Jobs

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%. The jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Rick Pluta 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.

Over 100 businesses in the area have been awarded a total of $6 million in Going PRO Talent Fund grants from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

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

A blighted, vacant industrial property in Scio Township is getting some brownfield funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Much of southeastern Michigan, including Ann Arbor, is suffering from a brain drain with a decrease in the number of young people with skills for high-wage jobs remaining in the area. Some groups are working to change that. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget released the October jobs data Thursday. It shows Michigan’s jobless rate last month ticked up to 4.7%. Rick Pluta reports.

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.

Washtenaw Community College is hosting its annual Fall Career and Internship Fair this week with a wide array of businesses looking for new employees. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

A German auto-supplier won approval Tuesday for state business incentives to help it turn an idled factory in Detroit into its new U.S. headquarters. Colin Jackson has more.