The unemployment rate in Gibraltar, 2026

Look past the headlines and the numbers start talking. The Census puts the unemployment rate in Gibraltar at 5.0%.

That is 42% below the Wayne County figure of 8.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 6.4%, it is 22% below.

Where Gibraltar stands

Among 42 communities in Wayne County, Gibraltar has the 25th highest figure, above 41% of them. The middle figure in that group is 5.9%, so Gibraltar sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 1.9% in Grosse Pointe Farms to 18.7% in Highland Park. The highest figures in the group belong to Highland Park (18.7%), Inkster (14.4%), and Detroit (14.0%).

Across all 199 Metro Detroit communities, Gibraltar ranks 77th.

Next door

Trenton nearby comes in at 3.3%, 34% lower. Rockwood nearby comes in at 2.7%, 47% lower.

Brownstown Township nearby comes in at 5.9%, 18% higher. Grosse Ile Township nearby comes in at 4.6%, 8% lower.

Related numbers

For adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more, Gibraltar comes in at 25.4%. For households with a broadband subscription, Gibraltar comes in at 94.6%.

For residents below the poverty line, Gibraltar comes in at 3.2%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

The jobless rate moves home prices, rents and how long a for-sale sign stays up.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Gibraltar with the 42 communities in Wayne County that have the same figure on file, highest first.