| 1 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.6 | 
| 2 | Flint, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.53 | 
| 3 | Midland, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.33 | 
| 4 | Northern Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.05 | 
| 5 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.99 | 
| 6 | Saginaw, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 7 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.82 | 
| 8 | Southern Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 9 | Bay City, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 10 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.62 | 
| 11 | Mid Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 12 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 13 | Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.39 | 
| 14 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.36 | 
| 15 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 16 | Jackson, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.34 | 
| 17 | Battle Creek, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.3 | 
| 18 | Niles, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 19 | Traverse City, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 20 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 21 | Monroe, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available |