Michigan had largest unemployment jump in nation as growth slows

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Last year's seesaw performance does not provide much guidance on the economic outlook going forward, and the picture is further clouded by the uncertain path of federal economic policy," said UM's Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, which is led by economist Gabe Ehrlich.
47% : Trump campaigned for a second term in 2024, promising to use tariffs on foreign-made cars and trucks in a bid to spur businesses to shift their operations to the U.S.
33% : Trump has promised other tariff moves next Tuesday on what he is calling "Liberation Day," hinting at far broader trade taxes than he has levied to date.
32% : Michigan's job trends The upward movement in Michigan's unemployment rate during the past year can't be fully tied to Trump because he had only been in office for one month as of February, said Patrick Anderson, founder of the East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group.
26% : The steel and aluminum tariff hikes that Trump announced in February are anticipated to eliminate 2,300 jobs in Michigan, with 600 positions lost in transportation equipment manufacturing and another 1,700 non-auto jobs tied to those auto positions across the state in 2026, according to UM's economists.
15% : " Tariffs' effect on Michigan The Anderson Economic Group has said auto manufacturing workers across North America will face "increased risk" because of the 25% tariffs Trump announced this week.

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