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Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lansing fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Lansing peaked in April 2020 at 18.5% and is now 14.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Lansing unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Michigan 4.3% +0.2 -0.1
Lansing 3.9% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lansing, Michigan, National

Lansing, Michigan monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lansing, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lansing peaked in April 2020 at 42,852. There are now 32,987 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,231 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 634. Lansing employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lansing, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lansing 9,865 +67 -506

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lansing, Michigan Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Michigan
Unemployment Rate
Lansing
Unemployment Rate
Lansing
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.3% 3.9% 9,865
October
2023
3.8% 4.1% 3.9% 9,798
September
2023
3.8% 3.9% 3.7% 9,356
August
2023
3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 9,236
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 9,231
June
2023
3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 9,608
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 4.0% 9,762
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.1% 9,987
March
2023
3.5% 4.1% 4.3% 10,500
February
2023
3.6% 4.3% 4.3% 10,499
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 4.3% 10,493

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.