unemployment

Personal income in Michigan last year grew at the strongest rate in more then a decade, providing another substantial indicator of Michigan's rebounding economy, according to Governor Snyder in comments made yesterday. The state's personal income growth rate is the strongest since 2000, according to 2011 figures released by the U...

The dismal state of the economy has been rough on everyone, but perhaps no more so than on those between 16 and 29. Whereas the US unemployment rate currently stands at 8.3 percent, more than half of young people under 30 are out of work.

A new report from Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget shows Flint (Genesee County) posting solid employment gains in the month of November, increasing by 2%. The other two areas covered in the report, Bay City (Bay County) and Saginaw (Saginaw County), also saw gains of 1...

State Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and State Senator John Gleason (D-Flushing) laid out the Democratic plan to help get the unemployed back to work today. Ananich and Gleason were at the Genesee/Shiawasee Michigan Works office in Flint where they outlined the plan which includes: Incentives for small businesses who hire people who are unemployed, with greater incentives for hiring veteran

Claudia Rendon of Pennsylvania has had a tough year. First, her mother and uncle died, then her father was diagnosed with leukemia. As if that wasn’t enough, she later discovered her son, Alex, was in need of a kidney transplant. Doctors found she was a suitable donor match, so Rendon took time off work to give Alex the kidney he needed. But when she tried to return to her job several weeks later,

Living in one of the worst hit economic areas in the nation, this will hit close to home to most Flint residents. With an unemployment rate of 13.7%(1) we are in the top 20 for the nation. How will this affect you and your family?