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Upjohn Institute report predicts modest job growth in Southwest Michigan over two years

WMUK | By Gordon Evans

Published March 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDT

A new report predicts improved private-sector employment growth in West Michigan for 2013 and 2014.

The Upjohn Institute for Employment Research's quarterly Business Outlook for West Michigan predicts continued growth in manufacturing due to resurgence in the auto industry. And it finds that the construction industry is on the mend. But the Upjohn Institute expects some of the gains in private sector employment to be off-set by job losses in government.

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Gordon Evans

Gordon Evans became WMUK's Content Director in 2019 after more than 20 years as an anchor, host and reporter. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he began work at WMUK in 1996.

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