Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Niles fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Niles peaked in November 2009 at 13.4% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Niles 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
Niles	9.1%	-0.3	-2.1

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: Niles, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Niles, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Niles peaked in January 2010 at 10,180. There are now 3,368 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Niles employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Niles, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Niles	6,812	-225	-1,787

Number of Unemployed Persons

Niles, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Niles Unemployment Rate	Niles Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.3%	9.1%	6,812
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	9.4%	7,037
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	10.0%	7,444
September 2011	9.0%	11.1%	10.4%	7,721
August 2011	9.1%	11.2%	10.4%	7,740
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	10.1%	7,633
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.1%	7,701
May 2011	9.0%	10.3%	10.0%	7,725
April 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.1%	7,830
March 2011	8.9%	10.3%	10.3%	7,964
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.5%	8,171
January 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.9%	8,405