Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ann Arbor fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.6 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Ann Arbor peaked in April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 11.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Ann Arbor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Michigan | 6.9% | +0.8 | +3.0 |
Ann Arbor | 4.3% | 0.0 | +1.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Ann Arbor, Michigan, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Ann Arbor peaked in April 2020 at 28,737. There are now 20,301 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Ann Arbor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Ann Arbor | 8,436 | -237 | +3,149 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Michigan Unemployment Rate |
Ann Arbor Unemployment Rate |
Ann Arbor Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 4.3% | 8,436 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 8,673 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.6% | 6.2% | 12,628 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.7% | 6.7% | 13,862 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 13,966 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.9% | 10.2% | 21,213 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 21.3% | 14.0% | 27,604 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 24.0% | 15.5% | 28,737 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 5,012 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5,123 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5,288 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩