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 MICHIGAN EMPLOYMENT
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| State's December jobless rate falls |
| Rick Waclawek
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| Published: January 24, 2011 |
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December dropped over the month by seven-tenths of a percentage point to 11.7 percent, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. Unemployment fell by 42,000; however, total employment edged upward by only 5,000. This resulted in a 37,000 reduction in the state’s labor force over the month. |
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