Articles tagged: unemployment
Ann Arbor area jobless rate rises in January but regional employment higher than 2012
Posted: Mar 22, 2013Seasonal retail layoffs led to a rise in unadjusted unemployment rates across Michigan in January. Both the public and private sector shed jobs in the Ann Arbor area, but each added a significant number of jobs in comparison to the previous year. Read more »
Ann Arbor area unemployment up in December, annual rate decreases for third consecutive year
Posted: Jan 29, 2013Temporary end-of-semester layoffs in the education sector helped push the Ann Arbor area’s unemployment rate up from 4.3 to 5.1 percent according to a report from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and the Budget. Read more »
Mlive: Michigan unemployment unchanged in December, still above national average
Posted: Jan 16, 2013Michigan’s unemployment rate held steady in December, staying at 8.9 percent. Preliminary data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget indicated that the annual jobless rate was also 8.9 percent, down from 10.3 ... Read more »
Ann Arbor area unemployment rate continues to fall as labor force grows
Posted: Nov 27, 2012The Ann Arbor area unemployment rate fell for the third straight month to 4.9 percent in October. The area’s jobless rate was significantly lower than both the national 7.5 percent unemployment rate and Michigan’s 8.3 ... Read more »
Eastern Michigan squares off with rival Western Michigan in final road contest of the season
Posted: Nov 16, 2012As the 2012 college football season winds down for the Eastern Michigan football team, head coach Ron English is encouraged that his team is still fighting hard despite being 1-9 on the season and 0-6 ... Read more »
Ann Arbor-area unemployment rate falls to 5 percent as labor force grows
Posted: Oct 26, 2012Unemployment rates in Ann Arbor fell sharply in September to 5 percent, according to a report by the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. Read more »
A2Y Chamber and West Washtenaw Business Association host job fair Wednesday at WCC
Posted: Oct 16, 2012Unemployment rates well below state-wide and national averages haven’t stopped job fairs from popping up across Washtenaw County. The next fair, co-hosted by the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce and the West Washtenaw Business Association ... Read more »
Washtenaw County's unemployment rate rose slightly in June
Posted: Jul 26, 2012Washtenaw County’s unemployment rate edged upward to 6.2 percent in June, up from 5.5 percent in May and 5 percent in April, according to statistics released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & ... Read more »
Michigan unemployment up slightly in June, still higher than national average
Posted: Jul 20, 2012Michigan’s unemployment rate rose 0.1 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted 8.6 percent according to the monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s rate is slightly higher than the national average ... Read more »
2 Ann Arbor employers hold job fairs to fill 50 regional openings
Posted: Jun 06, 2012As unemployment continues to shrink in Washtenaw County, two local businesses are looking to hire 50 new employees in the coming weeks. Read more »
mackinac 2012: 6 highlights from Snyder's speech on Mackinac Island and why he isn't satisfied
Posted: May 29, 2012"I'm not satisfied at all with where we're at," Michigan's governor said at the Mackinac Policy Conference. "We have to avoid complacency. We have to avoid being content. We should actually be accelerating." Read more »
Ann Arbor area has lowest unemployment in Michigan at 5 percent
Posted: May 24, 2012Unemployment rates in all of Michigan’s major labor markets dropped a full percentage point from March to April, with Washtenaw County dropping half a point to 5 percent unemployment. Read more »
parenting: Ozone House's WorkZone program addresses high rate of youth unemployment
Posted: Apr 12, 2012One of the greatest challenges facing Michigan today is the high rate of youth unemployment. While the unemployment rate for adults in Michigan and across the U.S. remains sluggish, for youth it is even more ... Read more »
Michigan's steadier job growth reason for optimism
Posted: Mar 24, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
column: The brief life and tragic death of one man's summer of funemployment
Posted: Jun 27, 2011On Thursday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m. I walked into my boss’s office and resigned. A few hours later, after turning in my keys and cleaning out my office, I made a few phone calls ... Read more »
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