Saginaw, Michigan Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Saginaw fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Michigan rate. The unemployment rate in Saginaw peaked in June 2009 at 13.4% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in January 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Saginaw 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
Saginaw	5.4%	0.0	+0.2

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: Saginaw, Michigan, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Saginaw, Michigan Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Saginaw peaked in June 2009 at 12,776. There are now 8,027 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,531 in June 2016, the number of unemployed has now grown by 218. Saginaw employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Saginaw, Michigan) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Saginaw	4,749	-35	+159

Number of Unemployed Persons

Saginaw, Michigan Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Michigan Unemployment Rate	Saginaw Unemployment Rate	Saginaw Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.4%	4,749
March 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.4%	4,784
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	5,060
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%	5,057
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%	5,043
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.7%	4,989
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.6%	4,923
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	5.7%	4,993
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	5.7%	5,005
July 2017	4.3%	4.5%	5.4%	4,776
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	5.2%	4,567