Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2017, Question 27

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)

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% 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%