Unemployment

On Thursday, after amending a previously non-controversial bill, the Michigan House voted 60-49 to end the extra $300 in supplemental federal payments to job seekers receiving unemployment benefits.

West Michigan Republican State Representative Luke Meerman says it’s time Michigan dumps federal extended unemployment benefits. Meerman says the idea of paying people an extra $300 a week for unemployment is a major factor behind many refusing to go back to work.

If you are receiving unemployment in Michigan, you will soon have to prove to the state that you are indeed looking for work. If you thought proof of job searching was already part and or condition of unemployment, I did too - and it was prior to the pandemic...

What's the biggest reason you've quit a job? Did you get a gloriously dramatic exit out of it?

President Trump did an executive order after congress did not approve another stimulus package, offering to cover $300 a week in addition to their unemployment checks

Michigan has not only shown consistent job growth but is also recovering quicker than any other state in the nation.

A mistake on the state's part does NOT mean that you get to keep the money, unfortunately.

Good news for those feeling the hit of the state order to close all restaurants and bars in the Michigan.

Earlier this week, a man took to Reddit seeking some advice after his parents gave him $250,000 to move out and never speak to them again.

Lapeer County was one of the 69 counties in Michigan to record seasonal unemployment rate increases, moving upwards from 8.9% to 10.1%. Those numbers of unemployed make Lapeer County nearly the highest in all of southeast Michigan.

Overall, the unemployment rate in Michigan has edged steadily downward. Last week it dropped slightly to 7.4%, however the story is different in Lapeer County than for the rest of the state. The March jobless rate in Lapeer dropped to 11.2%, down a full percentage point from the previous month, but it is still far above the state average.

Lapeer County is going in the wrong direction again. For the second month in a row the unemployment rate increased by five-tenths of a percent, making it the highest jobless rate in all of southeast and mid-Michigan.