Michigan is tied with Nevada and Rhode Island
for the third highest unemployment rate among the states with a July rate of
7.7 percent. Only Mississippi and Georgia have higher July rates, at 8 percent
and 7.9 percent respectively.
Thirty states saw increased jobless rates in
July according to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eight realized
declines in rate and twelve were unchanged.
North Dakota’s 2.8 percent remains the
country’s lowest. In the Great Lake region, Minnesota continues to have the
lowest rate at 4.5 percent. Pennsylvania and Ohio follow at 5.7 percent, then
Wisconsin at 5.8 percent, Indiana at 5.9 percent, New York at 6.6 percent, and
Illinois at 6.8 percent.