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IRON MOUNTAIN -- Dickinson County was the jobs leader in the Upper Peninsula in May, showing an unemployment rate of 4.2%, the lowest in the region, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.
Menominee County was second-lowest at 4.5%, followed by Mackinac and Marquette counties, both at 5%.The U.P.-wide not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5%, compared with 5.4% in April and 5.3% a year ago. The region's civilian labor force grew by an estimated 2,000 workers since April and 3,000 workers over the year, climbing to 136,400.
The U.P. had 7,400 workers unemployed in May, 100 more than in April and 300 more than a year ago.
"Regional jobless rates advanced in May as residents began entering the summer job market," said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.
The statewide unemployment rate in May was 3.8%, jumping from 2.9% in April but down from 4.1% in May 2022.
May job gains were mainly seasonal, Rourke said, with most regions showing growth in leisure and hospitality, construction and professional and business services.
Dickinson County's jobless rate of 4.2% was up from 3.7% in April and 4.1% a year ago. The labor force numbered 12,414, including 525 unemployed. That compared with 12,018 workers in April, when 448 were unemployed.
Iron County showed a jobless rate of 6.5% in May, up from 6.4% in April and 5.7% in May 2022. The labor force totaled 4,838 in May, including 314 unemployed. In April, the labor force numbered 4,622, with 295 looking for work.
The U.P. had the three highest county jobless rates in Michigan in May -- Ontonagon County at 8.7% and Keweenaw and Alger counties, both at 8.2%.
The U.S. jobless rate in May was 3.7%, up from 3.4% in April and 3.6% in May 2022.
COUNTY ............... RATE
Dickinson ............... 4.2%
Menominee .............. 4.5%
Mackinac ................ 5.0%
Marquette ............... 5.0%
Delta .........……........ 5.2%
Gogebic ......…......... 5.4%
Houghton ............... 5.6%
Chippewa ............... 5.8%
Iron .........………....... 6.5%
Baraga ......……......... 6.9%
Luce .........………...... 7.1%
Schoolcraft …............ 7.1%
Alger ......……........... 8.2%
Keweenaw ...…......... 8.2%
Ontonagon ............... 8.7%