- Posted July 18, 2014
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Michigan jobless rate unchanged at 7.5 percent
LANSING (AP) - The state says Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.5 percent in the latest month.
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget said Wednesday that June's jobless rate was the same as May's. The rate was 7.4 in April, when it hit the lowest level in six years.
The national rate for June was 6.1 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from May.
Michigan's jobless rate stood at 8.9 percent in June 2013.
The state says that Michigan's civilian labor force was up slightly in June, rising by 1,000 to 4.744 million. It says the number of people working fell 3,000 to 4.386 million.
The state says 357,000 people were unemployed but actively seeking work last month.
--------
Online:
Job report details: http://1.usa.gov/1rrrN9L.
Published: Fri, Jul 18, 2014
headlines Oakland County
- Associations gather for Spring Fling
- Supreme Court denies rehearing request by attorneys sanctioned for meritless election lawsuit
- Law school conducts ‘Know Your Rights Day’ for high school students
- Oakland County household hazardous waste dropoff events promote environmental stewardship and safeguard communities
- Nessel testifies in support of BRITE Act
headlines National
- Incarceration series includes female inmates but doesn’t tell full story
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says
- Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella
- Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down
- Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year