IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County had the lowest jobless rate in the Upper Peninsula in November at 4.3%, which compared with a U.P.-wide rate of 5.3%, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget.

In September, Dickinson’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 3.9%, while in November 2024 it was 4.8%, the DTMB data showed.

Due to the suspension of federal government services from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, no data will be published for October. December figures are scheduled to be released later this month, the agency said.

“Employment and workforce declines contributed to unemployment rate gains between September and November,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Payroll job trends were mixed over the month.”

The Upper Peninsula’s civilian labor force in November was estimated at 141,400, including 7,500 jobless. In November 2024, when the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5%, there were 1,000 more workers and 300 more jobless.

In Dickinson County, November’s civilian labor force was pegged at 12,555, including 540 jobless. That compared with a labor force of 12,830 in September, with 502 seeking work.

In November 2024, Dickinson County showed 616 unemployed in a workforce of 12,786.

Menominee County showed the second-lowest jobless rate in the U.P. in November at 4.5%, followed by Marquette at 4.7% and Houghton at 4.8%. The highest rate in the U.P. was 8.5% in Mackinac County, while Luce and Alger counties were both at 7.6%.

Iron County’s jobless rate in November was 6.5%, which was up from 5.9% in September but down from 6.8% in November 2024.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Michigan dipped from 5.1% in September to 5% in November. Meanwhile, the national rate rose from 4.4% to 4.6%.

Since November 2024, the national jobless rate was up by 0.4 percentage points while the Michigan rate was down by 0.2 percentage points.

Over the year, Michigan jobs in private education and health services rose by an estimated 12,000, while government was up 11,000 and construction was up 10,000. The biggest declines were in professional and business services, down by 4,000, and manufacturing, down 3,000.

Seventy of Michigan’s 83 counties displayed unemployment rate advances between September and November, with a median rate gain of 0.5 percentage points. Jobless rates fell in 42 Michigan counties over the year.

According to Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development, Florence County’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 3.2% in November was down from 3.4% in November 2024. Marinette County’s 3.4% rate was down from 3.7% in November 2024.

NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT

Dickinson … 4.3%

Menominee … 4.5%

Marquette … 4.7%

Houghton … 4.8%

Gogebic … 5.2%

Chippewa … 5.4%

Delta … 5.4%

Baraga … 5.8%

Keweenaw … 6.2%

Iron … 6.5%

Schoolcraft … 6.5%

Ontonagon … 7.3%

Alger … 7.6%

Luce … 7.6%

Mackinac … 8.5%

U.P. … 5.3%

Michigan … 4.9%

*Rates are not seasonally adjusted