Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Muskegon fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Muskegon peaked in September 2009 at 15.2% and is now 5.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Muskegon 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
Muskegon	9.4%	-0.3	-2.6

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: Muskegon, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Muskegon, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Muskegon peaked in September 2009 at 13,045. There are now 5,392 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Muskegon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Muskegon, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Muskegon	7,653	-274	-2,347

Number of Unemployed Persons

Muskegon, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Muskegon Unemployment Rate	Muskegon Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	9.4%	7,653
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.7%	7,927
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	10.3%	8,377
September 2011	9.0%	11.1%	10.6%	8,644
August 2011	9.1%	11.2%	10.5%	8,642
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	10.3%	8,507
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.4%	8,573
May 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.3%	8,536
April 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.5%	8,638
March 2011	8.9%	10.3%	10.7%	8,821
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	11.1%	9,172
January 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.6%	9,632