(The Center Square) – Michigan’s unemployment is still the third highest nationally, according to the August data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
With Michigan’s unemployment rate coming in at 5.2%, California and Nevada are the only states with higher unemployment rates.
At 5.2%, that is down 0.1% from 5.3% in the previous month.
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Michigan’s unemployment rate has been consistently above the national average for months, despite declining slightly from its June high of 5.4%. In August, the national unemployment rate once again increased by 0.1% to 4.3%, meaning Michigan’s is still 0.9% higher than the national average.
As of August of last year, the total number of unemployed Michiganders was 251,667. That number is now 264,043.
While Michigan Republicans and Democrats agree that Michigan’s economy is hurting,
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