Michigan unemployment tops 15% The U.S. Department of Labor reported that Michigan’s unemployment rate in June 2009 rose to 15.2%, becoming the first state in 25 years to suffer an unemployment rate...

Michigan unemployment tops 15% The U.S. Department of Labor reported that Michigan’s unemployment rate in June 2009 rose to 15.2%, becoming the first state in 25 years to suffer an unemployment rate exceeding 15%. Michigan has been battered by the collapse of the auto industry and the housing crisis and has had the highest unemployment rate in the nation for the past 12 months. Source: CNN Money, July 17, 2009