Governor Whitmer said 8,400 more jobs have been added in trade, transportation and utilities since she took office. | Michigan.gov
Governor Whitmer said 8,400 more jobs have been added in trade, transportation and utilities since she took office. | Michigan.gov
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) announced that key sectors in Michigan’s logging industry have grown since she took office, creating more jobs.
Other trades that were highlighted during Whitmer’s Oct. 12 government news release included trade, transport, utility and mining industries.
“Consumers Energy and other Michigan energy providers are forces for change and offer opportunities for rewarding careers that are transforming our state,” Cathy Hendrian, senior vice president of People and Culture at Consumers Energy, said in the release. “We are developing new clean-energy solutions, from solar and wind energy to battery storage and electric vehicles, that will not only continue to grow our industry but help Michigan innovate and lead the nation.”
The state had 794,300 jobs in the highlighted industries when Whitmer took office and added 8,400 jobs as of August 2022, the release said.
“Michigan’s distinct geographic advantages position our state as a center for trade and a hub of natural resources ensuring that we have the momentum to keep growing our economy,” Whitmer said. “In the last few years, we have grown our trade, transportation and utility workforce and our mining and logging industries. (We) have strong momentum as our manufacturing workforce grows.”
Whitmer said that there “is still plenty of work” to do to make sure the construction or manufacturing trades have a skilled workforce to choose from, along with providing well-paying jobs.
“Michigan has abundant and diverse forests across the state which provide the renewable raw material for our diverse forest products industries,” Bill O’Brion, general manager at Lyme Great Lakes Timberlands, said. “These industries produce a wide array of products ranging from bioenergy to paper, lumber, flooring and furniture. The skilled workers in our manufacturing, logging and transportation sectors are the backbone of our industry. The good news is we continue to grow more wood than we use in the state, so there is ample opportunity to continue to expand the forest products economy and the jobs it creates.”
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