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Jobless rate increases in county
Friday, January 27, 2012
By Tarryl Jackson
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Jackson Countys unemployment rate is back up to 8.6 percent.
The jobless rate in December represents a increase from 7.8 percent in November and 8.4 percent in October, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget said today.
The unemployment rate stood at 10.9 percent in December 2010.
Todays report showed 6,200 Jackson County residents collected unemployment benefits in December. That compares to 5,600 who were receiving unemployment in November and 7,900 in December 2010.
Amy L. Torres, director of economic development at The Enterprise Group of Jackson, said the agency is working with local government on a number of attraction and expansion projects. ‘If all come to fruition, they will have a positive impact on our employment levels in Jackson.’ Torres said in an email. ‘Even though the rate wavered a bit this month, I continue to be optimistic it will begin to decline again in the next couple of months.’