The number of new Michigan unemployment claims swelled by more than 7,800 last week over the week prior, significantly outpacing every state in the nation. In total, the state estimates 19,349 Michiganders filed new unemployment claims during the week of Christmas, or 7,810 more than the 11,539 that filed claims during the previous week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.
That growth in new claims dwarfs all states and the District of Columbia, with the next closest states of New Jersey at 5,637 additional claims, and Pennsylvania at 5,331. Across the U.S., the net increase in initial unemployment claims was 7,441, as declining unemployment in 26 states was outpaced by increases in the rest. In November, about 9,000 Michiganders lost their jobs as the state’s unemployment rate ticked up for the eighth straight month, growing at double the national average.
State officials in November reported Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped two-tenths of a percentage point from September to come in at 4.7% for October, then later revised that figure to 4.6%. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reports Michigan’s unemployment rate has since swelled to 4.8%, jumping another two-tenths of a percentage point as the national unemployment rate increased by 0.1% in November. It’s now at the highest point since November 2021, when the state was still reeling from government imposed pandemic restrictions.
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Christmas shutdown happens every year. Watch witler take credit for rising job numbers in January.
You mean wittless, the biggest idiot governor we’ve ever had.
Do you think the Gretch will rack up the most new jobs of any state for Michigan in January?
Just like FJBiden claiming adding jobs when it was only the jobs that were lost during the scamdemic coming back.
How the Gretch stole Christmas.