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Upjohn Institute Report Predicts Steady Job Growth in 2015 and 16

WMUK | By Gordon Evans

Published March 16, 2015 at 6:39 AM EDT

The Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is predicting employment growth of more than 2% in West Michigan this year and next.

The institute’s Business Outlook for West Michigan forecasts 2.5% growth for this year and 2.1% in 2016. Senior Regional Analyst George Erickcek says that would be slightly less than the actual job growth in 2014. Erickcek says one troubling sign is economic conditions around the world, which he says could limit export growth.

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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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