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Mike Horrigan
Quality Jobs
Horrigan: BLS revisions to payroll data are concerning, but not for the reasons the Trump administration thinks
Michael Horrigan
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Prepared Workforce, Education
Grads on the go: why mobility complicates college accountability
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Strong Places, Regional Economies
New Upjohn report maps economic challenges and opportunities for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Iryna Lendel, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson
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Education
College affordability crisis hits American families in different ways
Peter Hinrichs
Class viewed from behind raises hands in classroom
Education
More schooling can prevent dementia later in life
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
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Regional Economies, Work and Life
Public transit delivers large gains for the local economy
Tired barista at work shift
Work and Life, Quality Jobs
New national survey offers unprecedented look at job quality in the U.S.
Construction workers work on a roof
Quality Jobs, Regional Economies, Work and Life
Foreign workers helped firms survive COVID, boosted local economies