Business Watch

Heavy industry continues riseThe Jackson region saw one of the largest single-year increases in GDP, propelled in large part by a surging manufacturing sector.Click on a sector to add it to the chart below.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars. Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Government 3 Education, health services 4 Finance, insurance 5 Retail trade Dollars […]

Region hampered by declines in industryLong-term losses in manufacturing and government have been partially overcome by increases elsewhere, including education and health industries.Click on a sector to add it to the chart below.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars. Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Government 3 Education, health services 4 Professional and business services 5 Retail trade […]

Manufacturing gains continueWith nearly a third of the local economy tied to manufacturing, Battle Creek saw tepid growth in 2013, though it’s heavy industry has nearly fully recovered from the recession.Click on a sector to add it to the chart below.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars. Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Government 3 Professional and business […]

Finance, insurance give economy boostOnce a distant second to the manufacturing sector, the finance and insurance sector has surged in recent years to provide nearly as much economic heft as heavy industry.Click on a sector to add it to the chartIn inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Finance, insurance 3 Government 4 […]

Finance and insurance sector continues riseWith the government sector in steady decline, the finance and insurance sector has grown steadily to top the region’s economy.Click on a sector to add it to the chart.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Finance, insurance 2 Government 3 Manufacturing 4 Education, health care services 5 Professional, business […]

Stuck in neutralWith manufacturing output up only slightly, the region’s economy was the only one in Michigan not to grow in 2013.Click on a sector to add it to the chart.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Professional, business services 3 Education, health care services 4 Finance, insurance 5 Government Dollars are […]

  Towers power growth A strong shot of business in heavy industry, helped by a company that builds towers for wind turbines, has helped the region record the largest single-year economic gain in the state. Click on a sector to add it to the chart. In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 […]

Region sees boom in manufacturingA steady four-year climb in heavy industry economic output has propelled the region’s above-average growth.Click on a sector to add it to the chart.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Finance, insurance 3 Government 4 Retail trade 5 Construction Dollars are in current year figures and are not […]

Manufacturing boosts economyHelped by heavy industry, the region saw one of the largest single-year increases in GDP.Click on a sector to add it to the chart.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Government 3 Finance, insurance 4 Education, health services 5 Professional and business services Dollars are in current year figures and […]

Still waiting on recoveryThough region has seen growth in its biggest sector, manufacturing, its still not recovered from pre-recession economic levelsClick on a sector to add it to the chart.In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Manufacturing 2 Education, health services 3 Finance, insurance 4 Government 5 Professional and business services Dollars are in […]