DETROIT In a new study from the University of Michigans COVID-19 survey in their Detroit Metro Area Communities study, the unemployment rate in Detroit is 45%. "The unemployment rate in the city of Detroit remains alarmingly high and has not changed very much in the past month. According to the survey, about 41% of working Detroiters say theyve lost their jobs because of COVID-19. Though many Detroit households continue to face difficult economic conditions brought on by the pandemic, survey results suggest that residents perceive the pandemic to be less serious now than in previous months. About 65% of Detroiters say the pandemic is very serious for them personally, compared to three-quarters of respondents in the previous survey wave.