Jackson, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in August 2009 at 14.5% and is now 10.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Jackson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Michigan	4.1%	-0.1	+0.1
Jackson	3.8%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jackson, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in August 2009 at 11,069. There are now 8,224 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,741 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 104. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	2,845	-3	+40

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.8%	2,845
September 2019	3.5%	4.2%	3.8%	2,848
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	2,842
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%	2,820
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.7%	2,802
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.7%	2,799
April 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.8%	2,823
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.8%	2,817
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	2,786
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	3.8%	2,836
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.8%	2,842