Report: More Time Spent Looking For Jobs
A new reports says workers aged 25 to 54 spent six months or more looking for jobs. That's the longest since the data started being tracked in 1979.
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A new reports says workers aged 25 to 54 spent six months or more looking for jobs. That's the longest since the data started being tracked in 1979.
An audit by Genesee County officials has found that more than 50 government employees have collected about $30,000 in unemployment benefits while still on the job.
The state says seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in most regions of Michigan in July.
Michigan says the state's unemployment rate hit 10.9 percent in July, up 0.4 points from June but still significantly below last July's 12.4 percent rate.
Michigan has experienced a 64 percent jump in child poverty rate over the decade and ranks 47th in the country for secure parental employment.
The state says seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in most regions of Michigan in June as people continued to seek seasonal jobs.
Job-seekers attending the morning session of the Mega Job Fair, showed just how determined they were to meet with the 45 employers looking for workers.
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Michigan's unemployment rate rose again in June, this time to 10.5 percent, its highest rate since January.
We'll get a key reading on Michigan's economic recovery as the state releases it's jobs report for June. And there are three key industries to watch - automotive, defense and government.
Although Midwestern states have seen the largest decreases in economic stress since the recession ended, Michigan experienced a monthly jump in stress in May.
The country's jobless rate inched up this past week.
The jobs numbers came out and no one was happy: preliminarily, 18,000 new jobs were created in the country last month - the fewest new monthly jobs in more than a year.
With officials estimating it takes 6 to 9 months for the average unemployed worker to find a new job, how are those without work coping?
Michigan says the state's unemployment rate crept up to 10.3 percent in May, pushed higher by the loss of 8,000 government jobs and 3,000 in education and health services.
According to new government data, the recession in Michigan ended last year. UM Economist Donald Grimes says even though our economy saw its best growth in 8 years, consumers are still apprehensive.
The Department of Labor released May unemployment figures, which show an increase in unemployment to 16.5% for Americans ages 18-24.
The state says seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in all regions of Michigan dropped in April as seasonal hiring picked up.
Michigan lost 10,200 jobs in April, the largest decline of any state.
Democrats in the Michigan legislature are attempting to reverse a vote that will cut the number of weeks jobless workers can receive state unemployment benefits.
The number of empty homes and vacant rental properties grew by nearly 50 percent in Michigan over the past decade.
Economic analysts believe things are falling into place on the jobs front here in Michigan.
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow says all the fussing and fighting over the budget put other important problems on the back burner.
If Congress and the White House fail to reach agreement on the budget and the government shuts down on Friday, how will Michiganders and others be impacted?
The Labor Department says there were 216,000 new jobs in March, as companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began.
