Oakland County luncheon to talk job forecasts
Today, the 22nd Annual Oakland County Economic Outlook will feature University of Michigan economists George Fulton and Donald Grimes discussing the county’s job prospects for the coming years.
Today, the 22nd Annual Oakland County Economic Outlook will feature University of Michigan economists George Fulton and Donald Grimes discussing the county’s job prospects for the coming years.
Excerpt:
Last year, the pair predicted that Oakland would add 14,000 jobs through 2008.
Their forecasts in the last six years, however, have been overly optimistic for Oakland County as the auto industry has shrunk.
The county lost 53,000 jobs during 2000-04, led by significant losses in the automotive industry, but gained 1,900 jobs in 2006.
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