by Liz Gullett | Jun 21, 2024 | Liz Gullett
In May 2023, Michigan’s unemployment rate remained stable at 3.9% for the fourth consecutive month, while the national unemployment rate rose by 0.1% to 4.0%. Michigan: The statewide labor force participation rate was stable at 62.3% over the month. Payroll jobs...
by Liz Gullett | Jun 11, 2024 | Liz Gullett
Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Gen Z Is Struggling Financially More Than Millennials Did At Their Age: Study – Why are young twenty-year-olds having a...
by Liz Gullett | Jun 7, 2024 | Liz Gullett
Legislation aimed at encouraging employers to hire workers facing significant barriers to employment was recently introduced. Key Points: House Bills 5771 and 5772 were sponsored by Representative Jason Hoskins (D-Southfield) and Representative Matt Bierlein...
by Liz Gullett | May 28, 2024 | Liz Gullett
Below are some articles the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Obsolete, But Not Gone: The People Who Won’t Give Up Floppy Disks – Why are some industrial and governmental systems continuing to use...
by Liz Gullett | May 24, 2024 | Liz Gullett
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation to streamline Renaissance Zones, a state program that incentivizes job growth and investment in areas of the state that need more of both. This change aims to cut red tape and incentivize more businesses...
