Jobless Report

March 10, 2010

Unemployment down slightly

     Michigan's unemployment rate dipped
slightly to 14.3 percent in January.
     The seasonally adjusted jobless rate reported Tuesday is down
from a revised rate of 14.5 percent in December. The state says the
unemployment rate hasn't changed much since the middle of 2009
based on recent revisions to jobless statistics.
     Michigan added an estimated 6,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in
January. Manufacturing jobs increased while education and health
service jobs declined.
     Michigan's jobless rate was 11.3 percent a year ago.
     Michigan has had the nation's highest jobless rate for four
consecutive years.
     The national unemployment rate was 9.7 percent in both January
and February.