Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

State's unemployment rate rises, parts of N. Michigan fall
Posted: 11.28.2012 at 12:53 PM
Anne Cook

Anne is the Internet Managing Editor for UpNorthLive.

0
Photo

While Michigan's unemployment rate rose last month, regions in Northern Michigan all saw unemployment rates fall.

According to the State, the seasonally unadjusted jobless rate went up from 8.2 percent in September, to 8.3 percent in October.

The Upper Peninsula, however, fell to 6.8 percent.

The northeast region of the Lower Peninsula dropped one-tenth of a percent to 8.6 and the Northwest region fell to 7.5 percent.

Related Links

Popular Stories
Thumbnail
Family calls sentencing for Antrim Co. woman's death "unacceptable"
Erika Erickson  |  Yesterday at 7:40 PM  |  15 comments
Thumbnail
Habitual drunk driver leads police on multi-county chase
Yesterday at 11:35 AM  |  6 comments