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Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ann Arbor fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.7%. 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 14.6% and is now 10.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Ann Arbor unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Michigan 4.1% -0.2 0.0
Ann Arbor 3.7% 0.0 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ann Arbor, Michigan, National

Ann Arbor, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ann Arbor peaked in April 2020 at 26,439. There are now 19,174 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,844 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 421. Ann Arbor employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Ann Arbor 7,265 -23 +229

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ann Arbor, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Michigan
Unemployment Rate
Ann Arbor
Unemployment Rate
Ann Arbor
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 4.1% 3.7% 7,265
February
2023
3.6% 4.3% 3.7% 7,288
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.7% 7,278
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.7% 7,215
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 7,229
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 3.7% 7,221
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.6% 7,122
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 3.6% 6,987
July
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.5% 6,875
June
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.5% 6,844
May
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.5% 6,903

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.