The Michigan Advantage

Smart Workforce

When you recruit and hire in Michigan, you're drawing from highly skilled talent, a factor cited by Toyota, Nissan, Honda and others as significant in their decisions to move here. With the nation's 4^th-largest high tech workforce, Michigan offers the skills and expertise required for companies to succeed in the 21^st century business market.

Our expert workforce is backed by a strong state commitment to education, training and skills updating. Resources available to employers and workers include:

• Michigan Talent Bank
  A cutting-edge system, available free of charge, matching employers up with well-qualified job seekers
  
• Michigan Works!
  One-stop access to the major Michigan workforce development programs, free of charge, through 102 "Michigan Works!" service centers located throughout the state
  
• Michigan Technical Education Centers^SM (M-TECs)
  Centers founded on a $60 million commitment to Michigan community colleges, focused on creating training programs in high-wage, high-skill, high-demand occupations

If you are ready to take advantage of Michigan's skilled workforce, contact our Customer Assistance Center.