Michigan’s Unemployment Rate Has Been At Or Below The National Average For All Of 2016
Non-Michiganders seem to have a predisposed notion that Michigan, specifically the Metro-Detroit area, has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Well, it doesn't! Michigan actually has an unemployment rate that is about a half percent lower than the national average.
As of last month (August 2016), Michigan has an unemployment rate of 4.5% (216,398 unemployed persons). The national average for the month of August was 4.9%. Michigan ranks 22nd in unemployment, tied with Indiana. South Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation at 2.9% and Alaska has the highest unemployment rate at 6.8%.
Michigan is continuing to cut it's unemployment rate throughout 2016. Since September of last year, Michigan has added almost 26,000 jobs, with only a few months of net loss over the last year.
Michigan Unemployment History
So next time someone says you live in the 'Rust Belt' or that Michigan is full of unemployed ex-auto workers, tell them they are full of it!