Jobless rates for the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek labor markets were down more than a percentage point in June compared to a year ago.
The Department of Technology, Management and Budget says the unemployment rate for the Kalamazoo labor market was 5.1% last month, down from 6.6% in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties in June of last year. The jobless rate in the Battle Creek labor market was 5.4% in June. Unemployment in Calhoun County was 6.6% in June of last year.