Flint, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flint fell 0.4 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Flint peaked in December 2009 at 15.0% and is now 6.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Flint unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Michigan	8.5%	-0.3	-2.0
Flint	8.9%	-0.4	-2.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 12,420 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Flint employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flint, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Flint	16,524	-526	-4,418

Number of Unemployed Persons

Flint, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.5%	8.9%	16,524
February 2012	8.3%	8.8%	9.3%	17,050
January 2012	8.3%	9.0%	9.6%	17,661
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	10.1%	18,618
November 2011	8.7%	9.6%	10.5%	19,172
October 2011	8.9%	9.9%	11.1%	20,379
September 2011	9.0%	10.2%	11.4%	20,806
August 2011	9.1%	10.4%	11.3%	20,645
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	10.9%	19,970
June 2011	9.1%	10.6%	11.0%	20,338
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.8%	20,102
April 2011	9.0%	10.5%	10.9%	20,482