Oceana County, MI Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 9,991 | - | 11.3 | - |
| 1991 | 9,824 | -1.7 | 12.8 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 10,061 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 10,635 | 5.7 | 12.1 | -2.0 |
| 1994 | 11,687 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 11,515 | -1.5 | 11.3 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 11,976 | 4.0 | 10.1 | -1.3 |
| 1997 | 12,809 | 7.0 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 1998 | 12,907 | 0.8 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 13,272 | 2.8 | 6.6 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 12,443 | -6.2 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 12,535 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 12,277 | -2.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
| 2003 | 12,245 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 12,692 | 3.7 | 8.4 | -1.0 |
| 2005 | 13,231 | 4.2 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 13,527 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| 2007 | 13,265 | -1.9 | 8.3 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 12,630 | -4.8 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 8,960 | - | 12.8 | - |
| Feb | 8,749 | - | 15.2 | - |
| Mar | 8,848 | - | 15.2 | - |
| Apr | 9,160 | - | 12.3 | - |
| May | 10,167 | - | 10.3 | - |
| Jun | 10,778 | - | 11.1 | - |
| Jul | 11,074 | - | 10.2 | - |
| Aug | 11,178 | - | 9.0 | - |
| Sep | 10,633 | - | 9.0 | - |
| Oct | 10,714 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Nov | 10,138 | - | 10.3 | - |
| Dec | 9,488 | - | 12.2 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 8,895 | -0.7 | 15.0 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 8,844 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 8,828 | -0.2 | 16.9 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 8,941 | -2.4 | 14.1 | 1.8 |
| May | 9,973 | -1.9 | 12.6 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 10,545 | -2.2 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 11,659 | 5.3 | 9.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 10,819 | -3.2 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 10,422 | -2.0 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 10,098 | -5.7 | 10.9 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 9,827 | -3.1 | 12.1 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 9,037 | -4.8 | 14.6 | 2.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 8,548 | -3.9 | 19.1 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 8,458 | -4.4 | 19.7 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 8,745 | -0.9 | 19.4 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 9,011 | 0.8 | 17.2 | 3.1 |
| May | 10,224 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 11,117 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 12,105 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 11,362 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 10,844 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 10,328 | 2.3 | 10.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 10,207 | 3.9 | 11.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 9,780 | 8.2 | 12.9 | -1.8 |
| 1993-Jan | 9,007 | 5.4 | 17.1 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 9,028 | 6.7 | 16.8 | -2.9 |
| Mar | 9,148 | 4.6 | 16.6 | -2.8 |
| Apr | 9,682 | 7.4 | 13.2 | -3.9 |
| May | 10,714 | 4.8 | 11.7 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 11,675 | 5.0 | 11.3 | -2.2 |
| Jul | 12,453 | 2.9 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 12,426 | 9.4 | 8.9 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 11,373 | 4.9 | 9.5 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 10,941 | 5.9 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 10,800 | 5.8 | 11.1 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 10,372 | 6.1 | 12.3 | -0.5 |
| 1994-Jan | 9,878 | 9.7 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 10,006 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 10,007 | 9.4 | 17.3 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 10,752 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 11,892 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 13,090 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 13,687 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 13,569 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 12,799 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 12,186 | 11.4 | 9.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 11,749 | 8.8 | 10.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 10,626 | 2.4 | 12.2 | -0.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 9,944 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 9,763 | -2.4 | 16.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 9,830 | -1.8 | 16.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 10,607 | -1.3 | 14.5 | 0.6 |
| May | 11,638 | -2.1 | 11.4 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 12,703 | -3.0 | 10.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 13,462 | -1.6 | 8.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 13,399 | -1.3 | 7.3 | -2.1 |
| Sep | 12,432 | -2.9 | 7.8 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 12,059 | -1.0 | 7.5 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 11,358 | -3.3 | 9.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 10,980 | 3.3 | 10.7 | -1.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 9,952 | 0.1 | 16.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 10,126 | 3.7 | 15.0 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 10,318 | 5.0 | 12.8 | -3.9 |
| Apr | 10,886 | 2.6 | 12.7 | -1.8 |
| May | 12,287 | 5.6 | 10.3 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 13,298 | 4.7 | 9.1 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 13,760 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 13,963 | 4.2 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 13,039 | 4.9 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 12,581 | 4.3 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 12,079 | 6.3 | 8.4 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 11,424 | 4.0 | 9.4 | -1.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 10,907 | 9.6 | 13.5 | -3.3 |
| Feb | 11,011 | 8.7 | 11.8 | -3.2 |
| Mar | 11,117 | 7.7 | 11.0 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 11,850 | 8.9 | 8.4 | -4.3 |
| May | 13,177 | 7.2 | 6.9 | -3.4 |
| Jun | 14,059 | 5.7 | 6.5 | -2.6 |
| Jul | 14,756 | 7.2 | 5.3 | -3.5 |
| Aug | 14,903 | 6.7 | 4.6 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 13,796 | 5.8 | 5.3 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 13,213 | 5.0 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 12,769 | 5.7 | 6.8 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 12,144 | 6.3 | 7.9 | -1.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 11,571 | 6.1 | 11.0 | -2.5 |
| Feb | 11,649 | 5.8 | 10.5 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 11,665 | 4.9 | 10.1 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 12,317 | 3.9 | 6.3 | -2.1 |
| May | 13,726 | 4.2 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 14,199 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 14,813 | 0.4 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 14,443 | -3.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 13,262 | -3.9 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 13,007 | -1.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 12,464 | -2.4 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 11,762 | -3.1 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 11,301 | -2.3 | 10.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 11,402 | -2.1 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 11,377 | -2.5 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 12,318 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| May | 13,837 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 14,624 | 3.0 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 15,390 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 14,856 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 14,208 | 7.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 13,880 | 6.7 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 13,214 | 6.0 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 12,853 | 9.3 | 6.9 | -2.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 11,441 | 1.2 | 9.0 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 11,335 | -0.6 | 8.3 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 11,730 | 3.1 | 7.4 | -2.9 |
| Apr | 12,332 | 0.1 | 5.1 | -2.3 |
| May | 12,968 | -6.3 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 13,142 | -10.1 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 13,648 | -11.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 13,270 | -10.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 12,906 | -9.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 12,502 | -9.9 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 12,144 | -8.1 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 11,903 | -7.4 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 11,542 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 11,448 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 11,552 | -1.5 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 12,249 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 1.6 |
| May | 12,799 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 13,108 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 13,710 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 13,700 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 13,248 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 12,799 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 12,296 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 11,966 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 11,241 | -2.6 | 12.0 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 11,163 | -2.5 | 11.3 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 11,302 | -2.2 | 11.3 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 11,997 | -2.1 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
| May | 12,581 | -1.7 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 12,851 | -2.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 13,139 | -4.2 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 13,039 | -4.8 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 12,911 | -2.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 12,857 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 12,300 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 11,942 | -0.2 | 9.5 | 0.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 11,415 | 1.5 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 11,224 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 11,368 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 11,921 | -0.6 | 9.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 12,663 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 13,048 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 13,064 | -0.6 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 13,093 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 12,848 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 12,495 | -2.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 12,053 | -2.0 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 11,749 | -1.6 | 9.3 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 11,269 | -1.3 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 11,322 | 0.9 | 11.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 11,360 | -0.1 | 12.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 12,146 | 1.9 | 8.1 | -1.2 |
| May | 12,990 | 2.6 | 7.7 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 13,547 | 3.8 | 7.5 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 13,979 | 7.0 | 8.1 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 13,835 | 5.7 | 6.1 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 13,441 | 4.6 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 13,086 | 4.7 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 12,791 | 6.1 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 12,539 | 6.7 | 9.1 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 11,855 | 5.2 | 11.3 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 11,794 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 11,937 | 5.1 | 10.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 12,721 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 13,676 | 5.3 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 14,348 | 5.9 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 14,578 | 4.3 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 14,545 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 14,046 | 4.5 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 13,477 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 13,051 | 2.0 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 12,743 | 1.6 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 12,176 | 2.7 | 10.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 12,042 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 12,215 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 12,931 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
| May | 13,744 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 14,521 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 14,838 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 15,014 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 14,428 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 13,872 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 13,518 | 3.6 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 13,019 | 2.2 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 12,249 | 0.6 | 10.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 12,198 | 1.3 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 12,410 | 1.6 | 10.0 | -1.7 |
| Apr | 12,741 | -1.5 | 8.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 13,432 | -2.3 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 14,122 | -2.7 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 14,481 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 14,496 | -3.5 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 14,144 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 13,401 | -3.4 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 13,055 | -3.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 12,452 | -4.4 | 9.8 | 1.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 11,979 | -2.2 | 12.1 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 11,760 | -3.6 | 12.4 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 11,785 | -5.0 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 12,264 | -3.7 | 9.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 13,076 | -2.7 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 13,679 | -3.1 | 8.7 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 13,859 | -4.3 | 9.9 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 13,738 | -5.2 | 8.9 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 13,256 | -6.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 12,599 | -6.0 | 10.4 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 12,091 | -7.4 | 12.2 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 11,471 | -7.9 | 15.3 | 5.5 |
| 2009-Jan | 10,902 | -9.0 | 18.3 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 10,617 | -9.7 | 19.1 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 10,638 | -9.7 | 19.6 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 11,049 | -9.9 | 17.1 | 7.4 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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