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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Nationally, the unemployment rate was 7.5 percent last month.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The jobs will be in conjunction with Saint Luke's New Life Center

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Ann Arbor area had the lowest incidence of joblessness.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The agency originally only wanted to send people to hearings if the possible fraud amount was over $15,000.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The cost of insurance and unemployment are part of the cause according to the study.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The new statewide unemployment rate for February is 8 percent.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Michigan's drop in unemployment means less federal dollars for those still unemployed.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  AP-NORC Center survey shows high pessimism among low-wage workers despite job gains

Friday, February 22, 2013  Warren, Michigan is also on the list at number seven

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The Economic Growth Alliance is forecasting the area will bring back 76,000 new jobs in the next three years.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The president is calling for a hike in the minimum wage. A lot of Michiganders are in favor of raising the minimum wage but they do admit, it might be a tight squeeze for local businesses.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Expected topics are education and unemployment

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A lot of businesses surround the Delphi Plant and a lot of the business owners and the people who frequent the businesses say, this closure will have a ripple effect across Genesee County.

Monday, February 04, 2013  In a new policy, McLaren will no longer hire smokers

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  States require those receiving unemployment to use bank cards laden with fees rather than depositing the benefits directly into a bank account, a consumer group reports.