Michigan's top private-sector employer, the health care industry, generated nearly 10,000 jobs from 2006 to 2008 in Kent County alone, jumping to 69,473 people and bringing with it an annual $4.53 billion impact on the economy, according to a new report.
In a biannual economic-impact report from the Partnership for Michigan's Health, health care employed more than 900,000 in Michigan by 2008 and became an even bigger force on the state's economy.
According to excerpts from the story:
"This is a time when we can help provide some stability, even at a time when we've seen some huge declines in other employment sectors," said Peter Schonfeld, senior vice president for policy and data services at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.
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