New numbers released this morning by the U.S. Labor Department show Michigan still has the highest unemployment rate among states, but also show signs of an upward bounce.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics data put state unemployment at 14.3% for January 2010, up from 11% a year earlier. However, the rate was down from the 14.5% level posted in December 2009, and Michigan was one of 31 states that reported employment gains on a month-to-month basis. From December to January, Michigan added approximately 6,000 persons to nonfarm payrolls, to a total of more than 3.85 million. Manufacturing, construction and trade transportation and utilities were all among the sectors contributing to the monthly increase.
States recording the highest month-to-month increases were California (+32,000), followed by Illinois (+26,000) and New York (+25,000). States recording the highest losses were Missouri and Ohio (-12,000 each), followed by Kentucky (-11,800), New Jersey (-9,100) and Florida (6,100).
Over the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states. The national unemployment rate fell from 10.0% in December to 9.7% in January, but was up from 7.7% a year earlier.
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