LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by five-tenths of a percentage point in December to 7.5 percent, according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
Total employment fell sharply by 154,000, 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.
December was the second consecutive month of job declines in Michigan and had the largest job reduction since the pandemic-related plunge in jobs in April.
