Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ann Arbor fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Ann Arbor peaked in April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 10.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Ann Arbor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Michigan | 5.2% | -0.5 | +1.5 |
| Ann Arbor | 4.8% | -0.2 | +2.2 |
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 19,608 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,264 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 865. Ann Arbor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | 9,129 | -302 | +4,006 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Michigan Unemployment Rate |
Ann Arbor Unemployment Rate |
Ann Arbor Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 9,129 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 9,431 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% | 8,264 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% | 8,431 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.1% | 4.3% | 8,673 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.2% | 6.2% | 12,628 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.5% | 6.7% | 13,862 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 13,966 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 10.2% | 21,213 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 20.8% | 14.0% | 27,604 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 23.6% | 15.5% | 28,737 |
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. ↩
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