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Bay City, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bay City fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Bay City peaked in April 2020 at 24.2% and is now 18.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in April 2022, 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 January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Michigan 4.3% 0.0 -0.1
Bay City 5.3% 0.0 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 11,415. There are now 8,796 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,378 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 241. Bay City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bay City, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Bay City 2,619 +6 +84

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bay City, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Michigan
Unemployment Rate
Bay City
Unemployment Rate
Bay City
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 5.3% 2,619
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.3% 2,613
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.3% 2,605
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 5.3% 2,567
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.1% 2,506
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 5.1% 2,470
July
2022
3.5% 4.1% 5.0% 2,435
June
2022
3.6% 4.0% 5.0% 2,439
May
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.9% 2,396
April
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.9% 2,378
March
2022
3.6% 4.1% 5.0% 2,392

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.