unemployment

Non-Michiganders seem to have a predisposed notion that Michigan, specifically the Metro-Detroit area, has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.  Well, it doesn't!  Michigan actually has an unemployment rate that is about a half percent lower than the national average...

Face it, anyone with a job at all these days is lucky to have it. However, some have a luckier job than others, but what makes that job lucky?

Unemployment is a huge drag and can cause so much uncertainty, however, I have some great news to share! Two local businesses are hiring and there are 160 positions to fill a.s.a.p.!! Gentex Corporation and LG Chem Michigan have jobs at their Holland and Zeeland plants and are holding job fairs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A government-supported unemployment agency in Central Florida is in hot water today after it reportedly spent $14,200 to fund 6,000 superhero capes to hand out to unemployed area residents. It's all part of what's being called the 'Cape- A-Bility Challenge,' a contest in which out-of-work Floridians take on "Dr. Evil Unemployment," a cartoon character that represents the current state of

Good jobs are becoming harder and harder to come by, although West Michigan is seeing some progress from a year ago, the jobless rate rose slightly in January. Click here for the full story.