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10 counties with lowest jobless rate

#10 Ingham County: 3.4%

#9 Allegan County: 3.4%

#8 Barry County: 3.4%

#7 St. Joseph County: 3.4%

#6 Kalamazoo County: 3.3%

#5 Eaton County: 3.3%

#4 Kent County: 2.9%

#3 Clinton County: 2.9%

#2 Ottawa County: 2.7%

#1 Washtenaw County: 2.7%

Ranking as of April 2016

Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget

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