Most Mich. Regional Jobless Rates Increase In June
LANSING (AP) - The state says seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in most regions of Michigan in June as people continued to seek seasonal jobs.
The figures released Thursday by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget show jobless rates increased in 15 of the state's 17 major regional labor markets compared to May.
Statewide, the unadjusted jobless rate in June was 11 percent, up from 10.3 percent in May. Rates ranged from a low of 7.7 percent in the Ann Arbor region to a high of 11.7 percent in the northeastern Lower Peninsula.
The state says payroll jobs rose more than usual in June because of gains in leisure and hospitality services and construction. The state says hiring in those sectors was curtailed in April and May, mostly due to poor weather.
Michigan's major labor market areas, their seasonally unadjusted jobless rates for June and changes since May:
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- Ann Arbor, 7.7 percent, compared with 6.8 percent.
- Battle Creek, 9.6 percent, compared with 9.2 percent.
- Bay City, 9.9 percent, compared with 9.6 percent.
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, 12.5 percent, compared with 11.6 percent.
- Flint, 11.6 percent, compared with 10.9 percent.
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 8.9 percent, compared with 8.3 percent.
- Holland-Grand Haven, 9 percent, compared with 8.4 percent.
- Jackson, 10.7 percent, compared with 10.1 percent.
- Kalamazoo-Portage, 9.3 percent, compared with 8.7 percent.
- Lansing-East Lansing, 9 percent, compared with 7.9 percent.
- Monroe, 10.4 percent, compared with 9.6 percent.
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, 10.8 percent, compared with 10.4 percent.
- Niles-Benton Harbor, 10.6 percent, compared with 10 percent.
- Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, 10.1 percent, compared with 9.7 percent.
- Upper Peninsula, 10.1 percent, compared with 9.9 percent.
- Northeast Lower Michigan, 11.7 percent, compared with 11.7 percent.
- Northwest Lower Michigan, 10.6 percent, compared with 10.8 percent.
- Michigan, 11 percent, compared with 10.3 percent.
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Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget
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