Unemployment rates in the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek labor markets were up slightly in November, compared to a year ago. Although total employment was up in both areas.
The state Department of Management, Technology and Budget says the Kalamazoo labor market’s seasonally unadjusted jobless rate was 3.8% last month, compared to 3.4% in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties a year ago.
The Battle Creek labor market had an unemployment rate of 4.1% in November. Calhoun County’s jobless rate was up .4% from November of 2015.
