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Michigan Job Picture Up (mostly) and Down

Manpower Inc. analyst Joe Ross says "Michigan's got two economies right now. One is West Michigan, and the rest of the state." 30% of Grand Rapids employers polled by Manpower said they would be hiring between July and September (27% for Holland and 25% for Michigan as a whole). A big driver for the region is life sciences (hospitals, medical device manufacturing and research).

In Southeast Michigan, Manpower found that just 10% of employers expect to add staff over quarter 3. In Livingston County, however, a whopping 50% plan to add staff. According to a press release accompanying the survey results, "the Livingston County employment outlook is the ninth best in the nation."

Manpower's forecast for Lansing pegged the capital city's summer employment outlook as one of the worst in the US (only 17% plan to hire).

Read West Michigan job market expected to grow in the Grand Rapids Press
Also see Livingston County's job outlook for the third quarter is one of the best in the nation in the Livingston Press & Argus (Livingston County, County residents speculate on future)
And read Lansing job forecast: Dismal in the Lansing State Journal

Posted/updated Jun 14, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)