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Wiregrass Work Ready Region

Wiregrass Work Ready Region. July 21, 2011. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs. Primary Data. Secondary Data. Short Term. Long Term. Key data inputs. Labor Market Data. Company Surveys. Company-specific data Very small sample sizes

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Wiregrass Work Ready Region

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  1. Wiregrass Work Ready Region July 21, 2011

  2. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs Primary Data Secondary Data Short Term Long Term

  3. Key data inputs Labor Market Data Company Surveys Company-specific data Very small sample sizes Questions focus on short-term future needs • Show past performance of all regional firms • Not just a sample • Projections • Combine past performance with national trends • Create estimates of future performance • Lag between data collection and data publication All data sources often lead to more questions

  4. Key data inputs “Real-time” LMI Direct Business Input Company-specific needs Often anecdotal Short-term and long-term needs • Information drawn from online job postings • (e.g., Monster.com, company websites, GA Dept of Labor job postings) • Adverts are de-duplicated • Information classified based on the company (industry) and job title (occupation noted in the advert • Information shows who is hiring right now • Past 120 days All data sources often lead to more questions

  5. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Wiregrass Work Ready Region Company Survey Results

  6. About the Survey • Three main topics • Current employment and hiring situation (Q1 thru Q9) • Key occupations (Q10 thru Q12) • Training and education needs (Q13 thru Q16)

  7. Survey Sample Responses • 18 responses • All firms have at least 15 employees • 13 out of 18 firms have at least 100 employees

  8. 16 of 18 Firms Hired This Year • 8 firms hired 25 or more new employees • All of these firms had at least 25 employees • Vacancies Still Available • 11 firms reported having employment vacancies at the present time • 1 reported having vacancies greater than 25

  9. Employers need more workers that have both “soft” and technical skills

  10. Key firms anticipate creating almost 200 future jobs

  11. Reported “Key” Occupations* Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Maintenance and repair workers, general Machinist Electricians Team Assemblers Welders *Job titles were converted to occupation titles used in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System **Occupation receiving most mentions

  12. Main Challenge: Finding Qualified People Respondents could choose multiple choices

  13. Main Retention Challenge: Workers Unable to Meet “Basic” Requirement *Respondents could choose multiple choices

  14. Entry-level jobs available to people with HS degrees and experience • Of the 18 firms responding, 11 indicated that a HS Diploma or equivalent was required for their entry-level, front-line jobs

  15. Training Widely Provided • 11 out of 18 respondents provided some type of external or on-the-job training • Firms ranged between 10 and 160 hours • Average was 43 hours per year • Trainings were most widely provided for: First-line supervisors • Positions require most training hours: • Draftsman(avg. 160 hrs/year) • Plumber (avg. 80 hrs/year)

  16. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Wiregrass Work Ready Region Labor Market Data

  17. Big Occupations in Target Industries

  18. The Most Demanded Occupations in Target Industries Between 2010 and 2020

  19. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Wiregrass Work Ready Region “Real time” labor market data

  20. Real Time Labor Market Information • Data Source: Wanted Analytics • 21 target industry related jobs posted on major employment websites in the last 120 days. • Most jobs are production occupations and management occupations.

  21. Most Jobs Come from Steel Investment Foundries and Poultry Processing Firms Top job providers are: Precision Castparts Corp., Pilgrim’s Pride, Forest Laboratories, Inc.

  22. Most Jobs are Production and Management Occupations

  23. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Wiregrass Work Ready Region Select your critical jobs

  24. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs • Company surveys • Direct • business • input • Critical Jobs • Labor market data • “Real-time” LMI

  25. In order to identify your critical jobs, please consider: • What jobs are common across the data, surveys and company input? • What jobs are needed now, and in the future? • Are there jobs that your industry leaders have noted, but do not show up in the data?

  26. Contact Info Mark C. White mwhite@c2er.org 703.522.4980 (x1015)

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