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Michigan’s July unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage point higher than the national rate. It is also half a percentage point higher than it was at this time a year ago.

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Analysts say more than 50% of Michigan 16-to 19-year-olds are expected to try to land a job between June and August.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says.

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget released October jobs data Thursday, showing Michigan’s jobless rate last month ticked up to 4.7%.

Michigan’s jobless rate leveled off at 4.5% percent in August and September. That followed small upticks in unemployment over the summer.

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Michigan’s jobless rate ticked up in August to 4.5% percent. This is the third month in a row the state unemployment rate has bumped up.

Michigan’s jobless rate remained stable in April at 3.9%, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.

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