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Oakland County Adds 23,000 Jobs in 2011

Monday, April 30, 2012

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A study published last week finds Oakland County added more than 23-thousand jobs in 2011. The county lost more than 168-thousand jobs between 2000 and 2010, but the labor market seems to be getting steadily better. University of Michigan economist Doctor George Fulton is one of the co-authors of the study. WDET's Pat Batcheller asked him where he saw most of the job growth.

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