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The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget released October jobs data Thursday, showing Michigan’s jobless rate last month ticked up to 4.7%.

Michigan’s jobless rate leveled off at 4.5% percent in August and September. That followed small upticks in unemployment over the summer.

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Michigan’s jobless rate ticked up in August to 4.5% percent. This is the third month in a row the state unemployment rate has bumped up.

Michigan’s jobless rate remained stable in April at 3.9%, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.

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"Individuals are not having issues entering the labor force and they’re not having issues finding work at this time,” says an economic manager with the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.

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There are mixed signals in the new Michigan employment numbers that were released Wednesday.

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