| 1 | Southern Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.58 | 
| 2 | Jackson, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.33 | 
| 3 | Niles, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.81 | 
| 4 | Battle Creek, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.77 | 
| 5 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.76 | 
| 6 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.74 | 
| 7 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.69 | 
| 8 | Monroe, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.62 | 
| 9 | Midland, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.2 | 
| 10 | Flint, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.19 | 
| 11 | Bay City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.19 | 
| 12 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 2.16 | 
| 13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.13 | 
| 14 | Mid Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.1 | 
| 15 | Northern Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.82 | 
| 16 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.78 | 
| 17 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 18 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.62 | 
| 19 | Saginaw, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 20 | Traverse City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 21 | Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.13 |