The preliminary unemployment rates for May 2022 were released recently by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Ottawa County’s unemployment rate for May measured 3.2%. This unemployment rate is currently the lowest in Michigan, with 8.9% in Roscommon County currently the highest. Forty-five of Michigan’s counties exhibited a decline in their jobless rate from April to May. Over the course of the year, jobless rates have receded for all eighty-three Michigan counties.
Unemployment data for the entire state is available from the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. The press release from the State of Michigan is also online.
More unemployment graphs, along with other data and reports, are available from the Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact’s County Statistics page.
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