MI January Jobless to 4.9%

Michigan’s January jobless rate was below 5 percent first time in 15 years.

State labor officials say Michigan’s unemployment rate in January was 4.9 percent.

That’s also 1.1 percent below the jobless rate of January, 2015.

The state’s workforce improved by 27,000 in January and total employment rose by 33,000.

The number of unemployed decreased by 6,000.

Michigan’s January jobless rate matched the national rate, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.