Monroe, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Monroe fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Monroe peaked in November 2009 at 14.6% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Monroe 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
Monroe	8.1%	-0.2	-2.2

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: Monroe, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Monroe, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Monroe peaked in May 2009 at 10,772. There are now 5,325 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Monroe employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Monroe, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Monroe	5,447	-137	-1,813

Number of Unemployed Persons

Monroe, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Monroe Unemployment Rate	Monroe Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.5%	8.1%	5,447
February 2012	8.3%	8.8%	8.3%	5,584
January 2012	8.3%	9.0%	8.5%	5,763
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	8.9%	6,136
November 2011	8.7%	9.6%	9.1%	6,287
October 2011	8.9%	9.9%	9.6%	6,621
September 2011	9.0%	10.2%	9.8%	6,822
August 2011	9.1%	10.4%	9.9%	6,844
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	9.7%	6,752
June 2011	9.1%	10.6%	9.9%	6,934
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	9.9%	6,961
April 2011	9.0%	10.5%	10.1%	7,128