Jackson, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in October 2009 at 14.1% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	8.8%	-0.4	-2.5

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: Jackson, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in October 2009 at 10,428. There are now 4,135 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	6,293	-245	-1,940

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	8.8%	6,293
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.2%	6,538
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	9.7%	6,987
September 2011	9.0%	11.1%	10.1%	7,258
August 2011	9.1%	11.2%	10.2%	7,359
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	10.0%	7,264
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.1%	7,324
May 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.1%	7,284
April 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.1%	7,323
March 2011	8.9%	10.3%	10.3%	7,461
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.6%	7,701
January 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.0%	8,003