UNDATED (WKZO-AM/FM)–It’s May Day and that means different things to different people. To some it means Maypoles and spring flowers.
The documented and undocumented alike will be using May Day-2017 to protest Trump Administration immigration policies.
For pilots, the radio call ‘Mayday Mayday Mayday’ means: “Help me!”
It’s also an international day for industrial workers, which began with the campaign by labor in the U.S. in the late 1800’s to establish the 8-hour work day.
Three new reports on West Michigan’s economy in March, show that most of the news on the labor front is good.
The Upjohn Institute’s Quarterly Outlook says the prime complaint that employers have is the fact that they are having trouble finding qualified workers. The economists who put together the report say any slack in the labor force left over from the great recession is gradually vanishing.
Dr. Brian Long says in his monthly report on the Industrial sector that he doesn’t see that changing in the next quarter.
He says its good news for those seeking work or better positions but the struggle will continue for employers. He says the ball keeps rolling despite the fact that it appears that some sectors may be peaking.
The state just released the latest unemployment numbers from Lansing, and they show joblessness remained stuck at 5.1% in March. That is actually up 2/10ths of a percent from March of last year.
Michigan has fallen back to 43rd in the state rankings, tied with Ohio, because while Michigan has done well, many other states have done even better.
