(LANSING) – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from November to December.

Data released by the Michigan Center For Data and Analytics shows the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3% from November to December. Employment in the State advanced by 8,000, while unemployment was unchanged.

Michigan’s labor force rose by 9,000 during December.

Wayne Rourke, Labor Market Information Director for the MCDA says Michigan’s 2023 labor market demonstrated marked improvement over the year, reaching an annual jobless rate slightly below he 2019 pre-pandemic rate. Rourke says annual payroll employment also advanced since 2022.

The National jobless rate remained unchanged from November to December, staying at 3.7%.