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Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Battle Creek fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Battle Creek peaked in April 2020 at 25.6% and is now 18.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Battle Creek 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
Battle Creek 6.8% -0.2 +2.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Battle Creek, Michigan, National

Battle Creek, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Battle Creek peaked in April 2020 at 15,295. There are now 11,185 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Battle Creek employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Battle Creek, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Battle Creek 4,110 -168 +1,685

Number of Unemployed Persons

Battle Creek, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Michigan
Unemployment Rate		 Battle Creek
Unemployment Rate		 Battle Creek
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 6.9% 6.8% 4,110
October
2020		 6.9% 6.1% 7.0% 4,278
September
2020		 7.8% 8.6% 9.6% 5,973
August
2020		 8.4% 8.7% 9.8% 6,085
July
2020		 10.2% 8.7% 10.0% 6,133
June
2020		 11.1% 14.9% 15.3% 9,863
May
2020		 13.3% 21.3% 22.9% 14,750
April
2020		 14.8% 24.0% 25.6% 15,295
March
2020		 4.4% 4.3% 3.6% 2,220
February
2020		 3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 2,307
January
2020		 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 2,407

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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