But Michigan is still far from its recorded high of 16.9% unemployment in November 1982.
Vitner said the number of people dropping out of Michigan's labor force has rescued it from plunging further.
Rhode Island had the next highest rate at 12.7%, followed by California, Nevada and South Carolina, each at 12.3%.
North Dakota continued to post the lowest unemployment rate, showing 4.1% in November. It was followed by Nebraska, at 4.5% and South Dakota, at 5.0%.
A majority of states showed very slight month-over-month increases or decreases in their unemployment rates, but a few had significant jumps. The jobless rate in Kentucky fell to 10.6% from 11.3%, while it dropped to 8.2% from 8.8% in Connecticut. The unemployment rate in Florida rose to 11.5% from 11.3% the previous month.
Unemployment continued to be the lowest in the Northeast region of the country, coming in at 8.7%. The West again had the highest regional jobless rate, at 10.6%, though that was a slight decline from the previous month.