Flint, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flint fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Flint peaked in December 2009 at 15.0% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Flint 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
Flint	10.1%	-0.4	-2.7

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: Flint, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Flint, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Flint peaked in November 2009 at 28,944. There are now 10,326 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Flint employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flint, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Flint	18,618	-554	-5,603

Number of Unemployed Persons

Flint, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	10.1%	18,618
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	10.5%	19,172
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	11.1%	20,379
September 2011	9.0%	11.1%	11.4%	20,806
August 2011	9.1%	11.2%	11.3%	20,645
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	10.9%	19,970
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.0%	20,338
May 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.8%	20,102
April 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.9%	20,482
March 2011	8.9%	10.3%	11.2%	20,942
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	11.7%	21,970
January 2011	9.1%	10.7%	12.3%	23,176