January 21, 2021
The unemployment rate in Michigan went up in December. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has released the following:
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by five-tenths of a percentage point in December to 7.5 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. 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 national unemployment rate remained unchanged between November and December at 6.7 percent. The Michigan December jobless rate was 0.8 percentage points above the national rate. The U.S. unemployment rate advanced by 3.1 percentage points over the year, while the state rate increased by 3.6 percentage points since December 2019.
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Some Good News; Unemployment Numbers Getting Better
As the year unlike any other ends, there are some hopeful signs. So many people lost their jobs throughout the year, especially at the beginning of pandemic lock down and shutdown, that labor statistics skyrocket with bad numbers. But as we began to weather the storm some, those employment (or, unemployment) numbers have stabilized and have begun to return to where they were before 2020 became the year from hell.
Overall, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says not seasonally adjusted jobless rates decreased in 14 of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas between October and November. But there is an asterisk.