LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Branch County’s unemployment rate went down for the second straight month in April by two-tenths of a percent to three-point-four percent.
According to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Branch County’s unemployment rate was the 11th lowest in the state.
The report stated not seasonally adjusted jobless rates decreased in 15 of Michigan’s 17 labor market areas over the month according to data released by the
Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.
Labor Market Information Director Wayne Rourke said “Michigan regional labor markets saw unemployment rates decline in April. Decreases were also recorded in labor force, employment, and unemployment for a majority of areas this month.”
Labor force levels receded in all 17 Michigan regions over the month. Michigan labor force levels advanced in all 17 regions over the year, with a median
increase of 1.4 percent.
Unemployment rates went down in neighboring counties. St. Joseph County had a jobless rate of four percent while it was at 4-point-3 percent in Calhoun County and three-point-nine percent in Hillsdale County.
Michigan’s April unemployment rate held steady at 3.9 percent.
Unemployment rates in April ranged from two-point-five percent in Livingston County to 14-point-3 percent in Mackinac County.
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