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News from July 2021

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Flint sees 133,200 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Michigan's Flint metropolitan statistical area was 133,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn sees 1.9 million nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan statistical area was 1.9 million, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Michigan ranks 12th in the U.S. for the most individual income taxes paid in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

In 2020, Michigan collected $9 billion in individual income taxes, ranking it 12th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1% since June 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan statistical area was 1,911,300, a one percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Michigan ranks 23rd in total VA home loans during Q2

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan ranked 23rd in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 6,925 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 1,348 home purchase loans in Michigan in Q2

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

There were 1,348 VA home purchase loans issued in Michigan in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $318.9 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Michigan increases from Q3 to Q4 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Michigan in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $235,877, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Michigan ranked 52nd in average VA home loan amount in Q2

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

With $213,589 in loans issued, Michigan ranked 52nd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Rental vacancies in Michigan down 0.7% from Q2 to Q3 2018

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Rental vacancies in Michigan were 7.3 percent in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Michigan collected $31.5 million in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $28.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2020, 0.1 percent, or $31.5 million, came from taxes on general corporation licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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20 people die in Michigan from influenza and pneumonia in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

There were 20 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 11.1 percent increase over the previous week.

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Michigan collected 18.8% less in motor fuels sales tax in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $28.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2020, $1.2 billion came from motor fuels sales tax, an 18.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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39 people die in Michigan from kidney disease in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

There were 39 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 44.4 percent increase over the previous week.

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72 professional licenses issued in Saginaw County in 2019

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) issued 72 professional licenses in Saginaw County in 2019, a 26.3-percent increase over the previous year, according to data provided by the department.

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Michigan’s license tax revenue up 22.9 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $516 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Michigan’s license tax revenue down 14.6 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $516 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Michigan’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 41.8 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $3.9 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Michigan reports $516 million in license tax revenue in Q2

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $516 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Michigan’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 7.2 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $3.9 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Michigan’s combined tax revenues up 55.1 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 4, 2021

Michigan collected $9 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.