More jobs created and retained in Michigan
Measure

• Payroll Jobs - numeric & percent change
• Total Employed – numeric & percent change
• New Hires count
• Monthly estimates of job impact resulting from state government programs and initiatives (Includes MEDC monthly count of jobs created/retained as a result of incentive programs)
• Statistics on Total Jobs Impacted by MEDC

More business start-ups and new capital investment in Michigan
Measure

• Number of private businesses in Michigan – over-the-year change
• Indicators from Site Selection magazine
• Amount of Angel Investment in Michigan
• Amount of new VC Capital in Michigan
• Number of technology start-ups in Michigan Smart Zones

Increased personal income levels for Michigan citizens
Measure

• Average Weekly Wage – numeric & percent over-the-year change

Increased numbers of highly trained and skilled workers
Measure

• Talent Bank applicants – percent in “skilled” occupations
• Michigan workers with at least 2 years of college education
• “Skilled” jobs requiring a minimum of 2 years of education and paying at least $32,000/year

Increased tourism in Michigan
Measure

• Tourism index
• Total business and leisure travel spending
• Total business and leisure person days of travel
• Volume and spending by visitors to Michigan. (Description: This research contractor surveys 25,000 US households per month, tracking consumer travel patterns. This data allows us to track the volume and spending by visitors to Michigan )
• Advertising return on investment study. (Description: Through a study by research contractor Longwoods International, we measure the return on investment of Travel Michigan’s advertising in key markets. Specifically, this research reports the number of visitors attracted to Michigan because of the advertising, the amount these visitors spent at Michigan businesses, and the amount of state taxes generated by that visitor spending, Michigan’s return on investment.)

Better roads and highways
Measure

• By 2007, 95% of freeways pavement and 85% of non-freeway pavement in good condition
• By 2008, 95% of freeway bridges and 85% of non-freeway bridges in good condition
• Maintain 5th highest level of seatbelt usage in the nation. This is an annual measure from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
• By 2008, reduce deaths per million based on a calculation performed by MDOT (comparing the state police crash data off the “UD10” forms that are filled out whenever a law enforcement person records a crash. The data is collected on the crash site and submitted to state police for processing. MDOT compares it to MDOT vehicle miles of travel data. It is placed within the national context by FHWA, who compares it to the other states)