Bay City, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bay City fell 5.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 20.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Bay City peaked in April 2020 at 25.6% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bay City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Michigan	21.2%	-2.8	+17.0
Bay City	20.6%	-5.0	+16.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bay City, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bay City, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bay City peaked in April 2020 at 12,602. There are now 2,273 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bay City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bay City, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bay City	10,329	-2,273	+8,019

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bay City, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	21.2%	20.6%	10,329
April 2020	14.7%	24.0%	25.6%	12,602
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	4.3%	2,069
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	4.3%	2,165
January 2020	3.6%	3.8%	4.6%	2,271
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	4.6%	2,299
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	4.6%	2,306
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	4.6%	2,311
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	4.6%	2,312
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.6%	2,308
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	4.6%	2,301