Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kalamazoo fell 2.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 5.2 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Kalamazoo peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kalamazoo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Michigan	21.2%	-2.8	+17.0
Kalamazoo	16.0%	-2.8	+12.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 29,469. There are now 2,628 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kalamazoo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kalamazoo	26,841	-2,628	+20,713

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kalamazoo, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Kalamazoo Unemployment Rate	Kalamazoo Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	21.2%	16.0%	26,841
April 2020	14.7%	24.0%	18.8%	29,469
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	3.1%	5,187
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.2%	5,398
January 2020	3.6%	3.8%	3.3%	5,650
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.3%	5,605
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	5,701
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	5,806
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.5%	5,903
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.6%	5,982
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	6,045