Michigan: Moving from auto to green

By Vidhan Rana With 15.2 percent unemployment in June 2009, Michigan is the state hit hardest by the current economic hardship. In the last few years, nearly all the economic indicators in the state have been negative. The motor vehicle manufacturing sector has,...

Green Economy: Occupational Outlook

By Jami Miedema Recently, I’ve been researching and writing about clean energy and the green economy. I came across a publication, Job Opportunities for the Green Economy, from the Center for American Progress (CAP), which defines a green economy that’s...

Industry Output & Employment Projections

By Jeff Vedders Here’s a link to an interesting article from the November issue of the Monthly Labor Review which is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The article is about U.S. industry output and employment projections to 2010. ...

The automotive industry outlook for 2004

By Jeff Vedders With the North American Auto Show in full swing this month, and with the recent update of the Standard and Poor’s Auto and Auto Parts Survey, we thought this would be a good time to look at the projected outlook for the industry for 2004. Standard and...