6/27/14 - While jobless rates increased seasonally most of Michiganâs regional labor markets in May, Livingston Countyâs held mostly steady. The state Department of Technology, Management & Budget recently released the local and regional jobless figures for May. Livingston Countyâs unemployment rate in May inched up slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.1% from April. Its overall ranking fell a few more spots to 26th among Michiganâs 83 counties. The state department says the influx of seasonal workers into the job market drove unemployment up to 8.6% in the latest month. May's unemployment rates ranged from a low of 6.1% in the Ann Arbor region to a high of 10.9% in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. (JM)
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