Lawmakers Approve Changes To Jobless Benefits
State lawmakers have reached agreement on legislation that will extend benefits to thousands of Michigan's unemployed residents.
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State lawmakers have reached agreement on legislation that will extend benefits to thousands of Michigan's unemployed residents.
Michigan's jobless rate continues to drop after being among the nation's leaders for more than a year.
An estimated 35,000 Michigan residents could lose their extended unemployment benefits early next month unless the state Legislature changes criteria related to the assistance.
The U.S. Department of Labor has some bad news for 35,000 jobless people in Michigan.
Michigan's jobless picture keeps getting brighter.
Members of Jobs with Justice gathered at Hart Plaza to rally for the creation of a national federal jobs program
The nation's unemployment rate has fallen to eight-point-nine percent -- a nearly two-year low.
The unemployment rate is sinking at the fastest pace in half a century because a surprisingly large number of people say they're finding work.
Unemployment numbers are down, but job creation continues to be weak.
Michigan says the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down statewide and in 14 of the 17 major regional labor markets.
Michigan's unemployment rate dropped steeply in December, decreasing to its lowest rate in nearly two years.
We're awaiting Michigan's jobless numbers, due out later today. It follows the national unemployment rate, which dropped to 9.4-percent percent last month, the lowest level in 19 months.
Economists are predicting that employers added a net total of 145,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent.
The state says the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down in 14 of the state's 17 major regional labor markets, with the statewide rate down 0.7 percentage points to 11.3 percent in the latest monthly report.
Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point to 12.4 percent in November, mainly because there are fewer workers in the state, Michigan's labor agency announced Wednesday.
Snyder, who comes into office with a state unemployment rate among the nation's highest and a looming deficit of roughly $1.7 billion, is making it a priority to keep college graduates from bolting.
Chanting "Fight, Don't Starve, Extend Unemployment Benefits Now," a small group of protestors want to send a message to Governor Granholm.
Unemployment benefits help drive the economy because the jobless tend to spend every dollar they get, pumping cash into businesses.
