Slideshow photo gallery of the 10 Michigan counties with the biggest increase in jobs from 2012-201
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Covering the intersection of business and policy, and informing Michigan employers and workers on the long road back from coronavirus. Our Michigan Economic Dashboard shows key metrics that show how the state is performing.
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10 counties with greatest growth in average weekly wages
Slideshow photo gallery of the 10 Michigan counties with the greatest growth in average weekly wages from 2011-2015
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10 counties with highest weekly wages
Slideshow gallery of the 10 Michigan Counties with highest weekly wages in 201
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Dow Chemical being courted by other states
If more business-friendly states come calling, can Midland hold on to thousands of high-paying jobs? A test of Gov. Snyder’s economic development strategy.
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People need jobs. Factories need workers. Busing, a love story.
A partnership is connecting poor, hard-to-employ Flint residents with a factory hungry for workers in Howell. How a public-private transportation program is helping both sides thrive.
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In an improving economy, Michigan workers’ part-time blues
Even as Michigan's unemployment rate falls below 5 percent, some 300,000 workers seeking full-time jobs are stuck with part-time paychecks
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With gas prices falling, should the state start collecting taxes for roads now?
November's tortuous road-funding deal called for a raise in gas taxes beginning next year to help repair crumbling roads. But why not raise taxes this year, when gas prices are cheap, easing the tax burden in 2017? Lansing, that’s why
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The graying of Michigan farmers, and what they will leave behind
More than a third of Michigan farms are operated by farmers over 65. What happens when they retire?
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Interactive map: How old are YOUR farmers?
As Michigan farmers age, farmland is more likely to be concentrated in the hands of fewer people in the future. See how farmers in your county are aging.
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Michigan’s stumbling middle class
Think you’ve got it tougher your parents did? You’re right.