The numbers for April are out and the Michigan unemployment rate dropped another .2 percent and now stands at 8.3, just .2 above the national average.


The drop for central Metro Detroit area was even more dramatic.

A report by the department stated that for the month of April, in the Detroit/Warren/Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area, the unemployment rate was 8.7 percent, a decrease from 9.6 percent the previous month.
From WJR
Cold comfort for those still seeking work but overall very encouraging.