"The Detroit, Michigan drop-out rate among black males is 50%, the Detroit unemployment rate among black males is 50%" (Kill 145). This demonstrates that education is very important when considering unemployment rates and that the auto industry is, to a certain degree, not the only institution responsible for the critical conditions currently faced by individuals in Michigan.

Although it is difficult to determine what other factors are responsible for the high unemployment rates in Michigan in the recent years, it is only safe to assume that the fact that the collapse of the automotive industry in the state is one of the principal causes for the crisis. What is curious about this is that other states that have automotive industries have experienced lesser problems as a result of the fact that American car sales have gone down. Michigan "is still by far the leading state in terms of auto industry...
[ View Full Essay]