Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lansing fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Lansing peaked in July 2009 at 11.4% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Lansing unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Michigan	4.2%	-0.1	+0.3
Lansing	3.3%	0.0	+0.1

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

Unemployment Rate: Lansing, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lansing, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lansing peaked in July 2009 at 28,212. There are now 19,843 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,792 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 577. Lansing employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lansing, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lansing	8,369	+182	+420

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lansing, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.3%	8,369
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.3%	8,187
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.3%	8,168
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.3%	8,312
April 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.5%	8,617
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.5%	8,702
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.5%	8,703
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	3.6%	8,838
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.5%	8,635
November 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.5%	8,644
October 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.4%	8,520