| 1 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.9 | 
| 2 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.77 | 
| 3 | Michigan | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 4 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 5 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 6 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 7 | Bay City, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.9 | 
| 8 | Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 9 | Niles, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 10 | Battle Creek, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 11 | Mid Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 12 | Monroe, MI Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 13 | Northern Michigan Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 14 | Southern Michigan Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 15 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 16 | Saginaw, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.42 | 
| 17 | Traverse City, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 18 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.32 | 
| 19 | Jackson, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 20 | Midland, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 21 | Flint, MI Metro Area | No data available | No data available |