Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kalamazoo fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Kalamazoo peaked in February 2010 at 11.6% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kalamazoo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Michigan	4.0%	0.0	-0.4
Kalamazoo	3.2%	-0.3	-1.4

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

Unemployment Rate: Kalamazoo, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kalamazoo peaked in September 2009 at 19,801. There are now 14,438 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kalamazoo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kalamazoo	5,363	-520	-2,510

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kalamazoo, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Kalamazoo Unemployment Rate	Kalamazoo Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.2%	5,363
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	3.5%	5,883
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.8%	6,331
November 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.7%	6,144
October 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	6,126
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.5%	5,808
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%	5,513
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.6%	6,001
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	3.8%	6,445
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.9%	6,634
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	7,324