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Highest labor force participation, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Ferndale, MIMI19,21279.8%−2.1 pts

02Wixom, MIMI17,31377.0%−0.9 pts

03Berkley, MIMI15,14575.4%−0.4 pts

04Royal Oak, MIMI57,58374.4%−0.4 pts

05Milan, MIMI5,97374.0%+2.4 pts

06Rockford, MIMI6,31373.4%−3.0 pts

07Walled Lake, MIMI7,32073.0%+1.3 pts

08Cutlerville, MIMI18,78072.7%+0.0 pts

09East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66372.5%+0.7 pts

10Wyoming, MIMI78,58871.8%+0.7 pts

11Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09571.7%−0.9 pts

12Grandville, MIMI17,01871.6%+0.6 pts

13Allendale, MIMI26,67971.1%+3.7 pts

14Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27470.5%−2.5 pts

15Comstock Park, MIMI10,57770.5%+7.1 pts

16Clawson, MIMI11,31270.4%+1.6 pts

17South Lyon, MIMI12,10770.3%+2.1 pts

18Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92569.9%−0.7 pts

19Walker, MIMI25,88169.8%−0.1 pts

20Kentwood, MIMI54,77669.7%−1.2 pts

21Fenton, MIMI11,77469.7%+7.0 pts

22Hazel Park, MIMI14,93769.4%+3.4 pts

23Dundee, MIMI6,00869.4%−5.6 pts

24Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18369.3%+1.6 pts

25Eastwood, MIMI6,66969.2%−1.6 pts

26Hudsonville, MIMI7,96468.6%−4.2 pts

27Northview, MIMI15,26868.6%−1.8 pts

28Oak Park, MIMI29,07268.4%+2.6 pts

29Lansing, MIMI113,88468.3%+1.0 pts

30Holt, MIMI25,31667.9%−1.5 pts

31Rochester, MIMI12,82467.9%+0.4 pts

32Birmingham, MIMI21,92367.8%−0.5 pts

33Portage, MIMI49,86267.7%−1.4 pts

34Plymouth, MIMI9,16467.7%−1.1 pts

35Sturgis, MIMI10,90067.7%+3.8 pts

36Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39167.5%−3.8 pts

37Madison Heights, MIMI28,29767.4%−2.1 pts

38Flat Rock, MIMI10,21867.2%+3.3 pts

39Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87867.2%−0.1 pts

40Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29166.9%+0.9 pts

41Fraser, MIMI14,49666.8%+2.1 pts

42Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79266.7%+0.5 pts

43New Baltimore, MIMI12,12366.7%+2.5 pts

44Howell, MIMI9,89666.5%+1.9 pts

45Forest Hills, MIMI28,69566.4%−2.4 pts

46Novi, MIMI67,31966.3%−2.5 pts

47Farmington, MIMI11,40966.2%−1.6 pts

48Holland, MIMI35,37266.2%−0.4 pts

49Allen Park, MIMI27,44566.1%+2.5 pts

50Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76666.0%−2.9 pts

51Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49065.9%+3.5 pts

52Troy, MIMI88,73365.9%+1.5 pts

53Fair Plain, MIMI7,33065.8%+5.3 pts

54Three Rivers, MIMI7,91065.4%+0.8 pts

55Roseville, MIMI46,86365.3%+1.7 pts

56Okemos, MIMI26,39665.2%−0.9 pts

57Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68365.2%−0.0 pts

58Big Rapids, MIMI8,62365.2%+2.8 pts

59Harper Woods, MIMI14,86065.1%+1.9 pts

60Springfield, MIMI5,24665.1%−3.6 pts

61Garden City, MIMI26,28065.1%+0.1 pts

62Romulus, MIMI24,54765.0%−0.1 pts

63Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08365.0%+1.6 pts

64Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73564.9%+2.0 pts

65Holly, MIMI5,90664.9%−1.4 pts

66Zeeland, MIMI5,63764.7%+0.7 pts

67Tecumseh, MIMI8,60864.6%+0.5 pts

68Center Line, MIMI8,50364.6%−0.1 pts

69Westland, MIMI82,33364.2%−0.3 pts

70Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53964.1%+0.7 pts

71Waverly, MIMI23,57564.1%−2.2 pts

72St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87264.1%−0.7 pts

73Warren, MIMI137,13864.0%+1.6 pts

74Westwood, MIMI8,86763.9%−3.7 pts

75Petoskey, MIMI5,77263.8%−4.9 pts

76Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44963.6%−0.7 pts

77Haslett, MIMI18,55963.4%−1.3 pts

78Northville, MIMI6,01363.4%−6.6 pts

79Belding, MIMI6,00063.4%+0.2 pts

80Dowagiac, MIMI5,72563.3%−1.1 pts

81Milford, MIMI6,52063.2%−3.8 pts

82Owosso, MIMI14,43763.1%−1.7 pts

83Charlotte, MIMI9,30563.1%+2.5 pts

84Livonia, MIMI92,60363.0%−0.7 pts

85Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85363.0%−1.7 pts

86Ishpeming, MIMI6,20563.0%+3.6 pts

87Wyandotte, MIMI24,07262.9%+0.4 pts

88Traverse City, MIMI15,83262.6%−1.5 pts

89Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88062.6%+1.3 pts

90Niles, MIMI11,66562.6%−1.6 pts

91Mason, MIMI8,26462.4%−0.1 pts

92St. Clair, MIMI5,83362.4%−3.0 pts

93Saline, MIMI9,00162.4%−1.8 pts

94Marquette, MIMI21,94462.3%+0.1 pts

95New Haven, MIMI6,74962.3%−6.0 pts

96Southgate, MIMI28,93162.2%−1.4 pts

97Utica, MIMI5,11462.0%+0.3 pts

98Jenison, MIMI17,58262.0%−0.1 pts

99Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92561.9%+1.3 pts

100St. Joseph, MIMI7,89361.6%−1.8 pts

101Southfield, MIMI76,11161.6%+0.5 pts

102Woodhaven, MIMI12,50361.5%+4.6 pts

103Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46961.5%+5.5 pts

104Richmond, MIMI5,92761.4%−0.1 pts

105Marysville, MIMI9,86861.3%−1.1 pts

106Pontiac, MIMI62,07761.3%+0.9 pts

107Eastpointe, MIMI33,81461.3%−0.6 pts

108Battle Creek, MIMI52,02161.2%−0.1 pts

109Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93161.2%−1.5 pts

110Brighton, MIMI7,90461.1%−4.3 pts

111Norton Shores, MIMI25,08861.1%−2.8 pts

112Wayne, MIMI17,06561.1%−2.4 pts

113Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21861.1%+2.0 pts

114Port Huron, MIMI28,27361.0%+1.3 pts

115Jackson, MIMI31,02260.9%−1.6 pts

116Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80360.9%−0.3 pts

117Marshall, MIMI6,80060.9%−0.5 pts

118Alma, MIMI9,30460.7%+2.4 pts

119Lambertville, MIMI9,95560.6%−3.2 pts

120Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23360.3%−0.5 pts

121Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41960.3%+4.7 pts

122Greenville, MIMI9,25660.1%+2.1 pts

123Hillsdale, MIMI8,00259.9%+3.4 pts

124Byron Center, MIMI7,40359.9%−7.2 pts

125Burton, MIMI29,31359.5%+0.3 pts

126Taylor, MIMI61,27959.5%−1.7 pts

127Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77059.4%−2.8 pts

128Midland, MIMI42,80659.4%−1.0 pts

129Bay City, MIMI31,86859.4%−1.5 pts

130Davison, MIMI5,03959.3%+0.4 pts

131St. Johns, MIMI7,78059.2%−4.1 pts

132Flushing, MIMI8,17559.1%+3.0 pts

133Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52958.9%−1.2 pts

134Menominee, MIMI8,17558.7%−1.4 pts

135Hastings, MIMI7,49058.6%−5.5 pts

136Riverview, MIMI11,94758.3%+0.9 pts

137Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66457.8%+1.4 pts

138Inkster, MIMI24,95957.6%−1.4 pts

139Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19757.3%−4.0 pts

140Monroe, MIMI20,07657.1%−3.7 pts

141Allegan, MIMI5,12757.0%+9.4 pts

142Kingsford, MIMI5,09656.9%+1.6 pts

143Grand Haven, MIMI11,03856.7%−3.5 pts

144Trenton, MIMI17,84956.5%−2.1 pts

145Cadillac, MIMI10,43856.1%−2.8 pts

146River Rouge, MIMI6,81455.8%+0.4 pts

147Dearborn, MIMI105,61155.7%−0.3 pts

148Saginaw, MIMI42,86355.6%+0.2 pts

149Manistee, MIMI6,15755.6%−1.1 pts

150Alpena, MIMI10,08855.4%−2.9 pts

151Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82755.3%−0.0 pts

152South Monroe, MIMI6,96055.1%−0.8 pts

153Temperance, MIMI8,91454.8%−2.2 pts

154Adrian, MIMI20,19154.7%+0.9 pts

155East Lansing, MIMI49,35554.6%−0.3 pts

156Flint, MIMI79,30654.5%+1.3 pts

157Detroit, MIMI649,09554.1%−0.6 pts

158Houghton, MIMI8,56053.7%+9.6 pts

159Chelsea, MIMI5,42453.3%−1.3 pts

160Muskegon, MIMI37,22453.3%+1.4 pts

161Coldwater, MIMI14,21653.3%+5.5 pts

162Shields, MIMI7,40253.2%−3.3 pts

163Freeland, MIMI7,55752.7%−1.7 pts

164Bridgeport, MIMI6,88452.2%+3.3 pts

165Ludington, MIMI7,63451.9%−1.4 pts

166Melvindale, MIMI12,32551.7%−3.5 pts

167Escanaba, MIMI12,25751.7%−2.1 pts

168Ecorse, MIMI8,89351.4%+3.1 pts

169Lapeer, MIMI9,20151.2%+2.1 pts

170Highland Park, MIMI8,24851.2%+3.0 pts

171Beecher, MIMI8,41251.1%−1.3 pts

172Albion, MIMI7,47451.0%−3.5 pts

173Gladstone, MIMI5,18950.2%−4.3 pts

174Ionia, MIMI12,20848.6%+5.3 pts

175Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41748.0%−0.9 pts

176Buena Vista, MIMI5,79846.7%−5.0 pts

177Hamtramck, MIMI27,26145.2%+1.7 pts

178Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76943.9%+0.2 pts

179St. Louis, MIMI7,40623.3%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES