(LANSING) - Unemployment went down during the month of September around Southwest Michigan.
Data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget show that St. Joseph County had a drop from 5% to 4.4% in their unemployment rate.
Branch County had a decrease from 3.9% to 3.6%. Cass County went from 4.8% to 4.3% and Hillsdale County saw a drop from 4.7% to 4.1%.
Data also shows that seventy-eight Michigan counties demonstrated unemployment rate reductions over the month, with a median decrease of 0.6
percentage point. Sixty-four Michigan counties exhibited jobless rate decreases since September 2025.