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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 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.

The UAW strike against the Detroit Three sent workers to picket lines and forced layoffs by suppliers as the state’s jobless rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point.

Jobs numbers released Thursday show Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up ever so slightly in August to 3.7%.

Michigan’s jobless rate in May fell to 3.7% in May, the lowest it’s been in a couple of years.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Detroit’s unemployment rate for April was 4.2%, down from the 5.8% rate for March reported last month.