article_snippet: The number of Detroit residents who work outside Detroit is nearly double the number with jobs inside Detroit, according to statistics from regional planning organization Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMGOC).
article_snippet: More than 228,000 Detroit residents commute beyond the city limits, while only about 115,000 people who live in Detroit also work in Detroit, SEMCOG says.
article_snippet: Inner-ring suburbs are the primary work destinations for Detroit residents.
article_snippet: The bus routes still provide a cobbled-together lifeline for those like Norris, who said she'd prefer to work in Detroit.
article_snippet: Duggan has said Detroit is working on training programs to prepare residents for skilled jobs in Detroit.
article_snippet: The mayor said half the jobs on an entertainment complex and hockey arena, most initially construction work, will go to city residents. '
article_snippet: It helps a lot if we can get the jobs located nearby,' said Duggan, who also announced earlier this year that Detroit would get 80 new buses and launch a mobile app for the system.
article_snippet: One new business, Detroit Manufacturing Systems, is working with Detroit on bus times to accommodate employee schedules, said owner Andra Rush.
article_snippet: Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s new Community Ventures program is also working to create jobs for residents, according to the Detroit Free Press.
article_snippet: Detroit Manufacturing Systems (pictured) is working with Detroit's public transportation services to accommodate employees.
article_snippet: More than half of the 1,000 new hires for Detroit Manufacturing Systems (pictured) are Detroit residents .