Insider Intelligence

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2017 was 4.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point. Total employment for the month advanced by 11,000, while the number of unemployed increased by 6,000.  While the month-to-month rate increased, last month’s […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.5%.  Michigan’s workforce last month advanced by 8,000 and the number of unemployed increased by 9,000.  The year-over-year rate was half a percentage point below the October 2016 […]

The seasonally adjusted August unemployment increased slightly to 3.9%, an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point from the prior month.  Total employment for the month declined by 17,000 and the number of unemployed increased by 10,000.  Despite the month-to-month increase, last month’s rate is 1% lower than the August 2016 rate.  The national unemployment […]

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July declined from the prior month by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.7%.  Total employment for the month declined by 18,000 and the number of unemployed declined by 7,000, making July the third consecutive month that the state’s workforce has been reduced.  While the month-to-month decline was marginal, […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month declined to 3.8%, four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the prior month.  This is the lowest the rate has been since August 2000.  Additionally, Michigan’s rate was six-tenths of a percentage point below […]

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2017 was 4.2%, a decline of a half percentage point from the prior month.  Additionally, the rate is six-tenths of a percentage point lower than the May 2016.  Last month’s jobless rate was the lowest it’s been in Michigan since December 2000; however, labor force and employment levels […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, the seasonally adjusted employment rate for April 2017 was 4.7%.  The rate is three-tenths of a percentage point below the prior month and two-tenths of a percentage point below the April 2016 rate.  Last month, total employment rose by 18,000, while […]

According to numbers released this week by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March declined by two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.1%.  During the month, total employment increased by 17,000 and the number of unemployed declined by 11,000.  The March 2017 rate is two-tenths of a percentage […]