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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan unemployment rates rose in November

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 2, 2025

Regional Michigan unemployment rates increased in November, according to data collected by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget....

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Whitmer signs bills to extend jobless benefits to 26 weeks

Rick Pluta December 24, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday that will expand unemployment benefits for people who are out of work. Over three...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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How low unemployment rate, inflation have changed the US workforce and economy

Detroit Today, Sam Corey February 21, 2023

The Department of Labor recently announced that the unemployment rate is at 3% — the lowest it's been in over...

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City of Detroit officials, including Mayor Mike Duggan, announced the city's unemployment rate fell below 7% during a press conference on Jan. 5, 2022.
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Detroit Evening Report: Unemployment rate in Detroit drops below 7%, reaching 22-year low

Tia Graham January 5, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.4%, a figure not seen in over two...

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Michigan unemployment agency director says state is attempting to recoup money from fraudulent claims 

Russ McNamara January 13, 2022

Billions in fraudulent unemployment claims paid out during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic was the subject of a joint House and Senate Oversight...

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Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High

Martina Guzman March 23, 2015

Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high.  Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...

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