Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates fell in all of
Michigan's 17 major labor market regions in August.
The state Department of Technology, Management and Budget
said Thursday that jobless rates dropped due to workforce reductions and fewer
unemployed people actively seeking summer and seasonal jobs. It says employment
levels rose moderately in many areas of the state.
The biggest over-the-month advances in employment were in
the Saginaw and Battle Creek areas. The only monthly employment drop was in the
Detroit area, possibly because of severe flooding that hit the region.
Jobless rates ranged from a low of 4.6 percent in Ann Arbor
to a high of 7.9 percent in Detroit.
