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Bay City, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bay City fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Bay City peaked in April 2020 at 24.1% and is now 18.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Bay City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Michigan 3.7% -0.1 -0.3
Bay City 5.2% 0.0 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bay City, Michigan, National

Bay City, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bay City, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bay City peaked in April 2020 at 11,440. There are now 8,855 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,394 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 191. Bay City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bay City, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Bay City 2,585 -8 +94

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bay City, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Michigan
Unemployment Rate
Bay City
Unemployment Rate
Bay City
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 5.2% 2,585
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 5.2% 2,593
March
2023
3.5% 4.1% 5.4% 2,681
February
2023
3.6% 4.3% 5.4% 2,650
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 5.3% 2,619
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.3% 2,620
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.3% 2,627
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 5.4% 2,634
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.3% 2,626
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 5.3% 2,603
July
2022
3.5% 4.1% 5.2% 2,567

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.