Ranking of Michigan Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2012
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for October 2012, among all Michigan cities, Detroit had the highest unemployment rate (18.9%), followed by Pontiac (17.3%), and Inkster (16.5%).
The chart below shows the top 86 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 October 2012
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Detroit | 18.9 |
| 2 | Pontiac | 17.3 |
| 3 | Inkster | 16.5 |
| 4 | Flint | 16.3 |
| 5 | Mount Morris | 15.1 |
| 6 | Muskegon | 14.8 |
| 7 | Port Huron | 14.6 |
| 8 | Saginaw | 14.2 |
| 9 | Eastpointe | 13.4 |
| 9 | Hamtramck | 13.4 |
| 10 | Oak Park | 12.7 |
| 11 | Jackson | 12.4 |
| 12 | Roseville | 11.9 |
| 13 | Taylor | 11.4 |
| 14 | Warren | 11.2 |
| 15 | Clinton charter | 11 |
| 15 | Southfield | 11 |
| 16 | Madison Heights | 10.9 |
| 17 | Romulus | 10.4 |
| 18 | Lansing | 9.8 |
| 19 | Bay City | 9.6 |
| 20 | Burton | 9.4 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 9.1 |
| 21 | St. Clair Shores | 9.1 |
| 22 | Sterling Heights | 9 |
| 23 | Independence charter | 8.9 |
| 23 | Redford charter | 8.9 |
| 23 | Lincoln Park | 8.9 |
| 24 | Harrison charter | 8.6 |
| 24 | Battle Creek | 8.6 |
| 25 | Blackman charter | 8.5 |
| 25 | Waterford charter | 8.5 |
| 25 | Dearborn Heights | 8.5 |
| 26 | Ferndale | 8.4 |
| 27 | Westland | 8.2 |
| 28 | Kalamazoo | 8 |
| 28 | Wyandotte | 8 |
| 29 | Flint charter | 7.9 |
| 29 | Orion charter | 7.9 |
| 29 | Ypsilanti charter | 7.9 |
| 29 | Garden City | 7.9 |
| 29 | Grand Rapids | 7.9 |
| 30 | Washington charter | 7.8 |
| 31 | Shelby charter | 7.7 |
| 32 | Van Buren charter | 7.6 |
| 32 | Allen Park | 7.6 |
| 32 | Dearborn | 7.6 |
| 33 | Commerce charter | 7.3 |
| 34 | Allendale charter | 7.2 |
| 34 | White Lake charter | 7.2 |
| 35 | Southgate | 6.9 |
| 36 | West Bloomfield charter | 6.8 |
| 36 | Norton Shores | 6.8 |
| 37 | Holland | 6.5 |
| 37 | Rochester Hills | 6.5 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 6.5 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant | 6.4 |
| 38 | Troy | 6.4 |
| 39 | Macomb | 6.3 |
| 40 | Brownstown charter | 6 |
| 40 | Grand Blanc charter | 6 |
| 41 | Portage | 5.9 |
| 42 | Holland charter | 5.8 |
| 43 | Bedford | 5.6 |
| 43 | Kentwood | 5.6 |
| 44 | Bloomfield charter | 5.5 |
| 44 | Midland | 5.5 |
| 45 | Delhi charter | 5.4 |
| 46 | Novi | 5.3 |
| 47 | Livonia | 5.2 |
| 48 | Farmington Hills | 5.1 |
| 49 | Gaines charter | 5 |
| 49 | East Lansing | 5 |
| 50 | Delta charter | 4.9 |
| 50 | Pittsfield charter | 4.9 |
| 50 | Walker | 4.9 |
| 51 | Canton charter | 4.8 |
| 51 | Royal Oak | 4.8 |
| 52 | Meridian charter | 4.6 |
| 52 | Saginaw charter | 4.6 |
| 53 | Plainfield charter | 4.5 |
| 54 | Plymouth charter | 4.4 |
| 54 | Ann Arbor | 4.4 |
| 55 | Byron | 4.2 |
| 56 | Georgetown charter | 3.9 |
| 57 | Northville | 3.4 |