▁such ▁as ▁life ▁sciences , ▁information ▁technology , ▁and ▁advanced ▁manufact uring ; ▁Michigan ▁ranks ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁high ▁te ch ▁employ ment ▁with ▁ 5 6 8 , 0 0 0 ▁high ▁te ch ▁workers , ▁which ▁includes ▁▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁industry . ▁Michigan ▁typically ▁ranks ▁third ▁or ▁fourth ▁in ▁overall ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁is ▁second ▁largest ▁source ▁of ▁architect ural ▁and ▁engineering ▁job ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Detroit ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁autom obile ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁the ▁domestic ▁auto ▁industry ▁primarily ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Metro ▁Detroit . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Autom obile ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁claimed ▁that ▁new ▁vehicle ▁production , ▁sales , ▁and ▁jobs ▁related ▁to ▁autom obile ▁use ▁account ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁every ▁ten ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁metropol itan ▁Detroit ' s ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁was ▁ 6 . 9 ▁percent ; ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁ 7 . 9 ▁percent . ▁Econom ic ▁issues ▁include ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ' s ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁at ▁ 1 5 . 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁sub ur bs ▁typically ▁have ▁low ▁un emp loyment . ▁The ▁metropol itan