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June’s unemployment rate in St. Joseph County increased by nearly a full percentage point from May.
Figures from the monthly labor-market analysis by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate rose from 4.1 percent in May to 4.9 percent in June. The county’s June rate from a year earlier was 4.5 percent.
In addition, Cass County also experienced an increase in its unemployment figures from May to June. Its May rate was 4.2 percent and grew to 5.1 percent a month later.
Meanwhile, Branch County’s one-month unemployment rate rose in June from the previous month. It was 3.8 percent in May and jumped to 4.4 percent in June.
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 4.1 percent, up from 3.9 percent in May.
Before you blame President Biden remember that under President Trump:
The economy lost 2.7 million jobs. The unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percentage points to 6.4%.
After-tax corporate profits went up, and the stock market set new records.
The S&P 500 index rose 67.8%.
The international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up. The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services in 2020 was the highest since 2008 and increased 36.3% from 2016.
The number of people lacking health insurance rose by 3 million.
The federal debt held by the public went up, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion.
Home prices rose 27.5%, and the homeownership rate increased 2.1 percentage points to 65.8%.
Illegal immigration increased. Apprehensions at the Southwest border rose 14.7% last year compared with 2016.
Coal production declined 26.5%, and coal-mining jobs dropped by 25%.
Handgun production rose 12.5% last year compared with 2016, setting a new record.
The murder rate last year rose to the highest level since 1997.
Trump filled one-third of the Supreme Court, nearly 30% of the appellate court seats and a quarter of District Court seats.