Saginaw, Michigan Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Saginaw rose 0.7 percentage points in January 2021 to 7.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Saginaw peaked in April 2020 at 25.9% and is now 18.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Saginaw unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
Michigan | 5.7% | -2.5 | +2.0 |
Saginaw | 7.5% | +0.7 | +2.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Saginaw, Michigan, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Saginaw, Michigan Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Saginaw peaked in April 2020 at 22,171. There are now 15,864 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,458 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 849. Saginaw employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Saginaw, Michigan) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Saginaw | 6,307 | +849 | +2,356 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Saginaw, Michigan Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Michigan Unemployment Rate |
Saginaw Unemployment Rate |
Saginaw Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | — | — |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 6,307 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 5,458 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 5,589 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 5,725 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 8,324 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 8,404 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 8,405 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 13,202 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 20.8% | 21.4% | 19,002 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 23.6% | 25.9% | 22,171 |
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. ↩