Originally posted by Lye-El
Think Detroit encompasses all of Michigan? I've only been to Detroit area twice in my life and one of those was a Army provided bus ride to the inprocessing station many moons ago. And I don't plan on going again.
Typically they measure unemployment at the government level by state. Michigan is higher than average.
Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., February 2007, seasonally adjusted
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| February 2007
State | rate
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United States .......................| 4.5
|
Alabama .............................| 3.3
Alaska .............................
.| 6.1
Colorado.....................
........| 3.8
Delaware ............................| 3.4
District of Columbia ................| 5.8
Florida .............................| 3.3
Hawaii .............................
.| 2.3
Idaho .............................
..| 2.8
Iowa .............................
...| 3.3
Kentucky ............................| 5.7
Maryland ............................| 3.8
Massachusetts................
........| 5.3
Michigan ............................| 6.6
Mississippi .........................| 6.7
Montana .............................| 2.5
Nebraska ............................| 2.9
New Hampshire .......................| 3.7
New Mexico ..........................| 3.5
North Dakota ........................| 3.2
South Carolina ......................| 6.1
South Dakota ........................| 3.4
Utah .............................
...| 2.3
Vermont .............................| 3.9
Virginia ............................| 2.9
Wyoming .............................| 2.3
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