7% 14.3% 11.6% 8,032

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.