When workers are unemployed, it does not bode well for the country or the state as a whole. The entire area, as well as they, their homes and families lose wages. In addition to this, the entire country loses the products that these unemployed workers could have produced and when the buying power of those unemployed is also lost, as a consequence it can lead to further unemployment for other workers. The snowballing effect brings the econony further downward.
Getting our unemployed back to work is therefore of paramount importance. Finding jobs that are going to be long lasting and pay reasonably is important for any community or state to accomplish.
Michigan’s unemployment currently sits at about 13.9 percent. While that seems, and is excessive, there is some good news and there does appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Currently hiring are some of the companies which are currently laying off. The simple truth is that some of those companies are seeking employees for a more technically oriented aspect of that position and that technical employment is on a sharp upsurge,while less automated jobs are no longer secure. Seeking out and training for new positions that are included in this wave of tomorrow is in the best interests of the employee, in order to gain a more secure job future.
Financial jobs too are moving toward the forefront in Michigan. As we review those positions that are upwardly mobile, we find primarily health care employment, financial employment and systems and computer engineers and technicians coming up repeatedly.
Projections by the state of Michigan regarding the current trends as well as projected ones for the next ten years show those positions coming up again and again. Projections for future employment in Michigan show the following employment positions moving forward in prominence:
Personal Financial Advisors
Sales Managers
Marketing Managers
General and Operations Managers
Financial Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Systems Analysts
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Cost Estimators
Medical and Health Services Managers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Registered Nurses
Dental Hygienists
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Electricians
Public Relations Specialists
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Heating/AC and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Most of these professions will require some level of collegiate or technical training, however they do seem to be the future of Michigans labor force and as such, will be more secure than those manufacturing jobs that are reliant upon the rest of the economy.