Chris Holman interviews Luke Bunge, Economic Analyst for the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, in Lansing, Michigan. The latest statistics of the economy and labor market in Michigan were released for June.

Unemployment has been stable. There has been an increase in business service job fillings in the state, along with an increase in payroll levels. They discuss the general trends of the economy, and how there are 71,000 more people employed since last year. There has been an acceleration in job growth, and Michigan is on its way back to employment levels prior to the Great Recession.