When the nation caught a cold,

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Before . . .
When the nation caught a cold, Michigan caught
pneumonia
This time . . .
That wont happen this time. It wont be pretty
but it certainly wont be as bad as weve seen it
before.
Joe Ross, Manpower Metro Detroit November 2001
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U.S. Michigan Unemployment Rates Calendar Year
Averages
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Michigan Welfare Caseload Average Monthly Cases,
By Fiscal Year
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In the past
When the nation caught a cold, Michigan caught
pneumonia . . .
That wont happen this time. It wont be pretty
but it certainly wont be as bad as weve seen it
before.
Joe Ross, Manpower Metro Detroit November 2001
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Current MI unemployment rate 5.3 Predicted in
2002 6.3 National rate
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• Michigans short term economic stimulus . . .
• 0 financing on automobile sales
• Realities
• Jobs have not been lost but--
• Overtime has been reduced.
• Take home pay is less

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The Michigan System Response

• Local strategic planning has unified efforts to
  address needs
• Consolidation of WIA, Wagner-Peyser and TANF
  funds gives us more resilience
• Systematic approach includes employers which
  sustains partnerships through hard times
• Systematic approach is well-established and
  on-going