Ranking of Michigan Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2002
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for December 2002, among all Michigan cities, Pontiac had the highest unemployment rate (13%), followed by Saginaw (12.7%), and Flint (12.4%).
The chart below shows the top 79 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan cities.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.
Related Topics: Michigan BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Michigan Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2002
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Pontiac | 13 |
| 2 | Saginaw | 12.7 |
| 3 | Flint | 12.4 |
| 4 | Detroit | 11.6 |
| 5 | Muskegon | 10.6 |
| 5 | Port Huron | 10.6 |
| 6 | Jackson | 10 |
| 7 | Mount Morris | 9.9 |
| 8 | Grand Rapids | 8.2 |
| 9 | Inkster | 8.1 |
| 10 | Roseville | 8 |
| 11 | Oak Park | 7.4 |
| 12 | Battle Creek | 7.1 |
| 13 | Bay City | 7 |
| 13 | Holland | 7 |
| 14 | Warren | 6.6 |
| 15 | Kalamazoo | 6.4 |
| 16 | Clinton charter | 6.3 |
| 17 | Lansing | 6.2 |
| 17 | Southfield | 6.2 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 6.2 |
| 18 | St. Clair Shores | 5.9 |
| 19 | Blackman charter | 5.7 |
| 19 | Eastpointe | 5.7 |
| 20 | Flint charter | 5.6 |
| 21 | Waterford charter | 5.5 |
| 22 | Burton | 5.4 |
| 22 | Madison Heights | 5.4 |
| 22 | Taylor | 5.4 |
| 23 | Kentwood | 5.3 |
| 24 | East Lansing | 5.2 |
| 24 | Lincoln Park | 5.2 |
| 25 | Holland charter | 5.1 |
| 25 | Romulus | 5.1 |
| 26 | Georgetown charter | 5 |
| 26 | Harrison charter | 5 |
| 27 | Wyandotte | 4.9 |
| 28 | Ferndale | 4.8 |
| 29 | Chesterfield | 4.7 |
| 29 | Macomb | 4.7 |
| 30 | Mount Pleasant | 4.5 |
| 31 | Orion charter | 4.4 |
| 31 | Dearborn | 4.4 |
| 32 | Shelby charter | 4.3 |
| 32 | White Lake charter | 4.3 |
| 33 | Independence charter | 4.2 |
| 33 | Sterling Heights | 4.2 |
| 33 | Troy | 4.2 |
| 34 | Dearborn Heights | 4.1 |
| 34 | Southgate | 4.1 |
| 35 | Farmington Hills | 4 |
| 35 | Garden City | 4 |
| 36 | Bedford | 3.9 |
| 36 | Commerce charter | 3.9 |
| 36 | Plainfield charter | 3.9 |
| 37 | Saginaw charter | 3.8 |
| 37 | Midland | 3.8 |
| 37 | Westland | 3.8 |
| 38 | Van Buren charter | 3.7 |
| 39 | Bloomfield charter | 3.6 |
| 39 | Brownstown charter | 3.6 |
| 40 | Delta charter | 3.5 |
| 40 | Grand Blanc charter | 3.5 |
| 40 | Ypsilanti charter | 3.5 |
| 40 | Portage | 3.5 |
| 41 | West Bloomfield charter | 3.4 |
| 41 | Ann Arbor | 3.4 |
| 42 | Redford charter | 3.2 |
| 43 | Pittsfield charter | 3 |
| 43 | Allen Park | 3 |
| 43 | Novi | 3 |
| 43 | Royal Oak | 3 |
| 44 | Delhi charter | 2.9 |
| 45 | Rochester Hills | 2.8 |
| 46 | Livonia | 2.6 |
| 47 | Meridian charter | 2.5 |
| 48 | Canton charter | 2.1 |
| 49 | Plymouth charter | 1.8 |
| 50 | Northville | 1.4 |