Michigan Business Beat | Stephanie Beckhorn, LEO, Michigan's Workforce Gains and Talent Pipeline

Michigan Business Network · Sep 21, 2026 · 8m

Chris Holman welcomes back Stephanie Beckhorn, Deputy Director, Employment and Training, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), to discuss LEO's new 2025 Employment and Training Report. Topics include Michigan helping more than 225,000 people find jobs last year (a nearly 13% increase from 2024), rising demand for workforce services, Michigan's national rankings in credential attainment and Registered Apprenticeships, how LEO connects employers with qualified workers, and how expanded work requirements for SNAP, Medicaid, and Unemployment Insurance could grow the state's…