As we explored in our last post conventional wisdom about the value of a B.A. in obtaining a good-paying job and having a prosperous forty-year
This post answers the question “What are Michigan’s top ten upper middle class occupations?” Where we define upper middle class as jobs that pay at
In recent posts we have been exploring payroll jobs wages by occupation and education. Dividing the labor market into occupations with median wages below the
The preeminent path to good-paying careers looks more like rock climbing than climbing a career ladder. More ad hoc and non linear than predictable and
Michigan’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives recently released their 2018-2028 employment projections by occupation and industry. Also released was their Michigan’s Hot
All of a sudden there is lots being written about the trend of employers hiring generalists more than specialists. What is so disturbing is the
A recent Detroit Free Press article entitled GM’s job cuts shift to a new kind of worker needed is worth checking out. It is a pretty
Seems like a lot of what I write about these days is trying to set the record straight on the value of a four year
Two insightful new reports from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. You can read them here and here. The two studies demolish
Even more than machinists and welders we have been told over and over again by policy makers and the business community that American has a critical
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