Delta County’s unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in February, as per data from the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. In contrast, the rate in Schoolcraft County was 10.3 percent, and in Menominee County, it was 4.2 percent. The overall unemployment rate for the Upper Peninsula increased from January to February, although it was lower than the rate from a year ago.

Director Wayne Rourke pointed out that regional labor markets in Michigan generally display increases in joblessness in February. He also highlighted that most Michigan regions had observed jobless rate declines over the year, with a median rate reduction of 0.5 percentage points.

Menominee County had the second-lowest jobless rate in the Upper Peninsula in February at 4.2%. Of Michigan’s 83 counties, 81 showed unemployment rate increases over the month, while 75 counties saw declining rates over the year. The worst jobless rate in February was in Mackinac County, at 18.9%, both for the Upper Peninsula and the whole state.

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