http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...445/1409/METRO

In this rather mundane article about Michigan's rising unemployment rate, you'll find this gem at the end:

Michigan lost about 38,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in April. About 22,000 of those jobs were in manufacturing and another 9,000 were in construction. About 3,000 jobs were lost in retail trade.
Government was the only broad employment category to add jobs in Michigan last month, with a net increase of about 2,000 jobs.
Who is making these decisions? Adding government jobs with a declining tax base? Brilliant!