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Recent Stories
Latest news from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation/World
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The state says Michigan's unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 8.5 percent in the latest month, as number of people working rose while the number of jobless people shrank.
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
A Michigan judge has ruled that medical marijuana users who follow the state's medical marijuana law may collect unemployment benefits.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
States require those receiving unemployment to use bank cards laden with fees rather than depositing the benefits directly into a bank account, a consumer group reports.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Despite signs of economic recovery, hiring remains too weak to rapidly reduce the number of those unemployed.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Robust hiring in manufacturing and construction fueled the December job gains.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Gov. Rick Snyder's office says he's signed legislation to make it easier for military police veterans to get civilian security jobs.
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Friday, December 07, 2012
The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.
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Monday, December 03, 2012
Thousands of people in Michigan could lose jobless benefits later this month if a federal program paying for emergency unemployment benefits ends.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
While Michigan's unemployment rate rose last month, three regions in Northern Michigan all saw unemployment rates fall.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Report: Employers plan modest increase in hiring for new college grads in coming year
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Friday, November 02, 2012
US economy adds 171,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate ticks up to 7.9 percent
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Michigan is reporting a second straight big drop in unemployment, with the rate down 2.1 percentage points in two months.
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Friday, October 05, 2012
US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost
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Friday, October 05, 2012
Romney says 7.8 percent unemployment 'is not what a real recovery looks like'
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