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Grand Rapids unemployment rate inches down to 5.9 percent
LANSING — Michigan says that the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down 0.6 percentage points statewide and in most major labor markets.
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Where's the productivity?
In spite of headlines pointing to emerging signs of recovery, the economy continues to perform poorly. Jobs and hours worked are a poor guide to the economy’s health. More important is productivity, which determines living standards.
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Growth in health care spending, hiring and prices slows
National health care spending in March grew 3.8 percent compared to March 2012, one-tenth of a percent below the February growth rate — putting it below the record low levels that were seen from 2009 to 2011.
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MassMutual puts out call for sales pros
Hiring continues in West Michigan, and MassMutual MidMichigan, a general agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., is the latest to announce that it will be adding employees in the area.
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Belmont Engineered Plastics plans 62 jobs, $5.5M investment in Plainfield Township
Michigan Economic Development Corp. has announced that a $900,000 Michigan Business Development Program incentive has been approved for Belmont Engineered Plastics in Plainfield Township — to support its expansion in the former Kimberly-Clark plant and hire an additional 62 employees over the next three years.
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Grand Rapids makes list of top 10 markets to find a job
Employment in Grand Rapids is up — and we're not talking jobs filling sandbags.
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Grand Rapids market unemployment rate holds at 6.6 percent
LANSING — Michigan says that job gains in the populous southeastern corner of the state have driven down the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate.
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Challenge Manufacturing plans 180 auto jobs, $10M expansion
Two economic development agencies — The Right Place in Grand Rapids and Lakeshore Advantage in Zeeland, in collaboration with The Michigan Economic Development Corp., the city of Holland and the city of Walker — have announced the approval of a $1 million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant for Walker-based Challenge Manufacturing Co.
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Grand Rapids unemployment rate inches up .3 percent
LANSING — Michigan says the state's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate rose statewide and is up in all 17 major job markets, mainly because of the usual winter downturn.
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Metro Grand Rapids construction jobs dip 2 percent
Construction employment rose in January from the previous January in 145 of the nation’s 339 metropolitan areas. And in some of these districts, concerns are being raised about where companies will find the skilled workers to fill the projected openings to keep the trend going.
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