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LANSING — In response to pandemic-related regulations and seasonal job cuts, Ionia County saw a significant unemployment rate increase in December.The newest regional rates, released Thursday, Jan. 28, by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, show an increase of 0.4 percent between November (3.6 percent) and December (4 percent).The county remained well below the statewide unemployment rate of 7.3 percent and ranked fifth in the state behind Washtenaw County (3.6

LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The unemployment rate in Branch County went up three-tenths of a percent in December according to data released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Unemployment rates went up in all 83 Michigan counties as the effects of the November pause to stop the spread of COVID-19 were felt. While Branch County’s unemployment rate went up to four-point-six percent, it was tied for the 16th lowest unemployment rate among Michigan counties. As for jobless rates in neighboring counties. Hillsdale and St. Joseph Counties were both at four-po...

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Jobless rates increased in all 17 major Michigan labor market areas in December, according to data released Thursday from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Regional jobless rates in the state ranged from 3.6 to 10.1 percent in December. Jobless rate advances over the month varied from 0.2 to 1.7 percentage points. All 83 Michigan counties demonstrated jobless rate hikes in December and the Northeast Lower Michigan region showed the largest unemployment rate gain between November and December. “Regional labor markets experienced pande...

January 28, 2021 The unemployment rate in Michigan went up in December. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget has released the following: Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates increased in all 17 major Michigan labor market areas over the month, according to data released today from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. “Regional labor markets experienced pandemic-related and seasonal job cuts in December,” said Wayne Rourke, associate director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. “Preliminary 2020 annual ...

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 ...