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News from July 2021

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Grand Rapids-Wyoming nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.8% since June 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan statistical area was 539,900, a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Grand Rapids-Wyoming sees 544,000 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Michigan's Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan statistical area was 544,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Rental vacancies in Michigan down 0.1% from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

Rental vacancies in Michigan were 7.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Michigan ranks 19th in the U.S. for the most other taxes paid in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

In 2020, Michigan collected $419.9 million in other taxes, ranking it 19th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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97 people die in Michigan from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

There were 97 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 12.8 percent increase over the previous week.

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Three professional licenses issued in Schoolcraft County in 2019

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) issued three professional licenses in Schoolcraft County in 2019, a 57.1-percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the department.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Michigan declines from Q4 2020 to Q1

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Michigan in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $231,970, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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101 people die in Michigan from cerebrovascular disease in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 6, 2021

There were 101 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 9.8 percent increase over the previous week.

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Flint nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 2.2% since June 2021

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Flint metropolitan statistical area was 130,300, a 2.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Michigan collected $256.8 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Of the $28.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2020, 0.9 percent, or $256.8 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Michigan ranks eighth in the nation for public pension contributions

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Michigan received $5,945,118 in public pension contributions, ranking it eighth in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Michigan during week ending June 19

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Michigan's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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12 professional licenses issued in Sanilac County in 2019

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) issued 12 professional licenses in Sanilac County in 2019, a 29.4-percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the department.

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Rental vacancies in Michigan did not change much from Q3 to Q4 2018

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Rental vacancies in Michigan were 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, nearly the same as the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Average VA home loan amount in Michigan falls in Q2

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Michigan during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $213,589, a 1.3 percent decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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68 people die in Michigan from Alzheimer's disease in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

There were 68 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 13.9 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Michigan ranks 16th in the U.S. for the most corporations net income taxes paid in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

In 2020, Michigan collected $812.8 million in corporations net income taxes, ranking it 16th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Michigan collected 37.2% less in severance taxes in 2020

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

Of the $28.1 billion in taxes collected by Michigan in 2020, $15 million came from severance taxes, a 37.2 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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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Michigan increases from Q1 to Q2 2019

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Michigan in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $196,906, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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60 people die in Michigan from diabetes mellitus in week ending May 15

By Great Lakes Wire | Jul 5, 2021

There were 60 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending May 15, a 18.9 percent decrease from the previous week.