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The balance between Michigan various economic sectors differs largely between various regions and … In 2004, Michigan was the only state in the US to go beyond the 10,000 mark for the number of new developments, but this was set back by the recession between 2007 and 2012 slowing down the state’s economy. This helps create jobs in the state, and 30.70% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Property taxes are assessed on the local level, but every property owner's local assessment contributes six mills (a rate of $6 per $1000 of property value) to the statutory State Education Tax. Michigan's personal income tax is a flat rate of 4.25%. [42], In 2018, the state electorate passed proposals to create an independent redistricting commission,[43] and to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.[44][45][46]. Gallaher, John and Kathleen Gray and Chris Christoff (February 3, 2009). [89], The Roman Catholic Church has six dioceses and one archdiocese in Michigan; Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Saginaw and Detroit. The Michigan judiciary consists of two courts with primary jurisdiction (the Circuit Courts and the District Courts), one intermediate level appellate court (the Michigan Court of Appeals), and the Michigan Supreme Court. Manufacturing accounts for 30% of Michigan's economic production, more than twice as much as any other sector. In 1978, it became a National Historic Landmark. The peninsula is as large as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined but has fewer than 330,000 inhabitants. The Christian Reformed Church in North America had almost 100,000 members and more than 230 congregations in Michigan. As of the 2010 American Community Survey for the U.S. Census, the state had a foreign-born population of 592,212, or 6.0% of the total. This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 02:54. [133] The use tax applies to internet sales/purchases from outside Michigan and is equivalent to the sales tax.[134]. It’s actually the finance industry.
On a ranking of all regions for growth, Kalamazoo is middle of the pack, at about 11 percent since 2009.