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State Jobless Numbers Down Slightly

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IPR News Features
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March 25, 2010

By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Michigan's unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage points in February to 14.1 percent.

Economists at the state Department of Labor and Economic Growth say job losses, especially in manufacturing and construction, appear to have leveled off. The state added jobs in the health care and education sectors of the economy.

Michigan's unemployment rate has not been this low since last summer, but it is still much higher than the national average of 9.7 percent.

There are 684,000 people in Michigan who are unemployed and looking for jobs. When people who have quit looking are counted, along with people working part-time but looking for full-time jobs, Michigan's rate of unemployment and under-employment is 22 percent.

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Benefits extension

Submitted by Linda Stephan on March 25, 2010 - 4:26pm.
It looks like the report today is that this is being held up again in Washington. Story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124099861

extensions

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 25, 2010 - 4:00pm.
When wil it be decided whether the government is going to grant extensions? My benefits are scheduled to end April 5th 2010 and I would like to know when it will be determined whether extensions will be granted.

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