Grand Rapids had the one of the highest employment rates in the state in August, and that holds true for much of West Michigan, posting strong growth in payroll jobs that anywhere in the state.
According to excerpts from the story:
LANSING -- In August, the four-county Grand Rapids region held its own with a 5.9 percent unemployment rate.
That is just a hair above August 2006, when the rate was 5.8 percent.
For Holland-Grand Haven, or Ottawa County, the rate rose to 5.3 percent from 5 percent last year.
The results are good news next to the state pace of 7.4 percent unemployment last month, according to the state Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives.
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