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(CBS Local)- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage around the globe, the importance of health care professionals has become ever more apparent. That’s why it should come as no surprise that four of the top five jobs on U.S. News And World Reports 2021 Top 100 best jobs list are in the health care field. For reference, physician assistant ranks 21st with a median salary of $112,260, nurse practitioner is 22nd with a median salary of $109,280, physician is eighth with a median salary of $206,500 and medical and health services manager ranks 25th with a median salary of just over $100,000. The Top 100 Best Jobs rankings look at jobs across 17 sectors including health care, business and technology taking into account various aspects of the jobs including including growth potential, work-life balance and salary. In order to calculate the rankings for their best jobs list, U.S. News uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to find jobs with the highest hiring demand.

DETROIT – Preliminary numbers from the U.S. census indicate Michigan could lose clout in Washington, D.C. and in the Electoral College. While Michigan’s population grew about 1% since the last census in 2010, the national average for population growth was 6% this year. READ: US population growth smallest in at least 120 yearsThe final census numbers are not official, but the preliminary numbers put Michigan’s population at 9,986,857 versus the 9,884,116 in 2010. Detroit’s population estimate for 2020 is 670,031 people -- down from 713,898 -- which means it’s probable the congressional map will be redrawn and Michigan will lose a seat in the House of Representatives, lowering the number of Michigan representatives from 14 to 13. The loss of congressional seat also means a reduction of electoral votes for the state, from 16 to 15.

If the U.S. continues to raise a wall of tariffs on Chinese goods in the coming months and China responds, expect a global recession in three quarters, Morgan Stanley said Monday. "As we view the risk of further escalation as high, the risks to the global outlook are decidedly skewed to the downside," Morgan Stanley chief economist Chetan Ahya said. The firm believes a global recession will come in about nine months if the trade war further escalates through the U.S. raising tariffs to 25% "on all imports from China for 4-6 months," Ahya said. These new tariffs "raise downside risks significantly," Ahya said. "But these measures, while helpful in containing downside risks, will not be enough to drive a recovery until trade policy uncertainty dissipates."

China has halted imports of U.S. agricultural products, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the situation. This hits at a sensitive issue for President Donald Trump. The president claimed that he had secured large quantities of agricultural purchases when he met with President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in June. He later accused China of not following through with those purchases, leading him to announce on Thursday 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports. Trump has ordered a $16 billion aid package to U.S. farmers, an important group for him politically, to help them during the trade battle.

Where do Michigan counties rank among the healthiest in America? U.S. News released their 2019 Healthiest Communities Rankings this week, ranking nearly 3,000 counties on a range of categories. Population healthEquityEducationEconomyHousingFood & nutritionEnvironmentPublic safetyCommunity vtalityInfrasturctureRelated: 6 Michigan cities listed among worst places to live in USWell, no Michigan county ranked that well on the list. Here's where local counties ranked in the top 500:No. 495: Benzie CountyThe healthiest ranked counties were Douglas County (Colorado), Los Alamos County (New Mexico) and Falls Church (Virginia).