Expand Your Business

All About Employees

Successful businesses know that employees are their greatest asset. Michigan's talented, hard-working, highly educated and trained workforce is available to give your business the Upper Hand. Whether you're looking for an engineer to help you create 21^st century technologies, or workers ready to produce high quality products off the line, consider:

• Michigan's total labor force is over 5.1 million - that's more than the entire population of 31 other states
• Our automotive R&D professionals number over 65,000
• For high-tech professionals, Michigan is 4^th in the nation with over 560,000
• Michigan is 3^rd nationally for Engineering Bachelors of Science, with 4,100 degrees granted in 2004
• our population profile is younger compared to surrounding states, ensuring a balanced long-term employee pool

Recruiting and Hiring

To help employers and qualified job candidates connect, Michigan offers the Michigan Talent Bank. The Web site brings people and jobs together by taking in resumes from job-seekers and job openings from employers. The result is an extensive, searchable and dynamic employment marketplace. The system is available online and free-of-charge through the 102 "Michigan Works!" service centers throughout the state. Or, call 1.800.285.WORK.

Training Programs

Getting your team up to speed on the latest technologies, or helping them develop the business acumen your business needs? The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) can help with:

• program incentives to aid the development of custom tailored training programs
• a high-quality network of training centers, known as Michigan Technical Education Centers (M-TECs)
• our relationship with local development partners throughout the state
• access to the state's Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MI-sbTdcs)

We're Here to Help

For help identifying the program best suited to your recruiting and training needs, contact us.