unemployment

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state official who's conducting a wide-ranging review of Michigan's embattled unemployment benefits office is apologizing for the…

Thousands in Michigan were wrongfully accused of unemployment fraud through the state's automated claims system. Now, the director of the Unemployment…

The director of Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency has been reassigned after at least 20,000 people were wrongly accused of fraud by the agency's…

Between late 2013 and mid-2015, Michigan’s automated system for processing unemployment insurance claims flagged 53,633 cases of fraud.But a new state…

Laws that ban criminal background questions on job applications have backfired, according to a study from the University of Michigan and Princeton…

Michigan’s monthly unemployment rate has dropped to 4.7%. That’s the lowest it’s been in 15 years. The drop in the monthly rate was not due to more…

The Next IdeaEach month, the State of Michigan releases unemployment numbers, which are seen as a major indicator of the state’s economic health. One…

Michigan U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, says the state needs to fix its “lawless” unemployment claims system, or risk losing federal money to…

A new study finds there are many challenges to Detroit residents accessing job opportunities.The report, Detroit’s Untapped Talent: Jobs and On-Ramps…

A special report looking at the progress, struggles, and failures in Detroit during the city’s first year out of bankruptcy:An investigative reporter…