Overall size of jurisdiction’s workforce today compared to size before the Great Recession
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The Great Recession of 2008-09 forced many Michigan jurisdictions to cut the size of their workforce. Since then, hiring has rebounded in some places. How does the overall size of your jurisdiction’s workforce today compare to its size before the Great Recession? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees)
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| The Great Recession of 2008-09 forced many Michigan jurisdictions to cut the size of their workforce. Since then, hiring has rebounded in some places. How does the overall size of your jurisdiction’s workforce today compare to its size before the Great Recession? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees) | Significantly smaller today | 7% | 3% | 37% | 6% | 10% |
| Somewhat smaller today | 44% | 9% | 35% | 23% | 17% | |
| About the same size workforce today as before Great Recession | 35% | 71% | 20% | 60% | 59% | |
| Somewhat larger today | 11% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 8% | |
| Significantly larger today | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 6% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| The Great Recession of 2008-09 forced many Michigan jurisdictions to cut the size of their workforce. Since then, hiring has rebounded in some places. How does the overall size of your jurisdiction’s workforce today compare to its size before the Great Recession? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees) |
Significantly smaller today | 3% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 30% | 10% |
| Somewhat smaller today | 11% | 14% | 23% | 32% | 40% | 17% | |
| About the same size workforce today as before Great Recession | 75% | 64% | 40% | 26% | 19% | 59% | |
| Somewhat larger today | 4% | 8% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 8% | |
| Significantly larger today | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 6% | |
| % 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 | |||
| The Great Recession of 2008-09 forced many Michigan jurisdictions to cut the size of their workforce. Since then, hiring has rebounded in some places. How does the overall size of your jurisdiction’s workforce today compare to its size before the Great Recession? (Among jurisdictions that have full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary/irregular employees) |
Significantly smaller today | 9% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 10% |
| Somewhat smaller today | 16% | 11% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 17% | |
| About the same size workforce today as before Great Recession | 61% | 74% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 42% | 59% | |
| Somewhat larger today | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | |
| Significantly larger today | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Don't Know | 7% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 6% | |