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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Michigan Unemployment Falls in 2005, Rises for Last Month

The Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan's 6.8% average annual unemployment rate for 2005 showed a decline of 0.3 percentage points from 2004's annual rate of 7.1%. Overall, the state lost 24,000 jobs in 2005. The Department of Labor and Economic Growth reported Wednesday that the Michigan jobless rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 6.7% (still above the national rate of 4.9%).

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