Unemployment

The Michigan monthly jobs report released Wednesday shows the state’s unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point. Rick Pluta tells us this drops the state’s jobless rate to 5.4%.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%. The jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Rick Pluta reports.

Michigan gained jobs in January, but not enough to rein in an increase in the state’s monthly jobless rate to 5.3%. The new state jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Washtenaw Legislative Delegation will host a town hall Thursday to hear constituent concerns about the ongoing federal budget and employee cuts. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Jobless workers will be able to collect unemployment benefits for a little more than six months under bills signed Monday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Legislation to expand Michigan unemployment benefits passed the state legislature this week. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan residents could see their unemployment benefits grow under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget released the October jobs data Thursday. It shows Michigan’s jobless rate last month ticked up to 4.7%. Rick Pluta reports.

Michigan’s jobless rate leveled off to 4.5% in August and September. That followed small increases in the unemployment rate over the summer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s jobless rate edged up slightly in July to 4.4%. The big driver of that number is people joining the labor market. We have more from Rick Pluta.