Michigan fares well in job gains against east, west coasts

Michigan has stopped its economic belt tightening, holding its own among the rest of the country in terms of job growth.

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"Jobless woes beset states large and small as well as the East and West coasts in January, but the nation’s midsection continued to thrive...

All told, about 17 states and Washington, D.C., have unemployment rates similar to the national average; 24 states are below than that level and nine states are higher. January was a good month for Michigan, Washington and Massachusetts, which added a seasonally adjusted 26,500 jobs, 24,100 and 16,100 respectively, from December."

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