Michigan’s Unemployment Rates Rise Again As 23,000 Enter Workforce

New figures released by the state say Michigan’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in February, while the number of people entering the job market continued to grow.

The rate rose from 5.2 percent in January and compared with a national February jobless rate of 4.7 percent.

The state’s workforce rose by 23,000 during February, with increases in both total employment by 17,000 jobs and in unemployed workers by 7,000.