These Are The 10 Worst Places In Michigan To Get A Job

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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Michigan after looking at the best places in Michigan a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Michigan, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Wolverine State are:

Detroit
Inkster
Hamtramck
Flint
Pontiac
Port Huron
Roseville
Mount Morris Township
Jackson
Flint Township

Read on to see how we did it.

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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Wolverine State

After getting the data for every place in Michigan, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 100 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Michigan To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Detroit

Population: 721,459Recent Job Growth: -0.22%
Future Job Growth: 25.10%

2. Inkster

Population: 25,455Recent Job Growth: -0.23%
Future Job Growth: 29.40%

3. Hamtramck

Population: 22,317Recent Job Growth: -0.22%
Future Job Growth: 30.70%

4. Flint

Population: 103,263Recent Job Growth: 0.69%
Future Job Growth: 27.50%

5. Pontiac

Population: 60,105Recent Job Growth: 1.05%
Future Job Growth: 25.10%

6. Port Huron

Population: 30,253Recent Job Growth: 1.05%
Future Job Growth: 29.20%

7. Roseville

Population: 47,427Recent Job Growth: 1.05%
Future Job Growth: 31.30%

8. Mount Morris Township

Population: 21,576 Recent Job Growth: 0.69%
Future Job Growth: 33.60%

9. Jackson

Population: 33,661Recent Job Growth: 1.29%
Future Job Growth: 32.20%

10. Flint Township

Population: 31,938 Recent Job Growth: 0.69%
Future Job Growth: 33.60%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Detroit took the “top” spot as the worst city in Michigan for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Michigan, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Michigan To Get A Job

City	Rank	Population	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
detroit	1	721,459	-0.22%	25.10%
inkster	2	25,455	-0.23%	29.40%
hamtramck	3	22,317	-0.22%	30.70%
flint	4	103,263	0.69%	27.50%
pontiac	5	60,105	1.05%	25.10%
port huron	6	30,253	1.05%	29.20%
roseville	7	47,427	1.05%	31.30%
mount morris township	8	21,576	0.69%	33.60%
jackson	9	33,661	1.29%	32.20%
flint township	10	31,938	0.69%	33.60%
genesee township	11	21,636	0.69%	33.60%
lincoln park	12	37,998	-0.23%	32.90%
taylor	13	62,916	-0.22%	32.80%
oak park	14	29,523	1.05%	32.30%
saginaw	15	51,776	2.52%	32.10%
warren	16	134,550	1.05%	33.20%
romulus	17	23,790	-0.22%	33.10%
eastpointe	18	32,569	1.05%	34.30%
davison township	19	19,476	0.69%	33.60%
southfield	20	72,280	1.05%	33.80%
wyandotte	21	25,839	-0.22%	33.30%
grand blanc township	22	37,061	0.69%	33.60%
st. clair shores	23	60,018	1.05%	34.00%
madison heights	24	29,854	1.05%	34.90%
adrian	25	21,170	1.35%	35.20%
dearborn	26	97,509	-0.22%	34.00%
dearborn heights	27	57,454	-0.22%	34.40%
bay city	28	34,899	2.07%	35.80%
burton	29	29,915	0.69%	35.30%
southgate	30	29,879	-0.22%	34.40%
harrison township	31	24,644	1.05%	34.50%
westland	32	83,770	-0.22%	34.80%
marquette	33	21,383	1.58%	35.80%
lansing	34	114,537	2.82%	37.20%
shelby charter township	35	73,836	1.05%	34.50%
kalamazoo	36	74,494	2.82%	37.80%
muskegon	37	38,061	3.84%	38.70%
garden city	38	27,639	-0.22%	34.50%
washington township macomb	39	25,019	1.05%	34.50%
auburn hills	40	21,408	1.05%	35.60%
ferndale	41	20,062	1.05%	35.60%
mount pleasant	42	26,092	1.66%	37.30%
van buren township	43	28,401	-0.22%	34.90%
summit township jackson	44	22,458	1.29%	35.40%
blackman township	45	24,010	1.29%	36.60%
monroe	46	20,810	2.45%	37.50%
east lansing	47	48,449	2.82%	38.70%
genoa township	48	19,814	1.05%	35.10%
ypsilanti	49	19,638	1.41%	37.40%
hamburg township	50	21,369	1.05%	35.10%
chesterfield township	51	43,243	1.05%	35.60%
frenchtown township	52	20,472	2.45%	37.50%
battle creek	53	52,327	2.98%	39.00%
brownstown township	54	30,150	-0.22%	35.10%
oxford charter township	55	20,366	1.05%	35.60%
sterling heights	56	129,887	1.05%	36.30%
allen park	57	28,111	-0.22%	35.80%
birmingham	58	20,153	1.05%	35.60%
macomb township	59	78,938	1.05%	35.70%
bedford township monroe	60	31,055	2.45%	37.50%
white lake township	61	30,053	1.05%	36.30%
grand rapids	62	189,340	4.94%	43.10%
ypsilanti township	63	53,484	1.41%	38.00%
orion township	64	35,453	1.05%	36.20%
livonia	65	96,632	-0.22%	36.20%
ann arbor	66	114,725	1.41%	37.60%
independence township	67	34,729	1.05%	36.40%
kalamazoo township	68	21,976	2.82%	40.00%
oshtemo township	69	21,588	2.82%	40.00%
holland	70	33,307	4.51%	42.40%
farmington hills	71	80,131	1.05%	36.70%
norton shores	72	23,934	3.85%	40.80%
waverly	73	24,567	2.82%	38.90%
troy	74	81,307	1.05%	36.50%
northville township	75	28,146	-0.23%	37.70%
commerce township	76	40,140	1.05%	36.90%
haslett	77	20,040	2.82%	39.50%
holt	78	24,258	2.82%	39.50%
midland	79	42,024	1.93%	39.30%
royal oak	80	57,761	1.05%	38.10%
wyoming	81	72,408	4.93%	44.80%
delta charter township	82	32,417	2.82%	39.80%
okemos	83	20,885	2.82%	39.50%
saginaw charter township	84	40,676	2.51%	41.10%
pittsfield charter township	85	34,804	1.41%	38.20%
novi	86	55,319	1.05%	38.00%
scio township	87	19,989	1.41%	38.00%
holland township ottawa	88	35,656	4.44%	43.90%
rochester hills	89	71,251	1.05%	38.40%
allendale township	90	20,528	4.44%	43.90%
delhi charter township	91	25,775	2.81%	41.70%
portage	92	46,425	2.82%	41.30%
walker	93	23,600	4.94%	45.10%
kentwood	94	48,877	4.94%	45.50%
gaines township kent	95	25,069	4.94%	45.10%
plainfield township kent	96	31,125	4.94%	45.10%
byron township	97	20,407	4.94%	45.10%
georgetown township	98	47,159	4.44%	44.30%
meridian charter township	99	39,931	2.82%	42.30%
forest hills	100	26,238	4.94%	45.10%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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