employment

The economy of Grand Rapids, and its metro areas, keeps getting better! A study done by Headlight Data, a website that collects data on economics and the workforce, found that Grand Rapids had the highest rate of job growth in 2016 compared to any other state in the country...

Say what you want about the millennials but they stay winning! Especially the ones in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Business Journal reports on a new study that placed Grand Rapids as the #2 best city in the country for millennials. The study was done by real estate website, Trulia, and compared people between the ages of 28 and 32 to those 33-55 over the last 55 years...

Michigan Works! Kent, Allegan & Barry Counties works closely with employers across the three-county region of Kent, Allegan and Barry counties to match individuals with jobs. If you’re unemployed, underemployed or are looking for a new career, Michigan Works! can help you take that next step.

Need a job? This might be the easiest way to go about it!

Face it, anyone with a job at all these days is lucky to have it. However, some have a luckier job than others, but what makes that job lucky?

With almost 250 of them here in West Michigan, as McDonald's says they will be hiring 50,000 people nationwide on April 19. It'll be a combination of management, full and part time positions, as well as seasonal help.  I'm sure complainers will find a reason to bad mouth the Golden Arches,  but jobs are jobs, whether it's a after school/summer job, or a new career.

We all have one, we all need one, especially in this day and age and with the economy we're currently dealing with. The number of people searching for employment is huge, and you want to make sure to stand out amongst the sea of resumes that employers are reading...