Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Detroit rose 2.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Detroit peaked in May 2020 at 23.2% and is now 13.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.0% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.3 percentage points. You can also compare Detroit unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Michigan | 6.9% | +0.8 | +3.0 |
Detroit | 9.3% | +2.3 | +5.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Detroit, Michigan, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Detroit, Michigan Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Detroit peaked in May 2020 at 451,042. There are now 247,768 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 149,500 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 53,774. Detroit employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Detroit, Michigan) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 203,274 | +53,774 | +116,298 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Detroit, Michigan Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Michigan Unemployment Rate |
Detroit Unemployment Rate |
Detroit Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 203,274 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 149,500 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 200,602 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 199,339 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 187,363 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.9% | 17.9% | 365,538 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 21.3% | 23.2% | 451,042 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 24.0% | 21.5% | 414,492 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 99,147 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 83,700 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 85,946 |
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. ↩