The Associated Press
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n Michigan, 9.2 percent, compared with 10.3 percent.
n Ann Arbor, 5.9 percent, compared with 6.8 percent.
n Battle Creek, 7.5 percent, compared with 8.6 percent.
n Bay City, 8.3 percent, compared with 9.3 percent.
n Detroit-Warren-Livonia, 10.9 percent, compared with 11.9 percent.
n Flint, 9.5 percent, compared with 10.8 percent.
n Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 6.9 percent, compared with 7.9 percent.
n Holland-Grand Haven, 6.7 percent, compared with 7.9 percent.
n Jackson, 8.3 percent, compared with 9.5 percent.
n Kalamazoo-Portage, 7.4 percent, compared with 8.4 percent.
n Lansing-East Lansing, 7.2 percent, compared with 8.4 percent.
n Monroe, 8.1 percent, compared with 9.5 percent.
n Muskegon-Norton Shores, 9.1 percent, compared with 10.1 percent.
n Niles-Benton Harbor, 8.8 percent, compared with 10.2 percent.
n Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, 8.6 percent, compared with 9.7 percent.
-- Upper Peninsula, 8.4 percent, compared with 9.5 percent.
-- Northeast Lower Michigan, 9.7 percent, compared with 10.9 percent.
-- Northwest Lower Michigan, 8.5 percent, compared with 9.3 percent.
-- Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget
