Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lansing fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Lansing peaked in June 2009 at 11.6% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in July 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Lansing unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Michigan	4.7%	0.0	+0.3
Lansing	3.9%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 June 2009 at 28,833. There are now 18,977 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,335 in July 2016, the number of unemployed has now grown by 521. Lansing employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lansing, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lansing	9,856	+79	+507

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lansing, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.9%	9,856
March 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.9%	9,777
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.4%	11,075
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.6%	11,613
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	11,292
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	11,162
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.4%	11,005
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.5%	11,234
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	4.5%	11,249
July 2017	4.3%	4.5%	4.3%	10,747
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.1%	10,060