Obama to Return to Metro Detroit

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President Obama plans a stop in Metro Detroit next week to talk about the importance of investing in in worker skills and training at Macomb Community College in Warren.

The White House said Friday afternoon that Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, will travel to Michigan, the Detroit Free Press is reporting.

Macomb Community College was the site of his first trip to Michigan as president six years ago.

It’s unclear if the event will be ticketed or open to the public. The White House said more details will be released next week. It’s also not known if he will make any other stops in Metro Detroit while he’s in the area.

Obama has frequently spoken about the resurgence of the auto industry in Michigan following federal bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler early in his presidency. When he spoke at Macomb College in 2009, he said that even with the government restructuring, some auto jobs would disappear as “casualties of a changing economy,” the Free Press said.

Earlier this year when he visited Wayne, he noted 500,000 jobs had been created since the recession, but employment in the auto industry hasn’t returned to pre-recession levels.

His remarks Wednesday are expected to center on the link between investments in improving worker skills and growing the national economy.

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