| 1 | Jackson, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 4.11 | 
| 2 | Monroe, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.91 | 
| 3 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.7 | 
| 4 | Niles, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.42 | 
| 5 | Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.29 | 
| 6 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 2.02 | 
| 7 | Bay City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 8 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.54 | 
| 9 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 10 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 11 | Saginaw, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 12 | Southern Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 13 | Mid Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 14 | Northern Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 15 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 16 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 17 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 18 | Battle Creek, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.84 | 
| 19 | Midland, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 20 | Flint, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 21 | Traverse City, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 |