3/20/14 - January jobless rates were mixed across Michiganâs regional labor markets, with Livingston Countyâs individual unemployment rate up slightly. The Department of Technology, Management & Budget released regional jobless figures for January today Thursday and says the weather typically drives up unemployment during the winter months. Livingston Countyâs January unemployment rate stood at 7.8% - marking an increase of seven-tenths of a percentage point. Itâs ranking among Michiganâs 83 counties subsequently dropped three spots to 19th. Since January of 2013, the state says unemployment rates fell in all 17 major regions. One of the largest jobless rate decreases over the year period was recorded in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia region, which includes Livingston County. (JM)
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