Unemployment rates are dropping across many Michigan municipalities, including Washtenaw County, which is experiencing its lowest April unemployment in over a decade and one of the lowest rates in the state.
Local economic development officials concede that Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County have a leg up on many municipalities across the state because of a diversified employment base.
Melissa Sheldon, Director of Research for Ann Arbor SPARK, says the local employment sector has a mix of public universities, manufacturing, strong R&D, life sciences, tech and health care.
As a result, she says…
“According to our partners at the state, Washtenaw’s April unemployment rate of 2.5% is the 8th lowest rate among Michigan counties, so across the entire state.”
She says the county’s 2.5% unemployment rate in April is the county’s lowest yearly rate since 2020.
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