Minnesota or Indiana? II
So if so-called business friendly policies, as we explored in my last post, is not the path to more and better jobs, what is? Lets explore how the Minnesota and Indiana economies have been changing over the past two decades…
Lou’s New Presentation
The below presentation includes updated data on the most and least prosperous states and identifies the characteristics of the states with the most successful economies. Together they make the case for a new Michigan. The presentation concludes with our new…
Big metros: where private sector employers spend most
I want to complete this series of posts on private sector employment earnings (both wages and employer paid benefits) per capita with a look at data by size of metro. In many ways this is the most interesting findings in…
Where private sector employers spend the least
My last post looked at the top 10 states for private sector employment earnings (both wages and employer paid benefits) per capita. The component of per capita income that everyone wants and should be the goal of state and local…
Where private sector employers spend the most
To their credit both Governor Snyder and Business Leaders for Michigan have set high per capita income as one of the state's economic goals. Far too many political and business leaders are fine with lots of low paying jobs as…
How residents of metro Lansing earn their income
We conclude our look at the components of income data from our new annual report with how residents of metro Lansing earn their income. We use the broadest definition of the region which includes four counties: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and…
How residents of metro Grand Rapids earn their income
We continue our look at the components of income data from our new annual report with how residents of metro Grand Rapids earn their income. We use the broadest definition of the region which includes seven counties: Allegan, Barry, Ionia,…
How residents of Metro Detroit earn their income
We continue our look at the components of income data from our new annual report with how metro Detroiters earn their income. We use the broadest definition of the region which includes nine counties: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland,…
How Michiganians earn their income
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 …
How Americans earn their income
To me the most interesting part of our new annual report is the deconstruction of personal income. Looking at the components that make up per capita income. In previous reports we have focused almost exclusively on jobs and income that comes…