Unemployment Rate in Bay County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #1,531/3,222 · #25 in MI
52th
Bay 4.3%
MI 5.7% -23.9%
US 5.3% -18.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Bay County's unemployment rate of 4.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,528 | Mercer County, KY | 4.3% |
| #1,529 | Becker County, MN | 4.3% |
| #1,530 | Polk County, IA | 4.3% |
| #1,531 | Bay County, MI | 4.3% |
| #1,532 | Kendall County, IL | 4.3% |
| #1,533 | Rankin County, MS | 4.3% |
| #1,534 | Monroe County, TN | 4.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Bay County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,531 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #25 of 83. This places it in the 52th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.