Economy

CURRENT NEWS

Households left behind as productivity surges. March 4, 2010. Associated Press.

Michigan children and families: how they fare in the FY10 budget.  March 2010. Michigan League of Human Services.

2009 Migration Patterns.  Atlas Van Lines.

• Alleviating poverty in Michigan: Report and recommendations to Governor Granholm and the Michigan legislature. November 2009. The Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity.

• Annual Report. 2008. City of Jackson.

• Annual Report. 2008. Enterprise Group.

• Annual Report. 2008. GreenPath, Inc. of Jackson.

• Annual Report. 2008. Jackson County General Fund.

• Beyond California: States in fiscal peril. November 2009. The Pew Center on the States. Michigan is "...trying to deal with today's problems on a 1960s-sized budget." One U of M analyst expects 2009 data to show that Michigan is one of the ten poorest states.

• County Business Patterns 2004. US Census Bureau.

• County-to-County Worker Flow Files. US Census Bureau.

• Current Performance 1994-2008. Michigan Retailers Association.

• Economic benefits of Earned Income Tax Credit in Michigan. Anderson Economic Group. August 13, 2009

• Economic Profiler: Jackson County. Michigan Economic Development Corporation

• Economic Security Bulletin. June 2009. Michigan League for Human Services.

• End of the year report. 2008. Economic Development Corporation.

• Federal Stimulus Spending in Jackson County.  Interactive map for Michigan counties provided by the Lansing State Journal. October 2009.

• Jackson Economy at a Glance. December 2008. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe Food Supply Chain. 2008. Food System Economic Partnership.

• Jackson Metro GDP Trend, 2001-2008. October 2009. The Center for Michigan.

• JXN Local First.

• Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution National Survey. 2008. RSM McGladrey Inc.

• Michigan by the numbers: hard times continue. December 2009. Michigan League of Human Services.

• Michigan county poverty rates 2005 & 2008. Michigan League of Human Services.

• Michigan Economic Indicators. Summer 2009. "Michigan ranked last among all states in terms of per capita income growth between 2003 and 2008."

• NAICS Drill Down Chart

• National and State Economic Outlook. October 13, 2009. House Fiscal Agency.

• Poverty Report. 2009. Community Action Agency of Jackson Hillsdale & Lenawee Counties.

• Research Center.  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

• Retailers more optimistic.  Michigan Retailers Association.

• 2nd annual progress report. 2009. Michigan Future.  From when the recession began in December 2007 through January 2009, low education attainment industries (primarily manufacturing, construction, retail and hospitality) have suffered job losses of 3,735,000, while the high education attainment industries have added 163,000 jobs. (High education attainment industries didn’t peak until August 2008 and have since lost 247,000 jobs.)

• Southeastern Michigan Community Food Profile. 2007. Food System Economic Partnership.

• Special Report: an inside look at Michigan's regional economies by John Bebow. October 2009. Center for Michigan.

• State GDP for 2008. 2009. Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Dept. of Commerce).

• Top Employers in Jackson County. The Enterprise Group of Jackson County.

• 2009 Migration Patterns.  Atlas Van Lines.

• United States Census Data: a snapshot of Michigan poverty, income and health insurance in 2008. 2009. Michigan League of Human Services.