Ken Stahovec, 46, stands outside the garage to his house in Chesterfield Township, Michigan July 28, 2009. Stahovec spent 23 years working as a design and project engineer for various auto suppliers and automakers before losing his job in July 2008. He is now earning an associate degree in renewable energy technology. After more than a century of making cars, the U.S. state of Michigan is retraining thousands of unemployed workers for new careers now that many of their jobs may be gone for good. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)