Bay City, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bay City rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Bay City peaked in June 2009 at 12.6% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bay City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Michigan	3.9%	-0.1	-0.8
Bay City	4.7%	+0.2	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 June 2009 at 6,966. There are now 4,584 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,149 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 233. Bay City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bay City, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bay City	2,382	+138	-501

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bay City, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.7%	2,382
September 2018	3.7%	4.0%	4.5%	2,244
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.3%	2,149
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.6%	2,355
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	4.9%	2,510
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	5.1%	2,570
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.5%	2,803
March 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.5%	2,824
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	2,971
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%	2,960
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%	2,953