Table 16
Number of Unemployed - 1997 - 1998
|
Area
|
1997
|
1998
|
1997
- 1998 Percent Change
|
|
Michigan Works Agency
|
5,450
|
5,125
|
-6.2
|
|
Alcona County
|
425
|
375
|
-12.8
|
|
Alpena County
|
1,275
|
1,125
|
-11.4
|
|
Cheboygan County
|
1,300
|
1,300
|
0.5
|
|
Crawford County
|
400
|
350
|
-11.9
|
|
Montmorency County
|
400
|
425
|
1.2
|
|
Oscoda County
|
300
|
275
|
-7.7
|
|
Otsego County
|
600
|
600
|
-0.5
|
|
Presque Isle County
|
750
|
675
|
-10.2
|
|
Michigan
|
209,000
|
194,000
|
-7.2
|
|
United States
|
6,739,000
|
6,210,000
|
-7.9
|
Source: Michigan
Department of Career Development Office of Labor Market Information |