Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kalamazoo fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Kalamazoo peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 13.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.3% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Kalamazoo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Michigan | 5.2% | -0.5 | +1.5 |
| Kalamazoo | 5.5% | -0.2 | +2.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Kalamazoo, Michigan, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Kalamazoo peaked in April 2020 at 29,469. There are now 20,604 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,632 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 233. Kalamazoo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | 8,865 | -276 | +3,467 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kalamazoo, Michigan Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Michigan Unemployment Rate |
Kalamazoo Unemployment Rate |
Kalamazoo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 8,865 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 9,141 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 8,632 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 5.4% | 9,007 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.1% | 5.5% | 9,425 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 13,258 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 13,548 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.0% | 7.9% | 13,682 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 11.8% | 20,756 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 20.8% | 15.9% | 27,006 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 23.6% | 18.8% | 29,469 |
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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