Recession Still Kicking Workers in Michigan
… in particular is feeling the pain. The Wall Street Journal reports that the unemployment rate in Michigan is now 15.2% and 17.7% in Detroit. To save themselves from bankruptcy, automakers slashed thousands of mid-career jobs. Tom Boileau, for example, spent 35 years with Chrysler. When he was laid off, his annual salary was around $110,000. Now he earns $500 a week as a hockey coach. Other misplaced workers have also taken substantial pay cuts. They aren’t living with a false …
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