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Ottawa County unemployment rate decreases to 4.2%

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Posted at 12:00 PM, Apr 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-06 12:00:52-04

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Ottawa County’s unemployment rate has decreased to 4.2% in February 2021.

That’s down from a high of 20.4% in April 2020, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.

This is currently the fifth-lowest unemployment rate in Michigan.

Rates range from 17.5% in Mackinac County to 3.1% in Livingston County.

Read the full unemployment report here.