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Detroit Payrolls Slip as Financial Crisis Worsens
After outpacing the national average through 2010 and 2011, payroll job growth in the Detroit metro area has slipped into reverse. Since hitting a post-recession peak of 1,811,700 jobs in August 2012, about 15,000 jobs have been lost on net … Continue reading
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Detroit Stabilizes After Auto Bounce
Job growth in the Detroit metro area is easing in late 2012 after beating the U.S. average through 2011. On a year-ago basis, payroll jobs in Detroit were up 0.4 percent in October, compared with 1.5 percent for the U.S. … Continue reading
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Auto Industry Stability Buffers Detroit
The Detroit metro area economy has benefitted from a stabilized domestic auto industry, propped up by the post-recession rebound in U.S. auto sales. Auto sales have increased from a low annual rate of just 9.0 million units in February 2009 … Continue reading
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Detroit Finds Breathing Room but Faces Challenges
The Detroit metro area economy is stabilizing with the help of increasing auto sales and an upsurge in auto production. U.S. auto sales were at a 14.3 million unit pace in March and are expected to continue to climb through … Continue reading
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Detroit Is Finding Stability but Long-Term Issues Remain
The Detroit metro area economy is stabilizing with the help of increasing auto sales and an upsurge in auto production. U.S. auto sales at a 13.5 million unit pace in December have lifted off the 9.2 million unit floor hit … Continue reading
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