| 1 | Jackson, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.98 | 
| 2 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.55 | 
| 3 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.3 | 
| 4 | Saginaw, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.02 | 
| 5 | Traverse City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 6 | Midland, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 7 | Bay City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.7 | 
| 8 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.67 | 
| 9 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 10 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 11 | Battle Creek, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 12 | Mid Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 13 | Southern Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 14 | Northern Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 15 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 16 | Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 17 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 18 | Flint, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 19 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.53 | 
| 20 | Monroe, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 21 | Niles, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available |