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Michigan's jobless rate inches up

steve carmody
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Michigan Radio

Michigan’s unemployment rate ticked up last month.

The number of people with jobs increased in Michigan in November (up 11,000).   But so did the number of people without jobs  (up 6,000).

The result of an expanding workforce is a one-tenth of one percent increase in the state jobless rate to 4.6%.

It’s the fourth straight monthly increase.  However, last month’s unemployment rate was still a half percentage point lower than November 2016.

“Payroll jobs advanced in November with hiring in professional and business services and leisure and hospitality services,” says Jason Palmer, director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives.

Since August, the state’s workforce grew by 42,000 or 0.9%.

Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Public since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting.
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