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Michigan unemployment rate rises in December

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Michigan’s unemployment rate went up last month. According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by five-tenths of a percentage point in December to 7.5%.

Total employment fell sharply by 154,000 over the month, while unemployment edged up by 14,000. Michigan’s workforce decreased significantly by 141,000 in December.

The Michigan December jobless rate was 0.8% above the national rate.

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1 comment

Charles U Farley January 22, 2021 at 11:38 am

It’s going to go up every month from here on out. Sniffy has already shown his agenda, and it is anti-jobs.

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