Jackson County WIN Quarterly Report - Q1 2016

Q1 2016

JACKSON COUNTY WIN Quarterly Report

Introduction: Jackson County

About This Report The Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) partnership is a collaboration of six Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs) and ten community colleges across a 16-county region in Michigan. The counties in the WIN partnership include: Genesee, Hillsdale, Huron, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne, along with the City of Detroit.

This report highlights labor market information and real-time job posting data for Jackson County with special sections devoted to five occupational groups. WIN’s analysis of online job postings, a proxy for employer demand, is a pioneering method for tracking the health of the labor market.

Occupational groups include: • • •

Agriculture (page 6) Energy (page 11) Health care (page 16)

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Information technology (page 21) Skilled trades & technicians (manufacturing focused) (page 26)

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Wages offered in job postings Employment Unemployment Labor force

Data analyzed includes: • • • •

Employer demand Top posting jobs In-demand credentials, degrees, and skills Educational attainment required

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Introduction: Jackson County

Key Findings for Jackson County The online job postings in Agriculture have shown an increasing trend since Q2 2015.

The number of online job postings increased by about 147% from 19 in Q2 2015 to 47 in Q1 2016. Compared to Q4 2015, there was a 34% increase in Q1 2016. See page XX for more details.

Engineers and managers have become more in-demand in Energy in Q1 2016 than Q4 2015.

While maintenance workers and installers no longer appeared in the Top Jobs list, various types of engineers and managers topped in the list in Q1 2016. See page XX for more details.

The Health Care group has generally shown a consistent yet small growth since 2001.

The employment growth in this group has generally been persistent for over a decade. While there were just over 5,300 individuals employed in 2001, there now are over 6,200 employed in 2016. See page XX for more details.

Software developers (applications) and computer system analysts have remained the two most indemand IT occupations in Jackson for the past year (since Q2 2015).

These two have the first and second-most postings in Q1 2016 although the order of the two in this quarter changed from the past. They have remained in high demand for the past year, representing nearly 35% of the total postings in this group. See page XX for more details.

The online job postings in Skilled Trades & Technicians are possibly increasing. In particular, the number of postings related to different production workers is high in Q1 2016.

The online job postings in this group increased by 95% from 56 in Q4 2015 to 109 in Q1 2016. This was also a 15% from Q1 2015. Both the first and second-most postings in Q1 2016 were related to production workers. See page XX for more details.

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Executive Summary

Postings Over Time

Total Online Job Postings 2008 - March 2016

Online job ads increased by 458 (22%) from 2,099 in Q4 2015 to 2,557 in Q1 2016.

Except for a 12% drop in postings from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015, Jackson generally saw an increasing trend in postings for over a year from Q3 2014 to Q1 2016.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Labor Force, Employment, & Unemployment Employment has generally been on the rise in Jackson. In particular, employment grew by 34 (0.05%) from 69,154 in Q4 2015 to 69,187 in Q1 2016 although, compared to a point estimate in Q1 2015, this was a 0.2% decline. While employment continues to show a steady, increasing pattern since the end of 2009, the labor force remains fairly stagnant, following a business cycle pattern.

Specifically, the labor force declined by 357 (0.5%) from 73,043 in Q1 2015 and grew by 673 (0.9%) from 72,013 in Q4 2015 to 72,686 in Q1 2016. Increasing employment and a steady labor force have pushed Jackson County’s estimated unemployment rate down over time. Particularly, unemployment decreased by 220 (5.9%) from 3,719 in Q1 2015 to 3,498 in Q1 2016.

However, this number in Q1 2016 was a 22.4% increase compared to Q4 2015.

Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment Rate 2008 - March 2016

Data: BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% 2,557 total job postings

22% increase in employer demand from Q4 2015 Top Jobs In Demand Quarter 1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Analysis Similar to other Region 9 counties, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and registered nurses topped the list of Jackson County’s most indemand jobs in Q1 2016. Demand for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers increased by 21% from 185 postings in Q4 2015 to 223 postings in Q1 2016. Meanwhile, demand for registered nurses stayed about the same as in Q4 2015.

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Heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in-demand

≈6% decrease in unemployment since 2015 Top Jobs In Demand Quarter 1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 5

Agriculture

Introduction Agriculture

Online Job Postings

WIN’s agriculture group brings together occupations that require knowledge of the farming, livestock, the environment, and natural sciences. Occupations range from farm workers, to environmental engineers, to meat butchers, and recreation workers.

Postings Over Time The number of online job postings for occupations related to Agriculture remained relatively low in Q1 2016, compared to other occupation groups. However, comparing this number to that in Q4 2015, there was a 35% increase.

Employment Over Time

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time

While the Agriculture related jobs in Jackson generally had a decreasing employment trend from 2013 and on, they saw a small increase (0.2%) in the number of employment from 2015 to 2016.

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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47 total postings

35% growth in postings from Q4 2015

Agriculture Top Jobs Quarter 1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% Bachelor’s degree preferred

Agriculture Educational Attainment & Experience Required

3-5 years, most in-demand experience

Minimum Educational Attainment Required Q1 2016

Of the 17 Agriculture job postings that specified a desired experience level in Q1 2016, 53% were available to workers with three to five years of experience. More job postings specified a desired education level. Of the 36 postings with that information, 44% required a high school diploma/ vocational training and 53% required a Bachelor’s degree.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Areas of Study in-Demand Q1 2016 •

Engineering, general

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Business administration and management, general

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Applied horticulture/horticulture operations, general

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Chemistry

•

Environmental/environmental health engineering

Experience Required Q1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% Organizational skills in-demand

Full-time and part-time jobs available

Agriculture in-Demand Skills Q1 2016 The occupations in the Agriculture group required a wide range of skills. Technical skills such as Inspection/Repair were indicated to be critical. A variety of soft skills such as Organizational and Communication Skills were also shown to be important.

Technical in-Demand Skills

Foundational In-Demand Skills

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Filing

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Planning/Organizational Skills

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Inspection/Repair

•

•

Supervisory Skills/Budgeting/Project Management

Communication Skills/Building Effective Relationships

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Problem Solving

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Building Relationships

•

Writing

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Cleaning

•

Ability to Perform Physical Labor

Job Type

Certifications In-Demand

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Temporary: 11%

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Applicators License

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Full-time: 53%

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Certified Pest Control

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Part-time: 53%

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American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Accredited

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Professional Engineer

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Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP)

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 9

< $35,000 typical annual salary

Agriculture Wages

0.2% growth in employment from 2015

Advertised Salaries Quarter 1 2016

Of the ten postings that included salary information, nine indicated the salary to be less than $35,000 per year. Due to the very small number of postings with salary information, this might not represent all workers in the Agriculture group in Jackson. From the table with BLS data, seven out of the nine occupations had the approximated median salaries less than $35,000 per year.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Energy

Introduction Energy

Online Job Postings

Energy-related occupations encompass jobs in engineering, science, mining, and extraction.

Workers in this field have a range of skills all related to keeping businesses and homes powered.

Energy companies employ workers in a variety of occupations, many of which are also included in other WIN occupation groups. Data referenced in this section pertain only to job postings from energy-related businesses.

Postings Over Time Online job postings for Energy occupations were up 38% to 11 postings during Q1 2016, compared to 8 postings in Q4 2015. When compared to Q1 2015, job postings were down by 75%, which had 44 reported postings.

Employment Over Time

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time

2016 witnessed a small decrease in employment in the Energy occupation group from the previous year. When comparing recent data to the employment at the time of the 2009 recession, employment has recovered from the effects increasing recently to the prerecession levels from 2003.

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Job postings increased by 38% since last quarter

Job postings are down 75% since last year

Energy Top Jobs Quarter 1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Analysis Most of the top in-demand jobs within the Energy occupation group changed from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

More recently engineers and managers have become more indemand while maintenance workers and installers had no postings indicating a change in positions desired between quarters.

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% Experience desired: 0-5 years

Energy Educational Attainment & Experience Required

Skills reflect desire for higher skilled labor

Minimum Educational Attainment Required Q1 2016

Of the 11 Energy occupation group job postings, 6 expressed a desired experience level within Q1 2016. All postings were available to workers with less than 5 years of experience, 1 of which could be considered an entry level positions calling for 0-2 years of work experience, reflecting a desire for workers to have some experience. Energy jobs posted within Jackson County expressed interest in candidates with bachelor degrees as a preferred or necessary qualification.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Areas of Study in-Demand Q1 2016

Experience Required Q1 2016

•Engineering, general •Business administration and management, general •Electrical and electronic engineering technologies/ technicians, other •Mechanical engineering •Geology/earth science, general

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% In-demand area of study: Engineering

Engineering degrees in high demand

Energy in-Demand Skills Q1 2016 The occupations in the Energy group require a wide array of technical and managerial skills. A large amount of occupations expressed interest in those with technical skills, such as data collection and analysis, computer drafting and engineering, and other engineering skills. These technical skills reflect an increase in desire to encompass more engineers and improve the energy industry. Employers also look for management and communication skills such as budgeting, scheduling, and customer service expressing another interest in higher skilled labor within the Energy field. These skills are vital for Energy workers to maintain the infrastructure and improve on older systems of our country’s energy.

Technical in-Demand Skills Budgeting/ Filing/ Scheduling Data Collection/ Business Analysis Customer Contact/ Customer Service Computer Drafting/ SAP/ ComputerAssisted Engineering • Engineering Projects/ Civil Engineering

• • • •

Job Type • • • •

Temporary: Data Not Available Full-time: 45% Part-time: Data Not Available Did Not Specify: 55%

Foundational In-Demand Skills • Writing/ Planning/ Project Management • Ability to Perform Physical Labor • Communication Skills • Microsoft Office/ Computer Skills • Problem Solving/ Research

Certifications In-Demand • American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Accredited • Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP) • Lean Six Sigma • Professional Engineer

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 14

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Energy Wages Data for salaries related to job postings was unavailable for the Energy occupation group. The average median wage between the posted Energy occupations during Q1 2016 was $38.18.

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Advertised Salaries Quarter 1 2016

Posting data not available

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Health Care

Introduction Health Care

Online Job Postings

WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care occupation group includes jobs related to health care support and practitioners.

Employment in this group has been consistently growing, more health care workers needed to care for Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging population and in response to regulatory and other changes. Registered nurses are routinely the most in-demand job in this group.

Postings Over Time From Q4 2014 to Q1 2016, the total number of online job postings for Health Care related occupations generally showed an increasing trend, except a 13% decrease from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015. The number in Q1 2016 is increased by 23% and 21% from Q4 2015 and Q1 2015, respectively.

Employment Over Time

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time

Health Care related employment in Jackson showed a consistent yet small growth from 2001 to 2016, overall.

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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405 total postings

23% growth in postings from Q4 2015

Health Care Top Jobs Quarter 1 2016

Analysis The postings in Health Care related jobs in Q1 2016 showed similar patterns as in Q4 2015, except that the order in which some of the jobs appeared in Q4 2015 changed slightly Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% Entry-level jobs available

Health Care Educational Attainment & Experience Required

Full-time jobs available

Minimum Educational Attainment Required Q1 2016

Of the 127 Health Care occupation group job postings that specified a desired experience level in Q1 2016, 69% were available to workers with less than two years of experience. Moreover, of the 162 Health Care group job postings that specified a desired degree level, the largest percentage of them (44%) required associate’s degree.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Areas of Study in-Demand Q1 2016 •

Nursing science

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Physical therapy/therapist

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Business administration and management, general

•

Clinical/medical laboratory technician

•

Computer science

Experience Required Q1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% Team Work/Collaboration skills in-demand

Registered Nurse Certifications in-demand

Health Care in-Demand Skills Q1 2016 The occupations in the Health Care group required a wide range of skills. The skills specific to this group were Patient Care, CPR, and Physical Therapy. Some other skills generally applicable other fields were Communication and Organizational Skills, and Planning.

Technical in-Demand Skills •

Patient Care/Long-Term Care/Critical Care

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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Physical Therapy

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Rehabilitation

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Treatment Planning/Scheduling

Job Type

Foundational In-Demand Skills •

Communication Skills/English/Team WorkCollaboration/Building Effective Relationships

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Supervisory Skills

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Computer Skills/Microsoft Word/Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Office

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Writing

•

Organizational Skills/Detail-Oriented

Certifications In-Demand

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Temporary: 6.9%

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Registered Nurse

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Full-time: 56.3%

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First Aid CPR AED

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Part-time: 5.4%

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Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

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Nurse Practitioner

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 19

Consistent employment growth since 2001

Health Care Wages

< $50,000 typical annual salary

Advertised Salaries Quarter 1 2016

40% of the advertised salaries were more than $75,000 in Q1 2016.

However, since this was based on 11% of the entire sample, this might not represent the salaries of all workers in the Health Care group in Jackson. From the table with BLS data, eight of the nine occupations had the approximated median salaries less than $50,000 per year.

Further, this table approximated the mean of the approximated salaries to be about $35,633 per year.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Information Technology (IT)

Introduction Information Technology (IT)

Online Job Postings

Information technology jobs include occupations that are associated with entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services. While the information technology group does not currently meet the employment levels of the others, it is quickly growing.

Postings Over Time The total number of online job postings for occupations related to Information Technology (IT) showed a decreasing trend from Q1 2015 and on. However, there was a 1.4% increase from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.

Employment Over Time

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time

Recently, there were little changes in the number of workers employed in IT occupations after a 14% increase from 2010 to 2011.

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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145 total postings

1.4% growth in postings from Q4 2015

Information Technology (IT) Top Jobs Quarter 1 2016

Analysis Software developers, applications and computer systems analysts remained the top two most indemand IT occupations in Jackson County, as in Q4 2015, although the order of these two jobs changed.

Information technology project managers jumped to third place in Q1 2016 from its ninth place spot in Q4 2015.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% 3-5 years, most in-demand experience

Information Technology (IT) Educational Attainment & Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Minimum Educational Attainment Required Q1 2016

Of the 65 IT occupation group job postings that specified a desired experience level in Q1 2016, 46% required three to five years of experience. Further, of the 81 IT job postings that specified a desired degree level in Q1 2016, 73% required a Bachelor’s degree.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Areas of Study in-Demand Q1 2016 •

Computer science

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Business administration and management, general

•

Engineering, general

•

Computer engineering

•

Management information systems, general

Experience Required Q1 2016

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% SAP skills in-demand

PMP required

Information Technology (IT) in-Demand Skills Q1 2016 The occupations in the IT group required a wide array of high-level technical skills. Traditional skills like Technical Support and Project Management were present in this industry, and so were various computer skills. The postings also listed some nontechnical skills such as Communication and Organizational Skills.

Technical in-Demand Skills

Foundational In-Demand Skills •

Communication Skills/Team WorkCollaboration/Building Effective Relationships/Time Management

•

Planning/Project Management/ Organizational Skills

SQL

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Troubleshooting/Problem Solving

Information Systems

•

Microsoft Office/Microsoft Excel

•

Writing

•

SAP

•

Project Management/Budgeting/ Scheduling

•

Technical Support/Customer Service

• •

Job Type

Certifications In-Demand

•

Temporary: 5.5%

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Project Management Certification (e.g., PMP)

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Full-time: 36.6%

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Six Sigma Certification

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Part-time: 2.1%

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Six Sigma Black Belt

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Six Sigma Green Belt

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Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 24

Full-time jobs available

Information Technology (IT) Wages

Little change in employment since 2011

Advertised Salaries Quarter 1 2016

Of the 16 IT occupation group job postings that included salary information in Q1 2016, 63% indicated the salary to be more than $75,000 per year. Since this was based on 11% of the IT group job postings, this might not represent the salaries of all workers in IT occupations in Jackson. In fact, based on the table with BLS data, none of the occupations had the approximated median salaries greater than $75,000 per year.

Rather, they ranged from about $30,000 to about $73,000, with a mean of about $47,087 per year.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 25

Skilled Trades & Technicians (Manufacturing Focused)

Introduction Skilled Trades & Technicians

Online Job Postings

WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technicians/skilled trades category includes jobs related to advanced manufacturing. Southeast Michigan has more demand for skilled- trades labor, such as CNC machinists and welders, than almost anywhere else in the country.

NOTE: Skilled trades related to construction and assembly are not included in this cluster, as the focus is on advanced manufacturing only.

Postings Over Time Online job postings for occupations related to Skilled Trades were up 95% to 109 during Q1 2016, compared to 56 during Q4 2015. This was also a 15% increase from Q1 2015 which reported 93 postings within the same occupation group.

Employment Over Time

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time

L2016 witnessed a slight decline to 4,369 Skilled Trades workers after a consistent increase in employment after the 2009 recession. Although there was a decrease, the number of workers in Skilled Trades jobs remains relatively high when looking back 15 years.

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Job postings increased by 14%

Employment decreased within past year

Skilled Trades & Technicians Top Jobs Quarter 1 2016

Analysis In Q1 2016, production worker postings increased by 110% since last quarter, becoming the top indemand job within the Skilled Trade occupation group. Production worker supervisor postings have also increased by 70%, while the remaining top jobs have all seen relatively large increasing in postings as well. With these increases in postings, the order of the top five jobs has shifted, but the same occupations remain.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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% Most employers looking for 0-2 years experience

Skilled Trades & Technicians Educational Attainment & Experience Required

Machinery Certification desired

Minimum Educational Attainment Required Q1 2016

Of the 109 postings in the Skilled Trades occupation group, 37% (40 postings) expressed a desired experience level. Most of these postings (39 postings) were looking for those with less than 5 years of experience, 21 postings of which were looking for entry level experience (0-2 years).

Employers of Skilled Trades workers in Jackson County most often prefer candidates with a high school diploma/equivalent or vocational training with 45 online ads advertising these levels of educational attainment as a preferred or necessary qualification.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Areas of Study in-Demand Q1 2016

Experience Required Q1 2016

• Business administration and management, general • Industrial engineering • Electrical and electronic engineering technologies/technicians, other • Engineering, general • Logistics, materials, and supply chain management

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Skilled Trades & Technicians in-Demand Skills Q1 2016 The occupations in the Skilled Trades group require a wide array of high-level technical skills. Machinery, welding, repair, inspection, and other traditional skills remain the most common in Skilled Trades job postings.

Management skills were also present in many of the Skilled Labor postings including customer service, production management, purchasing, staff, shipping and receiving, and manufacturing processes. Advanced technical skills such as mathematics do appear through the skills list most likely coinciding with the demand for procedural knowledge. Employers also look for communication, safety, and assessment skills when posting Skilled Trade jobs.

These skills are imperative for Skilled Trades so that collaboration can be fostered in a safe and flowing environment.

Technical in-Demand Skills

Foundational In-Demand Skills

• Machine Inspection and Repair

• Ability to Perform Physical Labor

• Computer Numerical Control (CNC)

• Computer Skills/ Microsoft Office

• Machinery

• Communication/ Team Work-Collaboration/ Time Management

• Mathematics • Supervisory Skills/ Production Management/Purchasing

Job Type

• Organizational Skills/ Planning/ Time Management • Troubleshooting/ Problem Solving/ DetailOriented/Work Area Maintenance Certifications In-Demand

• Temporary: 13%

• Applied Science

• Full-time: 45%

• CNC Machinist Certificate

• Part-time: 10%

• Manufacturing Certification

• Not Reported: 32%

• American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Accredited • Forklift Operator Certification

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 29

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Skilled Trades & Technicians Wages

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Advertised Salaries Quarter 1 2016

The majority of advertised salaries in the Skilled Trades group in Q1 2016 were below $35,000 a year.

The average advertised salary for this occupation group in Livingston during Q1 2016 was $28,966. This is 15% lower than the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s median earnings for all workers, $34,000.

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Annual Labor Market Data

Change Percent from Change 2015 from 2015

2010 Annual

2011 Annual

2012 Annual

2013 Annual

2014 Annual

2015 Annual

2016 to‐ date

Labor Force

74,672

72,614

71,747

72,699

73,361

73,043

72,686

‐357

‐0.5%

Employment

65,564

65,424

65,609

66,665

68,481

69,324

69,187

‐137

‐0.2%

Unemployment

9,109

7,190

6,138

6,034

4,881

3,719

3,498

‐220

‐5.9%

Unemployment Rate

12.2%

9.9%

8.6%

8.3%

6.7%

5.1%

4.8%

‐0.3%

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*Note: Monthly data averaged by year Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Quarterly Labor Market Data 1st Quarter 2015

2nd Quarter 2015

3rd Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2015

Percent Change Change 1st from 4th from 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter 2016 2015 2015

Labor Force

73,257

74,235

72,668

72,013

72,686

673

0.9%

Employment

68,870

70,268

69,006

69,154

69,187

34

0.0%

Unemployment

4,387

3,967

3,662

2,859

3,498

639

22.4%

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

5.3%

5.0%

4.0%

4.8%

0.8%

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*Note: Monthly data averaged by quarter Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Monthly Labor Market Data March April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 2015

August September October 2015 2015 2015

73,211

73,381

73,472

74,634

74,598

73,495

72,859

71,649

71,792

72,385

71,861

68,562

68,841

69,206

69,883

70,430

70,491

68,871

69,499

68,647

68,894

69,609

4,617

4,370

4,175

3,589

4,204

4,107

4,624

3,360

3,002

2,898

6.3% 6.0% 5.7% 4.9% * Note: Data shown for 15 most recently available months Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics

5.6%

5.5%

6.3%

4.6%

4.2%

4.0%

Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

January 2015

February 2015

73,179

November December January 2015 2015 2016

February 2016

March 2016

72,300

72,889

72,868

68,958

68,885

69,349

69,328

2,776

2,903

3,415

3,540

3,540

3.8%

4.0%

4.7%

4.9%

4.9%

APPENDIX - 1

Jackson County Job Posting Data by Occupation Group* Over Time

Total Postings

Q2 2015

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

Q1 2016

2,262

2,415

2,373

2,099

2,557

13.0%

21.8%

32

19

21

35

47

46.9%

34.3%

151

146

157

123

139

‐7.9%

13.0%

16

29

34

23

50

212.5%

117.4%

486

470

534

451

492

1.2%

9.1%

37

42

45

36

40

8.1%

11.1%

44

11

20

8

11

‐75.0%

37.5%

142

85

109

92

130

‐8.5%

41.3%

264

336

293

328

405

53.4%

23.5%

221

193

147

143

145

‐34.4%

1.4%

75

60

92

75

114

52.0%

52.0%

276

432

309

275

325

17.8%

18.2%

Agriculture Business & finance Construction Customer service Education Energy Engineers & designers Health care Information technology Skilled trades & technicians Transportation, distribution, and logistics

Change Over Time

Annual Change Quarter Growth Q1 2015‐Q1 Q4 2015‐Q1 2016 2016

Q1 2015

*Note: Some overlap exists between groups, the occupational groups are not mutually exclusive. Thus, postings should not be added from one group to another but instead should be analyzed on their own.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

APPENDIX - 2

Total Job Postings: WIN Partnership Annual Change Quarter Growth Q1 2015‐Q1 Q4 2015‐Q1 2016 2016

Q1 2015

Q2 2015

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

Q1 2016

Share of Q1 2016 Total

WIN‐Region Total

116,397

129,794

140,225

126,959

143,199

100.0%

23.0%

12.8%

Detroit

27,360

27,742

30,426

27,966

29,296

20.5%

7.1%

4.8%

Genesee & Shiawassee

4,322

5,071

5,465

4,721

5,711

4.0%

32.1%

21.0%

Hillsdale & Lenawee

1,167

1,495

1,467

1,580

1,678

1.2%

43.8%

6.2%

Jackson

2,262

2,415

2,373

2,099

2,557

1.8%

13.0%

21.8%

Livingston

1,912

2,151

2,274

2,048

2,472

1.7%

29.3%

20.7%

Macomb

12,003

13,586

14,136

12,658

14,754

10.3%

22.9%

16.6%

Monroe

1,555

1,871

1,778

1,662

1,841

1.3%

18.4%

10.8%

Oakland

34,691

40,219

44,474

39,030

45,418

31.7%

30.9%

16.4%

St. Clair

1,518

1,807

1,697

1,461

1,730

1.2%

14.0%

18.4%

Thumb Area

1,079

1,208

1,199

1,561

1,673

1.2%

55.1%

7.2%

Washtenaw

10,421

11,192

11,812

10,540

11,951

8.3%

14.7%

13.4%

Wayne

47,379

50,930

55,824

51,993

55,886

39.0%

18.0%

7.5%

Outer Wayne

20,019

23,188

25,398

24,027

26,590

18.6%

32.8%

10.7%

Prosperity Region 6

6,919

8,086

8,361

7,743

9,114

6.4%

31.7%

17.7%

Prosperity Region 9

17,317

19,124

19,704

17,929

20,499

14.3%

18.4%

14.3%

Prosperity Region 10

94,073

104,735

114,434

103,681

116,058

81.0%

23.4%

11.9%

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Change Over Time

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