Presented to By: Steven Miller August 13, 2008

1. Some Insights to Economic Development Programs in Michigan and Observations of the Michigan Economy Presented to By: Steven Miller August 13, 2008

2. Rural Economic Development

3. Why is Rural Economic Development Important? • Nearly 80% of Michigan is rural and hosts nearly 20% of its population • Decreasing share of rural income earned on the farm • Rural income lags urban income • High rate of income earned off-farm • High rates of unemployment • Farm and rural population is increasingly depending on non-farm economy

4. Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Economic Development • Access to venture capital • Low education attainment and skills gaps • Consolidation of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) funds • Decreasing share of total population • “In-sourcing” and “Rural sourcing” • High gasoline prices will likely increase retail demand in non-central regions

5. What is Economic Development? • Economic development is a local phenomenon • Economic development is not economic growth • Economic Development entails qualitative changes that impact the quality of life • Economic Growth entails quantitative changes measured in dollars

6. Local and Regional Development is a Two-Part Equation • Development = c · r c = capacity economic, social, technological, and political capacity – the level of functioning of social, political, and organizational structures and leadership r = resources natural resources, location, labor, capital investment, entrepreneurial climate, transportation, communications, industrial composition, technology, size and linkages to export markets

7. Business attraction “Smokestack Chasing” Strategic planning Promoting the development of new products and services - Entrepreneurship Business retention Workforce development Support services and technical assistance Quality of life investments Landscape of ED Approaches

8. Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy • “Smokestack Chasing” has lost favor as an ED approach especially in rural communities. • Rural emphasis is on developing the economy from within through business facilitation • Locally owned businesses are more likely to purchase from local suppliers • Locally owned businesses tend to share community values • Multitude of smaller employers provides more job stability than a single large employer • Contributes to the quality of life of residents

9. Quality of Life as an Economic Development Strategy • It is well documented that quality of life measures impact regional economic development • Wildlife • Recreation • Historic tourism • Creative economy • Agricultural tourism • Retirement destinations

10. Conclusions • Economic development is about increasing the quality of life measures within a community. • Business attraction models of ED are no longer favored and greater focus is on developing growth from within. • Much focus has been directed at increasing the quality of life and supporting local entrepreneurs.

11. Scan of the Michigan Economy

12. Employment By Industry Breakout2007* Michigan U.S. *Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

13. U.S. and Michigan Unemployment Rates and GDP Growth Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

14. Michigan’s Employment Situation Appears Bleak

15. Michigan’s Tax Base Remains Flat

16. Population Growth Rates 2000 - 2007 -11.8% - -5.0% -4.9% - 0.0% 0.1% - 5.0% 5.1% - 10.0% 10.1% - 20.0% 20.1% - 77.5% Population Growth Rates Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

17. Is a Recession on the Horizon? Source: Federal Reserve Board

18. Energy Concerns • High energy costs, • Reduce consumer discretionary spending • Absorb government budgets • Decrease local margins at the pump • Reduce tourism • Impact rural areas with longer travel distances to destinations • Require industries to retool toward less energy intensive production methods

19. How Important is Energy to the Economy? While expenditures on energy continue to rise, energy expenditure’s share of total GDP is much lower than late 1970’s and early 1980’s Source: Energy Information Administration

20. CPI versus Energy Prices

21. Rural Tourism Destinations Will Need Re-tooling

22. The Exchange Rate Impacts the Price at the Pump Source: Federal Reserve Board

23. Manufacturing Jobs • Manufacturing makes up a sizeable portion of a region’s economic base • One lost manufacturing job is likely to lead to more than one lost job in the region • The largest manufacturing sectors in distress is the auto and auto-related sectors

24. Manufacturing Job Growth

25. Manufacturing Continues to Shrink, but… Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

26. Relative Manufacturing Employment Concentrations MSA County No Data Available Less Manufacturing Intensive More Manufacturing Intensive Distribution of Rural Manufacturing Centers Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis based on Wage and Salary Employment Employment concentrations are relative to non-metro proportion of total W&S employment in manufacturing

27. Michigan Unemployment Rates • Between 2000 and 2006 • Population 18 to 65 has increased by 234,196 • Labor force has declined by 70,833 • Essentially, 305,029 nearly 5%, of working age residents have left the labor force in Michigan since 2000 • It is expected that young Michigan workers are most impacted • Michigan lost 22,515 people aged 18-24 between 2000 and 2005 Sources: Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics

28. Michigan Unemployment Rates Continue to Exceed the Nation’s Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

29. Unemployment Rates by County Unemployment Rates 2007 Annual Average 2.9 - 5.0 5.1 - 6.7 6.8 - 9.1 9.2 - 13.0 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics

30. Housing • Housing is a store of wealth • The current mortgage crises has so far been isolated to the subprime market, but there are signs that it is creeping into the prime mortgage markets • Michigan is less exposed to subprime risk than many states but delinquency rates and foreclosure remain high

31. Housing Price Indices

32. Mortgage Stressed States Source: Wall Street Journal

33. Rural Health Care and the Elderly • Rural seniors tend to have lower financial resources than their urban peers. • Rural seniors self-report lower health quality than urban peers. • Retiree attraction has been pushed as an economic development strategy.

34. Percent of Population Over 65 Years of Age: 2000 7.1% - 11.0% 11.1% - 14.0% 14.1% - 16.0% 16.1% - 20.0% 20.1% - 25.0% Distribution of Population Over 65-Years of Age Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census

35. Nonmetropolitan Counties with 15 or 20% or more growth in population aged 65 or older 1990 – 2000 Metropolitan County Retirement Destination 15% Growth Retirement Destination 20% Growth Nonmetropolitan Retirement-Destination Counties 2000 Not a Retirement Destination U.S. average rate is 12 percent growth Source: Woods and Poole using Census Data

36. Number of Healthcare Employees per 1,000 Residents Over 65 0 - 161 161 - 277 277 - 452 452 + Urban County Healthcare Providers versus Needs of Elder-Care Source: EMSI: 2005 Estimates

37. Conclusions • Evidence points to a forthcoming national recession. • Michigan remains steeped in an industrial sector that has a clear negative growth bias. • Recent statistics indicate that Michigan’s economic growth tails the nation. • Michigan’s employment sector has experienced declines since 2001 failing to benefit from the post-2001 national expansion. • Michigan is loosing a substantial portion of its young population.

38. Conclusions Cont’d • Decline of the dollar makes US produced goods more attractive in overseas markets. It also makes the US a more attractive tourist destination for foreign tourists. • Michigan may be partially shielded against the forthcoming ARM resets, but the state of the economy threatens the economic health of Michigan’s home owners. • Michigan provides the amenities sought by retirees. However, fully capitalizing on this strength calls for investment in rural healthcare.