At 2.8 percent, Genesee County's unemployment rate has remained at historically low levels.
June was the third straight month this year when the county's unemployment rate was below 3.0 percent and the fourth time since November 2021.
A year ago, the June rate was 4.4 percent, and in 2020, it was 8.3 percent.
The state's Labor Department reports that there are 29,800 people employed in the county, 900 registered as unemployed and a total labor force of 30,700 individuals.
A year ago, the total labor force was 29,400, and it was 29,500 in 2020.
The state's unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, down from 7.5 percent a year ago, according to the DOL. The nation's is 3.8 percent, down from 6.1 percent.
