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The Metro: Corporate subsidies aren’t working to create jobs like people hoped

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan has tried a few different approaches to help create jobs...

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Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025

Colin Jackson December 31, 2024

Within a couple months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work.Places...

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The Metro: Potential impacts of Michigan’s minimum wage increase

Dorothy Jones December 16, 2024

We’re seeing a change in Michigan when it comes to wages. After a six-year battle that involved lawsuits, protests, and...

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Michigan’s unemployment rate ticks up for third consecutive month

Rick Pluta September 23, 2024

Michigan’s jobless rate ticked up to 4.5% in August, the third month in a row the state unemployment rate has...

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Michigan’s jobs numbers show more people looking, finding work

Rick Pluta January 22, 2024

Michigan’s monthly unemployment number remained steady from November to December of last year at 4.3% and the state’s 2023 average...

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