BY RICK PLUTA
Michigan Public Radio Network
Michigan's unemployment rate dropped slightly in July to 15 percent. That's two-tenths of a percentage point lower than it was was in June.
The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth says that means there were 9 thousand fewer unemployed people in July than in June. The department attributes that mostly to more summer jobs in the tourism industry.
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