EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Branch County’s unemployment rate in April dropped by a half percent from the previous month according to data released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
Branch County had the 13th lowest unemployment rate among the 83 Michigan counties at four-point-five percent.
As for neighboring counties, St. Joseph County was at 4-point-6 percent, Hillsdale County was at 4-point-8 percent and Calhoun County was at six percent.
The state says not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 15 of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas during April.
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives Associate Director Wayne Rourke says, “Jobless rates in Michigan regions have dropped very sharply since April 2020, which was the peak of COVID-19 pandemic layoffs. Despite these improvements, jobless rates still remain above April 2019 levels.”
Unemployment rates ranged from 2-point-4 percent in Livingston County to 14-point-1 percent in Mackinaw County.
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