Sault Ste. Marie, MI Unemployment Rate Report

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Sault-Ste.-Marie, Michigan has ranged from 3.3% in October 1999 to 19.9% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Sault-Ste.-Marie is 5.5% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Current Unemployment - 5.5%

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2022	7.7%	5.1%	4.0%
2 / 2022	8.1%	5.3%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.8%	4.5%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.7%	4.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.7%	4.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.3%	4.8%	3.6%
7 / 2022	6.0%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.5%	4.0%	3.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2021	9.1%	6.1%	6.3%
2 / 2021	7.4%	5.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	7.3%	5.2%	6.0%
4 / 2021	7.3%	4.6%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.6%	6.3%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.6%	5.3%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.8%	6.8%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.5%	6.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.6%	5.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.3%	4.5%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.9%	4.0%	4.2%
12 / 2021	5.8%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2020	7.7%	4.3%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.5%	3.6%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.0%	4.0%	4.4%
4 / 2020	19.9%	23.8%	14.7%
5 / 2020	16.3%	20.8%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.9%	15.0%	11.1%
7 / 2020	8.0%	9.5%	10.2%
8 / 2020	6.3%	8.9%	8.4%
9 / 2020	5.8%	8.2%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.1%	5.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	6.3%	7.4%	6.7%
12 / 2020	8.0%	8.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2019	9.4%	5.0%	4.0%
2 / 2019	8.4%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	8.3%	4.6%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.9%	3.7%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.6%	3.7%	3.6%
6 / 2019	6.3%	4.3%	3.7%
7 / 2019	6.5%	5.1%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.4%	4.2%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.7%	3.2%	3.5%
12 / 2019	6.4%	3.6%	3.5%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2018	8.9%	5.0%	4.1%
2 / 2018	9.4%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	9.0%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2018	7.2%	3.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.3%	3.6%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.7%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.4%	4.8%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.4%	4.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.2%	3.6%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.1%	3.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.9%	3.4%	3.7%
12 / 2018	7.1%	4.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2017	10.2%	5.5%	4.7%
2 / 2017	10.5%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	9.7%	4.8%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.9%	3.9%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.7%	3.9%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.2%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.4%	5.4%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.9%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.4%	4.5%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.0%	4.2%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.1%	4.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	8.1%	4.4%	4.1%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2016	8.9%	5.2%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.5%	5.2%	4.9%
3 / 2016	9.7%	5.4%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.3%	4.6%	5.0%
5 / 2016	6.8%	4.5%	4.8%
6 / 2016	7.5%	5.1%	4.9%
7 / 2016	7.7%	5.7%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.8%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.1%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.8%	4.8%	4.9%
11 / 2016	6.3%	4.3%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.7%	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2015	10.0%	6.6%	5.7%
2 / 2015	10.2%	6.1%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.8%	6.0%	5.4%
4 / 2015	8.4%	5.2%	5.4%
5 / 2015	8.0%	5.6%	5.6%
6 / 2015	7.8%	5.8%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.0%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.6%	5.3%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.6%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.6%	4.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	6.6%	4.4%	5.1%
12 / 2015	7.8%	4.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2014	12.0%	8.4%	6.6%
2 / 2014	12.3%	8.5%	6.7%
3 / 2014	12.1%	8.4%	6.7%
4 / 2014	9.9%	6.9%	6.2%
5 / 2014	10.1%	7.6%	6.3%
6 / 2014	9.6%	7.6%	6.1%
7 / 2014	9.8%	8.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	8.3%	7.3%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.2%	6.6%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.7%	6.3%	5.7%
11 / 2014	7.7%	5.7%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.2%	5.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2013	12.3%	10.1%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.7%	9.4%	7.7%
3 / 2013	11.3%	9.0%	7.5%
4 / 2013	10.2%	8.1%	7.6%
5 / 2013	10.4%	8.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	10.9%	9.6%	7.5%
7 / 2013	11.4%	10.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	9.6%	8.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	9.1%	8.3%	7.2%
10 / 2013	9.0%	8.4%	7.2%
11 / 2013	9.6%	7.6%	6.9%
12 / 2013	10.2%	7.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2012	11.8%	9.8%	8.3%
2 / 2012	12.0%	9.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	11.4%	9.4%	8.2%
4 / 2012	9.7%	8.3%	8.2%
5 / 2012	10.0%	9.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	10.4%	9.7%	8.2%
7 / 2012	10.8%	10.7%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.3%	9.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	8.2%	8.4%	7.8%
10 / 2012	8.0%	8.4%	7.8%
11 / 2012	8.8%	7.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	10.2%	8.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2011	12.8%	11.5%	9.1%
2 / 2011	12.6%	11.1%	9.0%
3 / 2011	12.3%	11.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	11.0%	10.0%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.8%	10.5%	9.0%
6 / 2011	11.2%	11.2%	9.1%
7 / 2011	11.3%	11.8%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.1%	10.6%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.4%	10.0%	9.0%
10 / 2011	8.8%	9.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.5%	8.5%	8.6%
12 / 2011	10.3%	9.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2010	14.2%	14.4%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.4%	14.2%	9.8%
3 / 2010	13.9%	14.1%	9.9%
4 / 2010	12.5%	12.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	11.7%	12.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	11.5%	12.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	11.8%	13.5%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.7%	12.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	10.0%	11.5%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.6%	11.1%	9.4%
11 / 2010	10.9%	10.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	12.0%	10.9%	9.3%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2009	12.7%	12.1%	7.8%
2 / 2009	13.8%	12.8%	8.3%
3 / 2009	13.9%	13.3%	8.7%
4 / 2009	13.1%	12.8%	9.0%
5 / 2009	12.5%	14.2%	9.4%
6 / 2009	13.0%	15.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	12.4%	15.4%	9.5%
8 / 2009	11.6%	14.1%	9.6%
9 / 2009	11.3%	13.7%	9.8%
10 / 2009	11.3%	13.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	12.5%	13.1%	9.9%
12 / 2009	14.2%	13.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2008	10.7%	7.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	10.7%	7.4%	4.9%
3 / 2008	10.5%	7.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.1%	6.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	9.3%	7.8%	5.4%
6 / 2008	9.4%	8.1%	5.6%
7 / 2008	9.1%	8.9%	5.8%
8 / 2008	8.5%	8.3%	6.1%
9 / 2008	7.8%	7.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	7.9%	8.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	9.6%	8.2%	6.8%
12 / 2008	11.3%	9.2%	7.3%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2007	11.0%	7.7%	4.6%
2 / 2007	10.8%	7.2%	4.5%
3 / 2007	10.4%	7.0%	4.4%
4 / 2007	9.8%	6.6%	4.5%
5 / 2007	8.9%	6.7%	4.4%
6 / 2007	8.4%	7.2%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.1%	8.0%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.3%	6.9%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.3%	6.8%	4.7%
10 / 2007	6.5%	6.7%	4.7%
11 / 2007	7.9%	6.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	10.0%	7.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2006	10.6%	7.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	11.2%	7.5%	4.8%
3 / 2006	10.7%	7.4%	4.7%
4 / 2006	10.2%	6.8%	4.7%
5 / 2006	8.8%	6.8%	4.6%
6 / 2006	8.2%	7.1%	4.6%
7 / 2006	8.1%	8.1%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.5%	7.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.9%	6.7%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.1%	6.3%	4.4%
11 / 2006	8.2%	6.4%	4.5%
12 / 2006	9.6%	6.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2005	10.8%	7.5%	5.3%
2 / 2005	11.4%	7.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	10.9%	7.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	9.8%	6.6%	5.2%
5 / 2005	8.7%	6.7%	5.1%
6 / 2005	8.1%	6.9%	5.0%
7 / 2005	7.7%	7.4%	5.0%
8 / 2005	6.5%	6.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	6.6%	6.2%	5.0%
10 / 2005	6.0%	5.8%	5.0%
11 / 2005	7.8%	6.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	9.5%	6.4%	4.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2004	11.0%	7.5%	5.7%
2 / 2004	11.2%	7.4%	5.6%
3 / 2004	11.8%	7.8%	5.8%
4 / 2004	9.5%	6.4%	5.6%
5 / 2004	8.8%	6.8%	5.6%
6 / 2004	8.5%	7.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	8.0%	8.0%	5.5%
8 / 2004	6.9%	6.7%	5.4%
9 / 2004	6.4%	6.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	6.1%	6.5%	5.5%
11 / 2004	8.3%	6.7%	5.4%
12 / 2004	9.8%	7.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2003	10.8%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	10.7%	7.4%	5.9%
3 / 2003	10.7%	7.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	9.8%	7.0%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.2%	7.2%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.2%	8.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.4%	8.3%	6.2%
8 / 2003	7.3%	7.1%	6.1%
9 / 2003	7.0%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.2%	6.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	7.9%	6.3%	5.8%
12 / 2003	9.4%	6.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2002	11.1%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2002	10.8%	6.7%	5.7%
3 / 2002	10.7%	7.1%	5.7%
4 / 2002	9.7%	6.2%	5.9%
5 / 2002	8.1%	6.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.2%	6.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	7.0%	7.0%	5.8%
8 / 2002	6.0%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 2002	5.4%	5.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.8%	5.2%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.0%	5.7%	5.9%
12 / 2002	8.6%	6.1%	6.0%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2001	9.7%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	9.9%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	10.0%	5.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	8.8%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.1%	4.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	7.0%	5.1%	4.5%
7 / 2001	6.0%	5.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.7%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.2%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2001	5.0%	5.1%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.3%	5.7%	5.5%
12 / 2001	9.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 2000	7.7%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2000	7.7%	3.7%	4.1%
3 / 2000	7.9%	3.8%	4.0%
4 / 2000	6.2%	2.9%	3.8%
5 / 2000	6.1%	3.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	6.7%	3.8%	4.0%
7 / 2000	6.4%	4.6%	4.0%
8 / 2000	5.7%	3.7%	4.1%
9 / 2000	5.0%	3.4%	3.9%
10 / 2000	4.3%	3.1%	3.9%
11 / 2000	6.8%	3.4%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.9%	3.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1999	8.9%	4.6%	4.3%
2 / 1999	9.6%	4.7%	4.4%
3 / 1999	8.8%	4.3%	4.2%
4 / 1999	8.2%	3.6%	4.3%
5 / 1999	7.0%	3.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	6.6%	4.0%	4.3%
7 / 1999	4.8%	4.2%	4.3%
8 / 1999	4.0%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	3.9%	3.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	3.3%	3.0%	4.1%
11 / 1999	5.8%	3.1%	4.1%
12 / 1999	7.2%	3.2%	4.0%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1998	11.5%	4.8%	4.6%
2 / 1998	11.1%	4.5%	4.6%
3 / 1998	10.8%	4.6%	4.7%
4 / 1998	7.6%	3.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	7.3%	3.3%	4.4%
6 / 1998	7.5%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	4.6%	4.9%	4.5%
8 / 1998	5.5%	3.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	5.1%	3.6%	4.6%
10 / 1998	4.3%	3.4%	4.5%
11 / 1998	6.5%	3.4%	4.4%
12 / 1998	8.5%	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1997	10.9%	5.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	10.5%	5.1%	5.2%
3 / 1997	10.3%	5.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	8.8%	4.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.4%	3.9%	4.9%
6 / 1997	7.5%	4.4%	5.0%
7 / 1997	6.0%	4.8%	4.9%
8 / 1997	5.5%	3.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	5.6%	3.9%	4.9%
10 / 1997	5.1%	3.5%	4.7%
11 / 1997	7.4%	3.5%	4.6%
12 / 1997	9.3%	3.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1996	12.2%	5.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	11.1%	5.3%	5.5%
3 / 1996	10.2%	5.6%	5.5%
4 / 1996	10.2%	4.8%	5.6%
5 / 1996	8.9%	4.9%	5.6%
6 / 1996	7.7%	5.0%	5.3%
7 / 1996	6.6%	5.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	5.7%	4.5%	5.1%
9 / 1996	5.4%	4.4%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.7%	4.1%	5.2%
11 / 1996	7.7%	4.2%	5.4%
12 / 1996	9.0%	4.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1995	13.8%	6.0%	5.6%
2 / 1995	12.7%	5.7%	5.4%
3 / 1995	12.7%	5.9%	5.4%
4 / 1995	12.6%	5.6%	5.8%
5 / 1995	10.7%	5.3%	5.6%
6 / 1995	9.1%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.4%	6.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	6.9%	5.0%	5.7%
9 / 1995	6.5%	4.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	6.0%	4.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	8.8%	4.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	9.7%	4.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1994	15.8%	8.1%	6.6%
2 / 1994	14.8%	7.6%	6.6%
3 / 1994	14.5%	7.3%	6.5%
4 / 1994	13.1%	6.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	11.5%	5.7%	6.1%
6 / 1994	10.3%	6.0%	6.1%
7 / 1994	9.7%	6.5%	6.1%
8 / 1994	8.6%	5.5%	6.0%
9 / 1994	8.3%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.6%	4.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	9.5%	4.5%	5.6%
12 / 1994	10.9%	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1993	14.8%	8.4%	7.3%
2 / 1993	14.2%	8.2%	7.1%
3 / 1993	13.1%	7.7%	7.0%
4 / 1993	11.5%	6.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	11.1%	7.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	11.1%	7.6%	7.0%
7 / 1993	9.7%	7.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	8.1%	6.8%	6.8%
9 / 1993	8.1%	6.6%	6.7%
10 / 1993	8.1%	6.6%	6.8%
11 / 1993	10.3%	6.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	12.7%	6.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1992	16.6%	10.5%	7.3%
2 / 1992	16.6%	10.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	15.9%	10.1%	7.4%
4 / 1992	14.4%	8.9%	7.4%
5 / 1992	13.2%	8.9%	7.6%
6 / 1992	12.2%	9.6%	7.8%
7 / 1992	11.0%	9.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	9.3%	8.6%	7.6%
9 / 1992	9.7%	8.3%	7.6%
10 / 1992	8.3%	7.6%	7.3%
11 / 1992	10.9%	7.5%	7.4%
12 / 1992	13.0%	7.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1991	14.1%	9.5%	6.4%
2 / 1991	14.4%	10.0%	6.6%
3 / 1991	13.8%	10.3%	6.8%
4 / 1991	12.7%	9.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	11.4%	9.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	11.5%	9.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	10.3%	9.4%	6.8%
8 / 1991	8.5%	8.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	8.5%	8.6%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.9%	8.5%	7.0%
11 / 1991	12.5%	8.6%	7.0%
12 / 1991	14.4%	8.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Sault Ste. Marie, MI%	Michigan%	National %
1 / 1990	12.5%	9.2%	5.4%
2 / 1990	14.5%	8.3%	5.3%
3 / 1990	14.4%	7.9%	5.2%
4 / 1990	13.6%	7.2%	5.4%
5 / 1990	11.2%	7.1%	5.4%
6 / 1990	10.5%	7.1%	5.2%
7 / 1990	9.4%	7.6%	5.5%
8 / 1990	7.9%	7.2%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.5%	7.1%	5.9%
10 / 1990	7.5%	7.0%	5.9%
11 / 1990	11.3%	7.7%	6.2%
12 / 1990	13.4%	8.0%	6.3%