Ann Arbor Labor Market Has Lowest Rate of Unemployment in Michigan

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired

Published March 21, 2014 at 3:06 AM EDT

State's January unadjusted joblessness 8.1 percent
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - At five-percent, the rate of joblessness in the Ann Arbor labor market qualifies as lowest in the state. The Highest rate of unemployment is in the northeastern lower peninsula at 13.2 percent.

In Detroit, unemployment is down a half-percentage point to 8.5 percent. Overall, Michigan's seasonally unadjusted unemployment has risen 0.4 percentage points in the latest monthly report to 8.1 percent. The statewide rate in January is down from 9.9 percent one year earlier.

The Department of Technology, Management & Budget released regional joblessness figures for January on Thursday. The state says weather typically drives up unemployment in winter months.

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David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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