Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lansing fell 3.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.7 percentage points lower than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Lansing peaked in April 2020 at 20.0% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lansing unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Michigan	21.3%	-2.7	+17.1
Lansing	16.6%	-3.4	+13.3

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: Lansing, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lansing, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lansing peaked in April 2020 at 46,667. There are now 5,880 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lansing employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lansing, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lansing	40,787	-5,880	+32,678

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lansing, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployment Rate	Lansing Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	14.8%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	21.3%	16.6%	40,787
April 2020	14.7%	24.0%	20.0%	46,667
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	3.0%	7,373
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.1%	7,728
January 2020	3.6%	3.8%	3.3%	8,150
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	8,542
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	8,566
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	8,518
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	8,411
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.3%	8,239