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Michigan Chamber urges state action on childcare, housing and transit to ease employer labor shortages
Summary
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce told the House Appropriations subcommittee that employers continue to cite childcare, workforce-attainable housing and transportation as the major barriers to filling jobs, and recommended scaling successful state tools like the Going Pro Talent Fund and refining TriShare childcare hubs.
Lansing — The Michigan Chamber of Commerce told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity on March 19 that state workforce programs must be paired with efforts to reduce barriers that prevent people from taking jobs, including affordable childcare, workforce-attainable housing and reliable transportation.
Wendy Block, senior vice president for business advocacy at the Michigan Chamber, told members the chamber represents about 5,000 employers statewide and that workforce issues remain the top concern. “We can't — we're struggling to find workers to fill the jobs that we have available,” Block said, citing Michigan’s aging population, flat…
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