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Detroit Free Press Unemployment claims dropped in Michigan last week to the lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, a potentially good sign that comes as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins to outline plans to re-engage parts of the economy.In a week-to-week comparison of new claims, claims for the state declined to 81,312 in the week ending April 25, down from&nbsp;134,119 the previous week.Still, this week's claims are higher than during the recession in 2009 — the weekly high was about 77,000 — and experts say unemployment claims could rise again as states work through a backlog of claims and more businesses that tried to maintain their staff initially resort to layoffs and furloughs.Last week's total&nbsp;brings the&nbsp;number of people who have filed for unemployment in Michigan to about 1.26&nbsp;million since March 15, the state's labor department said Thursday. That's more than a quarter of the state's total workforce.Michigan has distributed $2.73 billion in unemployment benefits through Wednesday, the labor department&nbsp;said.More:More:More:The latest numbers show Michiganders continuing to file claims, but at a slowing pace. The number of claims each week had been on the rise since March 15, with 128,806 claims with the week ending March 21, followed by 304,335 claims for the week ending March 28, and 388,554 claims for the week ending April 4.By the week ending April 11, the number of new claims filed had dropped to 222,207, followed by 134,119 the week ending April 18.Contact Adrienne Roberts at amroberts@freepress.com.

Detroit Free Press Unemployment claims dropped in Michigan last week to the lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, a potentially good sign that comes as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins to outline plans to re-engage parts of the economy.In a week-to-week comparison of new claims, claims for the state declined to 81,312 in the week ending April 25, down from&nbsp;134,119 the previous week.Still, this week's claims are higher than during the recession in 2009 — the weekly high was about 77,000 — and experts say unemployment claims could rise again as states work through a...

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