In accordance with Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations Section 204.6(i), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has been delegated the authority by the State of Michigan to calculate unemployment rates and certify or designate a particular geographic or political subdivision located within a metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) or within a city or town having a population over 20,000 (Subdivision), such as, by way of example only, counties, census designated places (CDP), that meet the “high unemployment area” definition and therefore qualify for the $500,000 minimum investment threshold as non-rural TEAs for EB-5 program purposes. Unemployment rates for MSAs, counties, CDPs, cities, and their consisting census tracts are published annually through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) or American Community Survey.
 | STEP 1: DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN AN MSAAreas shown in blue are metropolitan statistical areas |
If your project is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (blue), see federal guidelines on TEA designation.
If your project is in one of the counties in blue,
please proceed to STEP 2 to verify high unemployment and request TEA designation.
