Michigan ranks second-last in U.S. population growth. Fmr. Ambassador John Rakolta, Jr. explains why

Can Michigan flip the script and begin to grow its population again? One Detroit contributor Nolan Finley, who is also editorial page editor of the Detroit News, sat down with Ambassador John Rakolta, Jr., co-chairman of the Growing Michigan Together Council, at this year’s Detroit Policy Conference to talk about where Michigan stands when it comes to growing its population.
They discuss the four drivers of growing the state’s population. According to Rakolta, growing Michigan’s population in the short term seems unlikely, but the state should still focus on increasing productivity and prosperity.
One way to do so is by investing more in the educational quotient of the entire state and unifying labor and management in the workforce to increase the state’s readiness for embracing innovation, Rakolta said. He also talks about what it would take to implement these improvements.
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I needed to watch this video a few times to really appreciate the positive tone of this very smart man. And the City of Detroit a population growth in 2023.