Posted On: February 1, 2008 by Michael J. Hamblin

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Provides Website with Detailed Michigan Economic and Business Information

As Sir Francis Bacon noted long ago: Knowledge is power. This is especially true for small businesses and their owners. Getting the correct, and timely, business and economic information can make the difference between merely surviving and thriving.

The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics hosts a terrific website (The Michigan Economy at a Glance) that provides a wide variety of up-to-date demographic, business, and economic information about the State of Michigan, and its most important counties and cities. This information includes labor force data, wage and salary information, layoff data, prices and living conditions and employment information.

The information available at this website is detailed and is broken down into a number of different categories and demographics. It is a true goldmine of information that provides Michigan businesses and their owners with a terrific information source regarding our state's economy and consumer activity.