For the first time ever Michigan is a low-prosperity state with a strong domestic auto industry. The recovery from the Great Recession has produced lots of jobs. Which is good news indeed. But in terms of the economic well-being of…
Michigan's February unemployment rate of 5.9 percent is the lowest it has been in more than a dozen years. Since it was also 5.9 percent in October, 2001. Good news indeed! Unfortunately there the similarity in good economic news ends.…
We continue our look at the components of income data from our new annual report with how Michiganians earn their income. Per capita income for the state in 2009 was $34,315. By major components it was: Private sector employment earnings …
In each of our annual progress reports Don Grimes and I have predicted that Michigan's per capita income would fall to the mid thirties because per capita income is increasingly correlated with a state's ranking in college attainment. Michigan is…
This is a foundation report that sets the stage for our initiatives to help create a prosperous Michigan. The reality in Michigan is startling - it has experienced six years of employment decline (2000-2006), even during three years of a…