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Weekly unemployment claims jump by 3,872 to nearly 20k

Washtenaw Republican Club January 18, 2026
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Via The Mid­west­ern­er:

Ini­tial claims for unem­ploy­ment in Michi­gan jumped by 3,872 for the week end­ing Jan. 10, mark­ing the third biggest increase among states.

Only California’s increase of 5,471 claims and Texas’ 7,902 claims out­paced Michi­gan, where ini­tial claims went from 15,209 to 19,081, accord­ing to data from the U.S. Depart­ment of Labor. […]

Gov. Gretchen Whit­mer, who spent bil­lions in tax­pay­er-fund­ed sub­si­dies for the EV and renew­able ener­gy indus­tries that have yet to pro­duce the jobs promised, has repeat­ed­ly blamed Michigan’s eco­nom­ic trou­bles and job loss­es on [Pres­i­dent Trump], most recent­ly in her speech to the Detroit Auto Show this week.

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