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

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...

Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025

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

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

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

Michigan’s unemployment rate ticks up for third consecutive month

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

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

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