Battery Manufacturing Workforce Development Opportunities: Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

The Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland region in Michigan ranks in the top 10% of Economic Areas (EAs) nationally in Batteries & Components feasibility in RMI's Clean Growth Tool. The region can further improve its competitiveness by prioritizing workforce development in low-supply, industry-critical occupations — that is, those which fall in the yellow section of this chart.

NB: An RCA of > 1 indicates comparative advantage; an RCA of < 1 indicates comparative disadvantage.
Chart: Lachlan Carey & Ben Feshbach, RMI Source: Clean Growth Tool Get the data Embed
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