http://www.michigan.gov/ en Copyright 2009 - State Of Michigan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:36:37 EST http://www.michigan.gov/podcast http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov181_Full_264145_7.mp3 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST Like all of America, Michigan continues to struggle with economic recession and job loses. Obviously, Michigan is uniquely impacted because of the auto industry contraction.
And experts agree that the challenges of the national recession and the auto industry restructuring will continue to hit Michigan hard.
Earlier this week our December unemployment numbers were released, we went up one full point to 10.6.
Traditionally, December and early January are among the busiest times for the Unemployment Insurance Agency, or the UIA, with seasonal layoffs in the auto and supplier industries and retail trade. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov181_Full_264145_7.mp3