Flint, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flint rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2018 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Flint peaked in May 2009 at 16.2% and is now 11.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Flint unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	+0.2	-0.2
Michigan	4.0%	+0.1	-0.7
Flint	4.9%	+0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2018 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Flint, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Flint, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Flint peaked in May 2009 at 33,113. There are now 24,254 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,188 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 671. Flint employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flint, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Flint	8,859	+150	-2,353

Number of Unemployed Persons

Flint, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployment Rate	Flint Unemployed
January 2019	4.0%	—	—	—
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%	8,859
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.8%	8,709
October 2018	3.8%	3.9%	4.7%	8,608
September 2018	3.7%	4.0%	4.5%	8,199
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.5%	8,188
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%	9,058
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	5.0%	9,270
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	5.2%	9,592
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.6%	10,283
March 2018	4.0%	4.7%	5.7%	10,357
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%	10,837