Unemployment Rate in Kalamazoo County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.5%
Rank #2,315/3,222 · #47 in MI
28th
Kalamazoo 5.5%
MI 5.7% -3.5%
US 5.3% +3.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate of 5.5% 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 Kalamazoo County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,312 | Eddy County, NM | 5.5% |
| #2,313 | Orange County, FL | 5.5% |
| #2,314 | Carson City, NV | 5.5% |
| #2,315 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 5.5% |
| #2,316 | Jones County, TX | 5.5% |
| #2,317 | Monroe County, IN | 5.5% |
| #2,318 | Page County, VA | 5.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Kalamazoo County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, ranking #2,315 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #47 of 83. This places it in the 28th 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.