Unemployment
Outlook Brighter For Teens Seeking Jobs This Summer
It’s that time of year again. With graduation approaching thousands of Michigan teens will be seeking a summer job.
Michigan Jobless Rate Falls A Fraction
Michigan’s unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 8.5 percent last month, as the number of people working rose while the number of jobless people shrank.
Federally-Funded Unemployment Benefits Reduced
Michigan residents will no longer be able to receive some federally-funded benefits because the state’s unemployment rate has fallen below nine percent.
Jobless Benefits OK For Medical Marijuana Users
A Michigan judge has ruled that medical marijuana users who follow the state’s medical marijuana law may collect unemployment benefits.
Report: More Michigan Children Living In Poverty
The number of Michigan children living in poverty soared to more than a half-million by 2011 as many families in the state continue to face low wages, unemployment and cuts in social programs, according to a new report released Thursday.
Getting The Unemployed Back To Work: A 60 Minutes Special Report
Is long-term unemployment a hinderance to finding a job?
Joblessness Down Around Mich., Up In Detroit Area
The employment picture has improved across most of Michigan while worsening in metro Detroit.
Opinion: Jobless Numbers And The Newest Right Wing Conspiracy Theory
There is a new breed of truthers on the right. Joining the paranoid ranks of the advocates of a government role in 9-11 and the birthers fascination with President Obama’s birth certificate are conservatives that believe the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is making up jobs numbers to benefit President Obama.
Michigan Jobless Rate Drops 0.2 Points To 9.1%
Authorities say Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points in the latest month to 9.1 percent.
State Wants New Look At Jobless Aid For Lawyer
State officials are asking a judge to reconsider a decision granting unemployment benefits to a former assistant attorney general who was fired after hounding a gay student leader at the University of Michigan.
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