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Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says.

Consumer sentiment hit an eight-month low, thanks to the looming threat of tariffs and climbing prices.

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

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

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

University of Michigan economists say Michigan's economy will strengthen once the Federal Reserve begins to lower interest rates.

Michigan’s jobless rate edged up slightly in July to 4.4%. The big driver of that number was people joining the labor market.

A state House committee held a hearing Thursday on an audit looking into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan Works! workforce development association asks for changes to federal legislation replacing the Workforce Opportunity and Initiative Act.