A terrific base of talent with a strong work ethic makes Michigan a very powerful place to do business.

Michigan is one of the nation’s premier brain power centers, boasting a workforce with a combination of skills and work ethic unmatched anywhere else in the world. When businesses recruit and hire in Michigan, they draw from a diverse and rich pool of engineers, technicians, researchers, scientists, programmers, and skilled trades people.

Michigan’s expert workforce is backed by a strong state commitment to education and Michigan workforce development through training and skills updating. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation can help businesses, large and small, international and domestic, and high-tech and traditional tap Michigan’s rich talent pool.

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A current of human capital runs swift in Michigan providing businesses a competitive advantage.

Few places in the world can match the depth of talent Michigan has in a number of diverse industry sectors. Whether it’s the state’s highest concentration of advanced manufacturing talent in the U.S., or a number-seven ranking for science and engineering occupations, or a number-four U.S. ranking for engineering graduates, Michigan businesses, colleges, universities and technical institutes consistently turn out the best and the brightest. At a local level, dozens of Michigan communities have received world-wide recognition as regional hot-spots for knowledge-industry and “new economy” workers including: Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Kalamazoo. More Talented and Skilled Workforce: Universities & Colleges

• Twenty-five Michigan Works! Agencies with a statewide network of more than 100 Michigan Works! Service Centers are available to support employers in finding skilled workers, retraining its current workforce, and offering cost-effective training and education services
• The Michigan Talent Bank is the state’s online recruitment and career advancement source that helps employers to attract, connect with, and hire the best employees.
• The Michigan New Jobs Training Program (MNJTP) is offered via the community college system and is available to assist businesses that are creating new jobs in Michigan.
• Funded by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth (DELEG), the Michigan Business: Surviving to Thriving (MB:S2T) program at the University of Michigan is designed to assist businesses in becoming globally competitive in current economic conditions via diversification, technology, and overall improvement in the performance of a firm.

Colleges & Universities

Michigan is synonymous with educational excellence.

Michigan’s network of 15 public universities, more than 50 independent universities and colleges and 28 community colleges provides a deep well of potential employees and research know-how. Thanks to the magnetic pull of our excellent universities, companies in diverse industry sectors like alternative energy, automotive R&D, life sciences and homeland security and defense are locating and growing in communities across the state. More Talented and Skilled Workforce: Commitment to Workforce and Training.