Availability of appropriate workforce as a barrier or an asset to jurisdiction’s economic development
Full Question Text
To what degree would you consider the availability of an appropriate workforce an asset or barrier to economic development?
| % within Type of Jurisdiction | ||||||
| Type of Jurisdiction | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| To what degree would you consider the availability of an appropriate workforce an asset or barrier to economic development? | Significant Barrier | 4% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Somewhat of a Barrier | 26% | 11% | 11% | 15% | 12% | |
| Neither a Barrier nor an Asset | 20% | 47% | 22% | 46% | 41% | |
| Somewhat of an Asset | 21% | 22% | 38% | 25% | 25% | |
| Significant Asset | 28% | 10% | 28% | 11% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 4% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| To what degree would you consider the availability of an appropriate workforce an asset or barrier to economic development? | Significant Barrier | 6% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Somewhat of a Barrier | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 12% | |
| Neither a Barrier nor an Asset | 50% | 40% | 34% | 31% | 18% | 41% | |
| Somewhat of an Asset | 18% | 29% | 34% | 32% | 25% | 25% | |
| Significant Asset | 8% | 12% | 18% | 23% | 45% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 4% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| To what degree would you consider the availability of an appropriate workforce an asset or barrier to economic development? | Significant Barrier | 9% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Somewhat of a Barrier | 15% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 12% | |
| Neither a Barrier nor an Asset | 32% | 47% | 35% | 42% | 45% | 41% | 41% | |
| Somewhat of an Asset | 22% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 27% | 28% | 25% | |
| Significant Asset | 17% | 5% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 20% | 15% | |
| Don't Know | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 4% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |