US NewsLabor and Housing Shortages, Supply Chain Breakdowns Bedevil MichiganSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintA security guard hands out a instruction sheet outside of a State of Michigan Unemployment Agency office in Cadillac Place in Detroit, Michigan on March 26, 2020. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesSteven KovacReporter8/4/2021|Updated: 8/8/2021A trio of economic woes is hindering Michigan’s recovery from the downturn created during the CCP virus pandemic.According to Pure Michigan Talent Connect, a job placement portal run by the state, there are currently 88,000 job openings in the Great Lakes State.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.