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Michigan #29
41.9 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Gretchen Whitmer D
Mayor · since 2019-01-01
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)10.57% · Census BDS 2022 ·
34.3
Job creation rate15.023% · Census BDS 2022 ·
24.4
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)-0.14% · April 2026 ·
70.9
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).