(Source: State of Michigan) LMI - Release 6_17_2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 17, 2015 Contact: Kurt Weiss, 517-335-0050 Michigan's May Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly Payroll Jobs Up Sharply Lansing - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May edged upward over the month by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.5 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The state's labor force rose in May as the number of unemployed increased by 7,000 while total employment advanced by 4,000. The Michigan jobless rate in May 2015 was one and eight-tenths percentage points below the state's May 2014 rate of 7.3...
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