One percentage point may not seem like a lot, but when we're talking jobless rates, that's an important percent.
Excerpt: The jobless rate in the Upper Peninsula in September dropped by 1.2 percent, according to figures released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
The U.P. jobless rate of 7.2 for September was a full percentage point below the state rate of 8.2 percent and also edged below the national rate of 7.6 percent.
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Source: Iron Mountain Daily News
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