(LANSING) – Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went up during the month of November.

According to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the jobless rate went up eight-tenths of a percent to 6.9 percent. Michigan's October rate was also revised from 5.5 to 6.1 percent.

Total employment in November moved down by 14,000, while the number of unemployed rose by 43,000. Michigan's workforce edged up by 30,000 in November as well.

Wayne Rourke, Associate Director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives says Michigan's unemployment rate went up in November for the first time since April. With payroll jobs also decreasing slightly during the month, Rourke says the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is still having an impact on the State's labor market.

The national jobless rate declined by two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 6.7 percent. Michigan's November unemployment rate was .2 percentage points above the U.S. rate.