Michigan jobless rate unchanged in April

5/16/2018

LANSING — Michigan’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.7 percent in April.

Figures released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget show Michigan’s jobless rate was eight-tenths of a percentage point above the national rate of 3.9 percent last month and three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the state’s April 2017.

The agency says total employment increased by 6,000 during the month and the number of unemployed in the state fell by 2,000.