Jackson unemployment rate drops

Jackson's unemployment rate fell in August to 7.6 percent after two months of increases according to data from the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth.

At this time last year, unemployment was at 7.5 percent. In July, unemployment was at 8.2 percent.

Big Deal. Michigan's economy sucks. The budget is a mess and the government is planning to shutdown. The people who will suffer the most if this happens are ones who can least afford it. Sick, dying and the mentally ill.

And really, the number of unemployed is probably higher it's just that the benefits have run out. It's disgusting that government isn't ran like a business.