Gabriel Ehrlich

Washtenaw County’s economy is expected to continue to grow, but at a slower pace than recent years. That’s the analysis from the annual economic forecast presented Thursday at Washtenaw Community College. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan gained jobs in January, but not enough to rein in an increase in the state’s monthly jobless rate to 5.3%. The new state jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Business leaders and economists are on the lookout for how President Donald Trump’s plans will affect the state, especially the manufacturing sector. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A respected University of Michigan economic think tank predicts an uptick in jobs in the coming year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s jobless rate leveled off to 4.5% in August and September. That followed small increases in the unemployment rate over the summer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Jobs numbers released Thursday show Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up ever-so-slightly in August to three-point-seven percent. Rick Pluta reports.

Inflation is continuing to cool, but at six percent, is still well above the fed’s target of two percent. That’s according to the latest numbers from the Consumer Price Index. But how is the economy behaving locally? WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.