Economic Security Bulletin
A quarterly bulletin reporting employment, unemployment, public assistance, and wage statistics for Michigan and counties.
– 2012 –
– 2011 –
- Decrease in Unemployment Accompanied by Increase in Food Assistance – Dec
- Quarterly Food Assistance Caseload Falls for the First Time since 2000 — Sept
- One-Fifth of Population Receives Food Assistance or is Medicaid-Eligible – June
- Unemployment Decreases Slightly While Public Assistance Cases Increase – March
– 2010 –
- Motor vehicle manufacturing jobs see small increase over last year – Dec
- Large Counties See Significant Increases in Public Assistance — Sept
- Cash Assistance cases inch back up to 80,000; Food Assistance surpasses 850,000–June
- Food Assistance Cases Surpass 800,000; FIP Cases See Largest Increase in Three Years –March
– 2009 –
- Subsidized Child Care Cases Drop 25 Percent While Unemployment skyrockets –Dec
- Unemployment Insurance and Cash Assistance Policies Must Become More Responsive to Michigan’s Needs –Sept
- 35 counties have unemployment over 15 percent, 61 counties decrease FIP cases –June
- Unemployment climbs, but FIP remains unavailable for many families –March
– 2008 –
- Cash Assistance Caseload Continues to Fall Despite Record High Unemployment –Dec
- Unemployment in Michigan is at its highest since early 1990s –Sept
- Regular FIP Cases Fall to Their Lowest Level in Five Years –June
- FIP Caseloads Decrease While Food Stamps Increase –March
– 2007 –
- FIP Caseloads Decreasing after Spike –Dec
- New in this Bulletin–Medical Assistance Indicators –Sept (revised December 17, 2007)
- Unemployment and Assistance Caseloads Remain High –June
- Cash and Food Assistance Caseloads Continue to Rise –March
– 2006 –
- Michigan Unemployment Up From Same Time Last Year –Dec
- FIP Caseloads Spike in Michigan During Spring Months –Sept
- Food Assistance in Michigan Surpasses Half a Million Households –June
- Unemployment Drops Slightly, FIP Cases Remain Stable and Food Assistance Cases Continue to Rise –March
– 2005 –
- Food Assistance Caseloads Nearly Doubled from Five Years Ago –Dec
- Labor Force Rebounds and Unemployment Drops in Second Quarter 2005 –Sept
- Unemployment Rate Up From Previous Quarter While Labor Force Drops –June
- Unemployment Down from a Year Ago, Food Assistance Caseload Continues to Rise –March
