LANSING, Mich. (AP) - In a story Aug. 15 about Michigan’s unemployment rate, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Michigan’s July unemployment rate of 4.3 percent was two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the state’s July 2017 rate of 4.5 percent. It was two-tenths of a percentage point lower.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Michigan unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent in July
Michigan’s unemployment rate fell by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in July
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan’s unemployment rate fell by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in July.
Figures released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget show Michigan’s jobless rate was four-tenths of a percentage point higher than the national rate of 3.9 percent last month and two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the state’s July 2017 rate of 4.5 percent.
The agency says total employment in Michigan increased by 6,000 during the month while the number of unemployed fell by 7,000.
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives Director Jason Palmer says Michigan’s July jobless rate was the lowest since 2000, but total employment remains about 250,000 below the level achieved then.
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