Ranking of Michigan Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2008
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2008, among all Michigan cities, Flint had the highest unemployment rate (18.5%), followed by Pontiac (17.4%), and Detroit (15.3%).
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 May 2008
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Flint | 18.5 |
| 2 | Pontiac | 17.4 |
| 3 | Detroit | 15.3 |
| 4 | Mount Morris | 15 |
| 4 | Saginaw | 15 |
| 5 | Port Huron | 12.6 |
| 6 | Jackson | 11.5 |
| 7 | Roseville | 11.3 |
| 8 | Inkster | 10.7 |
| 9 | Muskegon | 10.5 |
| 10 | Oak Park | 10.1 |
| 11 | Lansing | 10 |
| 12 | Warren | 9.4 |
| 13 | Grand Rapids | 9.2 |
| 14 | Clinton charter | 9 |
| 15 | Holland | 8.8 |
| 16 | Flint charter | 8.6 |
| 17 | St. Clair Shores | 8.5 |
| 17 | Southfield | 8.5 |
| 18 | Battle Creek | 8.4 |
| 18 | Burton | 8.4 |
| 18 | East Lansing | 8.4 |
| 18 | Kalamazoo | 8.4 |
| 19 | Bay City | 8.3 |
| 20 | Eastpointe | 8.2 |
| 21 | Waterford charter | 7.6 |
| 22 | Madison Heights | 7.5 |
| 23 | Harrison charter | 7.3 |
| 24 | Taylor | 7.2 |
| 25 | Bedford | 7.1 |
| 26 | Lincoln Park | 7 |
| 27 | Romulus | 6.9 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 6.9 |
| 28 | Chesterfield | 6.8 |
| 29 | Blackman charter | 6.7 |
| 29 | Macomb | 6.7 |
| 29 | Ferndale | 6.7 |
| 30 | Ypsilanti charter | 6.6 |
| 30 | Wyandotte | 6.6 |
| 31 | Holland charter | 6.5 |
| 32 | Mount Pleasant | 6.4 |
| 33 | Georgetown charter | 6.3 |
| 33 | Shelby charter | 6.3 |
| 33 | Ann Arbor | 6.3 |
| 34 | Orion charter | 6.1 |
| 34 | Sterling Heights | 6.1 |
| 35 | White Lake charter | 6 |
| 35 | Dearborn | 6 |
| 36 | Kentwood | 5.9 |
| 37 | Independence charter | 5.8 |
| 37 | Troy | 5.8 |
| 38 | Delta charter | 5.6 |
| 38 | Pittsfield charter | 5.6 |
| 38 | Farmington Hills | 5.6 |
| 39 | Grand Blanc charter | 5.5 |
| 39 | Dearborn Heights | 5.5 |
| 39 | Southgate | 5.5 |
| 40 | Garden City | 5.4 |
| 41 | Commerce charter | 5.3 |
| 42 | Westland | 5.1 |
| 43 | Bloomfield charter | 5 |
| 43 | Van Buren charter | 5 |
| 44 | Brownstown charter | 4.8 |
| 44 | Delhi charter | 4.8 |
| 45 | West Bloomfield charter | 4.7 |
| 45 | Midland | 4.7 |
| 46 | Saginaw charter | 4.6 |
| 46 | Portage | 4.6 |
| 47 | Redford charter | 4.4 |
| 48 | Plainfield charter | 4.3 |
| 49 | Novi | 4.2 |
| 50 | Meridian charter | 4.1 |
| 50 | Royal Oak | 4.1 |
| 51 | Allen Park | 4 |
| 52 | Rochester Hills | 3.9 |
| 53 | Livonia | 3.6 |
| 54 | Canton charter | 2.9 |
| 55 | Plymouth charter | 2.4 |
| 56 | Northville | 1.9 |