LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 23, 2022) – Joblessness took a little dip across the state last month.
In a monthly look of not seasonally-adjusted unemployment rates in Michigan for August, Ottawa County was fourth among the 83 counties in the state at 3.1 percent, seven tenths of a percentage point higher than the pace-setting Livingston County, with Oakland and Mackinac counties in between. Allegan County was tied with Lapeer County for 8th at 3.4 percent.
In July, Ottawa County was seventh at 3.4 percent and Allegan was ninth, three tenths of a percentage point higher. For August of 2021, Ottawa County was fifth at 3.4 percent, while Allegan was tied for 11th at 3.8 percent.
The monthly look at the numbers from the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed “typical seasonal jobless rate reductions in August,” according to a department statement, with employment levels continuing “to display positive growth trends over the year.” The Ottawa and Allegan county trends are consistent with what is being seen statewide, with jobless rates falling in 77 counties from July to August of this year, and in 78 counties in the year-to-year comparison.
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