MI Unemployment Edges Down

From the Associated Press — Michigan’s unemployment rate declined slightly to 4.7% in March. Figures released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget show Michigan’s jobless rate last month fell from 4.8 % in February. It was six-tenths of a percentage point above the national rate of 4.1% last month and slightly higher that the state’s March 2017 rate of 4.6%. The agency says total employment was essentially unchanged over the month, as total employment increased by 3,000 and the number of unemployed in the state decreased by the same number. Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives Director Jason
Palmer says Michigan jobless rates have been very steady since September and payroll jobs have risen consistently since early fall.