UP Jobless inches up .5%
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate rose to 8.4% in February, up from 7.9% in January and 6.8% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The February rate — not seasonally adjusted — was the region’s highest for the month since February 2015, when it was also 8.4%. The number of employed workers in the region rose by an estimated 500 over the month, but the number of jobless increased by 800, DTMB data showed. The U.P.’s civilian labor force numbered 142,163, in February 2015, or about 1,600 less than ...
