(LANSING) – The counties of Southwest Michigan saw their unemployment go up from May to June.
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says St. Joseph County’s unemployment increased from 4.1% to 4.9%.
The biggest jump in the area was Hillsdale County, which went up from 4.2% to 5.4%.
Branch County went from 3.8% to 4.4%, while Cass County saw a rise in their unemployment from 4.2% to 5.1%.
Wayne Rourke, Labor Market Information Director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics, says Michigan regions experienced typical jobless rate gains during June. He says the majority of regions around the State saw labor force levels increase over the month and the year.
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