Bay City, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bay City rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Bay City peaked in July 2009 at 12.6% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Bay City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Michigan	4.3%	+0.1	+0.3
Bay City	4.6%	+0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 August 2009 at 6,916. There are now 4,612 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,267 in May 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 37. Bay City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bay City, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bay City	2,304	+14	+6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bay City, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployment Rate	Bay City Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.6%	2,304
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	2,290
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	4.5%	2,267
April 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.5%	2,271
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.5%	2,281
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.5%	2,280
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	4.6%	2,332
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.6%	2,318
November 2018	3.7%	4.0%	4.6%	2,314
October 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.6%	2,298