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Statistics · City
Labour force in Macomb
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
1 of 4 · Towns of Romeo
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
49,562
−0.7%
since 2024
Towns of Romeo · 2025
1 of 4
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+11%
+4.0% a year on average
share of Michigan
0.99%
Michigan: 5,031,179 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Macomb 49,562
Michigan 5M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Macomb · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
49,562 · 2025
First value
12,415 · 1990
Highest
49,892 · 2024
Lowest
12,415 · 1990
Average change
+4.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Macomb | Change | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49,562 | −0.7% | 5M |
| 2024 | 49,892 | +0.4% | 5.1M |
| 2023 | 49,671 | +2.8% | 5M |
| 2022 | 48,304 | +1.9% | 4.9M |
| 2021 | 47,406 | +1.7% | 4.8M |
| 2020 | 46,611 | −4.9% | 4.9M |
| 2019 | 49,017 | +2.4% | 5M |
| 2018 | 47,878 | +2.0% | 4.9M |
| 2017 | 46,934 | +3.4% | 4.9M |
| 2016 | 45,405 | +1.5% | 4.9M |
| 2015 | 44,718 | +2.1% | 4.8M |
| 2014 | 43,781 | +1.9% | 4.8M |
| 2013 | 42,949 | +4.0% | 4.7M |
| 2012 | 41,290 | +3.0% | 4.7M |
| 2011 | 40,081 | −0.7% | 4.7M |
| 2010 | 40,348 | +56% | 4.8M |
| 2009 | 25,867 | −1.0% | 4.9M |
| 2008 | 26,131 | −1.9% | 4.9M |
| 2007 | 26,643 | −1.0% | 5M |
| 2006 | 26,906 | −0.8% | 5M |
| 2005 | 27,134 | −0.1% | 5.1M |
| 2004 | 27,174 | −0.2% | 5M |
| 2003 | 27,241 | −0.1% | 5M |
| 2002 | 27,271 | −1.2% | 5M |
| 2001 | 27,591 | −2.0% | 5.1M |
| 2000 | 28,161 | +102% | 5.2M |
| 1999 | 13,954 | +3.0% | 5.1M |
| 1998 | 13,551 | +1.7% | 5M |
| 1997 | 13,331 | +0.4% | 5M |
| 1996 | 13,276 | +2.7% | 4.9M |
| 1995 | 12,926 | +1.1% | 4.8M |
| 1994 | 12,784 | +0.5% | 4.8M |
| 1993 | 12,720 | +0.1% | 4.7M |
| 1992 | 12,707 | +1.9% | 4.7M |
| 1991 | 12,473 | +0.5% | 4.6M |
| 1990 | 12,415 | 4.6M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Romeo
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Auburn Hills | 14,472 | |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 24,588 | |
| 2 | Rochester Hills | 38,462 | |
| 1 | Macomb | 48,304 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Macomb in numbers
GDP per person
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
GDP per person (PPP)
$69,274
2024 · Michigan
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.8%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
71.3%
2024 · Michigan
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$56,984
2024 · Michigan
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States