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Jackson, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 25.4% and is now 19.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson 6.1% -0.3 +2.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jackson, Michigan, National

Jackson, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 18,215. There are now 13,732 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Jackson 4,483 -227 +1,808

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Michigan
Unemployment Rate		 Jackson
Unemployment Rate		 Jackson
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 6.9% 6.1% 4,483
October
2020		 6.9% 6.1% 6.4% 4,710
September
2020		 7.8% 8.6% 8.8% 6,654
August
2020		 8.4% 8.7% 9.1% 6,827
July
2020		 10.2% 8.7% 9.2% 6,920
June
2020		 11.1% 14.9% 14.3% 11,164
May
2020		 13.3% 21.3% 20.8% 15,851
April
2020		 14.8% 24.0% 25.4% 18,215
March
2020		 4.4% 4.3% 3.4% 2,457
February
2020		 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 2,539
January
2020		 3.5% 3.8% 3.6% 2,645

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. ↩

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