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    Michigan’s auto jobs drive South from 8 Mile to I-65

    July 23, 2025 // The biggest winner was North Carolina, which added 1 million+ jobs in other industries over the period. But the Tarheel State lost 12% of its auto jobs in that time. Even auto winner Alabama added five times more jobs in other sectors than it did in auto jobs. The number of overall jobs in North Carolina from 2000 to 2023 increased by more than 27%, while the number of jobs in Tennessee grew by 23.7%. The overall national average of jobs growth during those years was 18.3%.

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    UAW’s rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish

    September 12, 2024 // U.S. autoworkers warn that a dispute between their union and Stellantis over delays in reopening a shuttered factory in Belvidere, Illinois, is much bigger than that one plant.

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    New York solar firm accused of union busting after furloughing staff

    January 7, 2024 // EmPower Solar suspended 40% of its workforce but says action is unrelated to recent successful election of workers to join UAW

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