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Unemployment Numbers To Be Released
Posted: 12.16.2009 at 8:51 AM
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Another monthly jobs report will help gauge whether Michigan's economy is improving

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LANSING -- Another monthly jobs report will help gauge whether Michigan's economy is improving.

The state is expected to release unemployment statistics for November on Wednesday.

Michigan's jobless rate was a national high of 15.1 percent in October, down slightly from 15.3 percent in September.

The national unemployment rate in November was 10 percent, down slightly from 10.2 percent in October.

Michigan's jobless rate has exceeded 10 percent since late last year. It's been highest in the nation for much of the past four years.

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