Michigan’s monthly jobless rate remained unchanged from April to May at eight-point-four percent.
The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta has details.
The number of payroll jobs increased last month. So did the number of unemployed people. And so did competition for positions as more jobseekers entered the workforce.
Michigan’s unemployment rate is eight-tenths of a percentage point lower than it was at this time last year. That outpaced the drop in the national rate, which is six-tenths of a percentage point lower. The professional services and hospitality sectors led the month-to-month job gains. There were slight declines in education and healthcare. Manufacturing gained the most jobs since this time last year.