| MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT | ||||||
| Antrim County, MI | Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
| 1997 | Jan | 9,692 | 8,854 | 838 | 8.6 | |
| 1997 | Feb | 9,669 | 8,875 | 794 | 8.2 | |
| 1997 | Mar | 9,712 | 8,930 | 782 | 8.1 | |
| 1997 | Apr | 9,270 | 8,538 | 732 | 7.9 | |
| 1997 | May | 9,862 | 9,333 | 529 | 5.4 | |
| 1997 | Jun | 10,544 | 10,046 | 498 | 4.7 | |
| 1997 | Jul | 10,977 | 10,537 | 440 | 4.0 | |
| 1997 | Aug | 11,128 | 10,760 | 368 | 3.3 | |
| 1997 | Sep | 10,241 | 9,856 | 385 | 3.8 | |
| 1997 | Oct | 10,211 | 9,820 | 391 | 3.8 | |
| 1997 | Nov | 9,974 | 9,360 | 614 | 6.2 | |
| 1997 | Dec | 10,189 | 9,591 | 598 | 5.9 | |
| 1997 | Annual | 10,123 | 9,542 | 581 | 5.7 | |
| 1998 | Jan | 10,061 | 9,288 | 773 | 7.7 | |
| 1998 | Feb | 10,139 | 9,340 | 799 | 7.9 | |
| 1998 | Mar | 10,061 | 9,213 | 848 | 8.4 | |
| 1998 | Apr | 9,649 | 9,008 | 641 | 6.6 | |
| 1998 | May | 10,248 | 9,714 | 534 | 5.2 | |
| 1998 | Jun | 10,871 | 10,325 | 546 | 5.0 | |
| 1998 | Jul | 11,242 | 10,723 | 519 | 4.6 | |
| 1998 | Aug | 10,871 | 10,388 | 483 | 4.4 | |
| 1998 | Sep | 10,441 | 9,925 | 516 | 4.9 | |
| 1998 | Oct | 10,337 | 9,801 | 536 | 5.2 | |
| 1998 | Nov | 10,180 | 9,391 | 789 | 7.8 | |
| 1998 | Dec | 9,953 | 9,203 | 750 | 7.5 | |
| 1998 | Annual | 10,338 | 9,693 | 645 | 6.2 | |
| 1999 | Jan | 10,260 | 9,375 | 885 | 8.6 | |
| 1999 | Feb | 10,205 | 9,280 | 925 | 9.1 | |
| 1999 | Mar | 10,283 | 9,294 | 989 | 9.6 | |
| 1999 | Apr | 10,056 | 9,223 | 833 | 8.3 | |
| 1999 | May | 10,667 | 10,015 | 652 | 6.1 | |
| 1999 | Jun | 11,367 | 10,688 | 679 | 6.0 | |
| 1999 | Jul | 11,769 | 11,220 | 549 | 4.7 | |
| 1999 | Aug | 11,477 | 10,994 | 483 | 4.2 | |
| 1999 | Sep | 10,848 | 10,389 | 459 | 4.2 | |
| 1999 | Oct | 10,666 | 10,222 | 444 | 4.2 | |
| 1999 | Nov | 10,272 | 9,671 | 601 | 5.9 | |
| 1999 | Dec | 10,267 | 9,674 | 593 | 5.8 | |
| 1999 | Annual | 10,678 | 10,004 | 674 | 6.3 | |
| 2000 | Jan | 10458(b) | 9750(b) | 708(b) | 6.8(b) | |
| 2000 | Feb | 10476(b) | 9824(b) | 652(b) | 6.2(b) | |
| 2000 | Mar | 10481(b) | 9758(b) | 723(b) | 6.9(b) | |
| 2000 | Apr | 10300(b) | 9696(b) | 604(b) | 5.9(b) | |
| 2000 | May | 11076(b) | 10545(b) | 531(b) | 4.8(b) | |
| 2000 | Jun | 11457(b) | 10935(b) | 522(b) | 4.6(b) | |
| 2000 | Jul | 12032(b) | 11621(b) | 411(b) | 3.4(b) | |
| 2000 | Aug | 11581(b) | 11158(b) | 423(b) | 3.7(b) | |
| 2000 | Sep | 10917(b) | 10496(b) | 421(b) | 3.9(b) | |
| 2000 | Oct | 10756(b) | 10314(b) | 442(b) | 4.1(b) | |
| 2000 | Nov | 10368(b) | 9610(b) | 758(b) | 7.3(b) | |
| 2000 | Dec | 10793(b) | 10058(b) | 735(b) | 6.8(b) | |
| 2000 | Annual | 10892(b) | 10314(b) | 578(b) | 5.3(b) | |
| 2001 | Jan | 10432(b) | 9444(b) | 988(b) | 9.5(b) | |
| 2001 | Feb | 10409(b) | 9499(b) | 910(b) | 8.7(b) | |
| 2001 | Mar | 10570(b) | 9635(b) | 935(b) | 8.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Apr | 10439(b) | 9480(b) | 959(b) | 9.2(b) | |
| 2001 | May | 11143(b) | 10390(b) | 753(b) | 6.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Jun | 11647(b) | 10929(b) | 718(b) | 6.2(b) | |
| 2001 | Jul | 11887(b) | 11223(b) | 664(b) | 5.6(b) | |
| 2001 | Aug | 11571(b) | 10925(b) | 646(b) | 5.6(b) | |
| 2001 | Sep | 11011(b) | 10365(b) | 646(b) | 5.9(b) | |
| 2001 | Oct | 10823(b) | 10227(b) | 596(b) | 5.5(b) | |
| 2001 | Nov | 10569(b) | 9634(b) | 935(b) | 8.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Dec | 10600(b) | 9666(b) | 934(b) | 8.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Annual | 10925(b) | 10118(b) | 807(b) | 7.4(b) | |
| 2002 | Jan | 10692(b) | 9678(b) | 1014(b) | 9.5(b) | |
| 2002 | Feb | 10682(b) | 9643(b) | 1039(b) | 9.7(b) | |
| 2002 | Mar | 10649(b) | 9563(b) | 1086(b) | 10.2(b) | |
| 2002 | Apr | 10457(b) | 9444(b) | 1013(b) | 9.7(b) | |
| 2002 | May | 10828(b) | 10071(b) | 757(b) | 7.0(b) | |
| 2002 | Jun | 11537(b) | 10704(b) | 833(b) | 7.2(b) | |
| 2002 | Jul | 11534(b) | 10756(b) | 778(b) | 6.7(b) | |
| 2002 | Aug | 11296(b) | 10641(b) | 655(b) | 5.8(b) | |
| 2002 | Sep | 10646(b) | 10037(b) | 609(b) | 5.7(b) | |
| 2002 | Oct | 10519(b) | 9920(b) | 599(b) | 5.7(b) | |
| 2002 | Nov | 10202(b) | 9342(b) | 860(b) | 8.4(b) | |
| 2002 | Dec | 10160(b) | 9296(b) | 864(b) | 8.5(b) | |
| 2002 | Annual | 10767(b) | 9925(b) | 842(b) | 7.8(b) | |
| 2003 | Jan | 10,721 | 9,665 | 1,056 | 9.8 | |
| 2003 | Feb | 10,753 | 9,706 | 1,047 | 9.7 | |
| 2003 | Mar | 10,824 | 9,718 | 1,106 | 10.2 | |
| 2003 | Apr | 10,538 | 9,459 | 1,079 | 10.2 | |
| 2003 | May | 11,177 | 10,235 | 942 | 8.4 | |
| b : Benchmarked | ||||||
| Crawford County, MI | Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
| 1997 | Jan | 5,478 | 4,930 | 548 | 10.0 | |
| 1997 | Feb | 5,455 | 4,897 | 558 | 10.2 | |
| 1997 | Mar | 5,490 | 4,978 | 512 | 9.3 | |
| 1997 | Apr | 5,462 | 5,017 | 445 | 8.1 | |
| 1997 | May | 5,614 | 5,273 | 341 | 6.1 | |
| 1997 | Jun | 5,809 | 5,483 | 326 | 5.6 | |
| 1997 | Jul | 5,870 | 5,575 | 295 | 5.0 | |
| 1997 | Aug | 5,812 | 5,521 | 291 | 5.0 | |
| 1997 | Sep | 5,714 | 5,425 | 289 | 5.1 | |
| 1997 | Oct | 5,568 | 5,260 | 308 | 5.5 | |
| 1997 | Nov | 5,554 | 5,206 | 348 | 6.3 | |
| 1997 | Dec | 5,542 | 5,139 | 403 | 7.3 | |
| 1997 | Annual | 5,614 | 5,225 | 389 | 6.9 | |
| 1998 | Jan | 5,559 | 5,077 | 482 | 8.7 | |
| 1998 | Feb | 5,553 | 5,090 | 463 | 8.3 | |
| 1998 | Mar | 5,581 | 5,116 | 465 | 8.3 | |
| 1998 | Apr | 5,384 | 5,036 | 348 | 6.5 | |
| 1998 | May | 5,547 | 5,241 | 306 | 5.5 | |
| 1998 | Jun | 5,709 | 5,374 | 335 | 5.9 | |
| 1998 | Jul | 5,706 | 5,475 | 231 | 4.0 | |
| 1998 | Aug | 5,700 | 5,452 | 248 | 4.4 | |
| 1998 | Sep | 5,530 | 5,291 | 239 | 4.3 | |
| 1998 | Oct | 5,537 | 5,281 | 256 | 4.6 | |
| 1998 | Nov | 5,542 | 5,199 | 343 | 6.2 | |
| 1998 | Dec | 5,549 | 5,170 | 379 | 6.8 | |
| 1998 | Annual | 5,575 | 5,234 | 341 | 6.1 | |
| 1999 | Jan | 5,555 | 5,041 | 514 | 9.3 | |
| 1999 | Feb | 5,590 | 5,112 | 478 | 8.6 | |
| 1999 | Mar | 5,711 | 5,205 | 506 | 8.9 | |
| 1999 | Apr | 5,622 | 5,222 | 400 | 7.1 | |
| 1999 | May | 5,810 | 5,470 | 340 | 5.9 | |
| 1999 | Jun | 6,009 | 5,623 | 386 | 6.4 | |
| 1999 | Jul | 5,922 | 5,646 | 276 | 4.7 | |
| 1999 | Aug | 5,922 | 5,628 | 294 | 5.0 | |
| 1999 | Sep | 5,812 | 5,494 | 318 | 5.5 | |
| 1999 | Oct | 5,716 | 5,421 | 295 | 5.2 | |
| 1999 | Nov | 5,721 | 5,361 | 360 | 6.3 | |
| 1999 | Dec | 5,643 | 5,271 | 372 | 6.6 | |
| 1999 | Annual | 5,753 | 5,375 | 378 | 6.6 | |
| 2000 | Jan | 5642(b) | 5153(b) | 489(b) | 8.7(b) | |
| 2000 | Feb | 5558(b) | 5119(b) | 439(b) | 7.9(b) | |
| 2000 | Mar | 5612(b) | 5155(b) | 457(b) | 8.1(b) | |
| 2000 | Apr | 5571(b) | 5254(b) | 317(b) | 5.7(b) | |
| 2000 | May | 5790(b) | 5508(b) | 282(b) | 4.9(b) | |
| 2000 | Jun | 5976(b) | 5675(b) | 301(b) | 5.0(b) | |
| 2000 | Jul | 5860(b) | 5647(b) | 213(b) | 3.6(b) | |
| 2000 | Aug | 5828(b) | 5591(b) | 237(b) | 4.1(b) | |
| 2000 | Sep | 5698(b) | 5463(b) | 235(b) | 4.1(b) | |
| 2000 | Oct | 5522(b) | 5259(b) | 263(b) | 4.8(b) | |
| 2000 | Nov | 5470(b) | 5117(b) | 353(b) | 6.5(b) | |
| 2000 | Dec | 5436(b) | 5098(b) | 338(b) | 6.2(b) | |
| 2000 | Annual | 5664(b) | 5337(b) | 327(b) | 5.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Jan | 5557(b) | 5153(b) | 404(b) | 7.3(b) | |
| 2001 | Feb | 5630(b) | 5157(b) | 473(b) | 8.4(b) | |
| 2001 | Mar | 5667(b) | 5187(b) | 480(b) | 8.5(b) | |
| 2001 | Apr | 5620(b) | 5192(b) | 428(b) | 7.6(b) | |
| 2001 | May | 5738(b) | 5398(b) | 340(b) | 5.9(b) | |
| 2001 | Jun | 5881(b) | 5530(b) | 351(b) | 6.0(b) | |
| 2001 | Jul | 5802(b) | 5502(b) | 300(b) | 5.2(b) | |
| 2001 | Aug | 5776(b) | 5501(b) | 275(b) | 4.8(b) | |
| 2001 | Sep | 5688(b) | 5394(b) | 294(b) | 5.2(b) | |
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