From August 2010 to August 2011, unemployment rates fell in all of the state’s 17 regions. Rate drops ranged from a half percentage point to 1.8 percentage points and were significant in a number of regions over the year. The median reduction since August 2010 was 1.2 percentage points. The largest declines over this period were posted in the Holland-Grand Haven, Muskegon-Norton Shores, and Monroe MSAs, all three falling by 1.8 percentage points.