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The Changing Face of the Texas Labor Market. Labor Market & Career Information (LMCI) Texas Workforce Commission richard.froeschle@twc.state.tx.us (512) 936-3105. Are you a Left Brain (analytical, data driven, logical) or Right Brain (creative, intuitive, philosophical)?.
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The Changing Face of the Texas Labor Market Labor Market & Career Information (LMCI) Texas Workforce Commission richard.froeschle@twc.state.tx.us (512) 936-3105
Are you a Left Brain (analytical, data driven, logical) or Right Brain (creative, intuitive, philosophical)?
The Bad News…The Money economy and the Job Market are 2 different birds The Good News… A Recovery in the Money economy is definitely at hand, e.g. GDP, profits, stocks
Excess bank reserves Is it still an economic downturn or a crisis in confidence? European debt crisis Fear of double dip recession Volatile stock market Persistently high unemployment Mortgages “underwater”
Harry Truman is purported to have said, All my economists say, “on the one, or on the other hand”…what I really need is a one-handed economist.
Is the Economic Glass Half Full? or Half Empty? • Unemployment rate falling • More sectors contribute to job growth • Corporations cash-rich • 29 months of job growth • Spending is up, savings rate up, consumers lowering debt burden • Consumer confidence is improving • House prices near bottom? • UI initial claims are down • Real estate, construction and govt. still reeling • European debt/bank crisis still looming • Slowing global GDP • Energy prices? • Lack of confidence in demand, political system • Still tight lending standards & terms • Net worth down$9.4 tril from peak
Texas Population Change 2000-10 Where Texans Live Where Texans have moved
Tough Competition: Generation X, Y, and Baby Boomer Employment in Texas 2000 - 2008
How many Millenials does it take to screw in a light bulb? 1. One to the instructions 2. One to post the instructions on the wall of their page 3. One to post the video of their work showing collaboration One Baby Boomer to tell them what a terrific, wonderful, spectacular job they did with the light bulb
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Eagle Ford Shale: 24 county region $1.3 billion in gross state product, $2.9 total output $511 million in salaries (2010) Supports 12,601 jobs $108 million in tax revenues 2,828 drilling permits issued through 2011
Texas Job Posting Activity: The Conference Board HWOL 313,045
Education Mismatch: Texas Unemployed vs. Job Postings 47% 84%
“In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears. And that is our problem.” Jerry Yang, Co-Founder of Yahoo!
YUM Brands34.5% (50.1%) Ford 30.4% (53.1%) Boeing 34.3% (40.8%) Intel58.8% (84.3%) Coca Cola61.0% (73.8%) Corning (70.7%) Emerson Electric40% (51.6%) Accenture(60.5%) Microsoft(38.7%) IBM57.9% (57.9%) Schlumberger (84.9%) JNJ38.2% (47.1%) John Deere25.1% (34.6%) Colgate69.4% (80.3%) Nike50.3% (62.6%) Campbell Soup (31.0%) Molson Coors (55.4%) 3M Corporation (61.4) Emerging Markets in a Global Economy:Percent of 2000 & 2007 Revenue Outside U.S.
Employer Hiring Progression: Shifting Business Practices • Work existing full-time workers more hours • Move part-timers to full-time workers • Employ temporary or leased workers • Use contract workers for fixed periods • Reconsider work/hiring location based on potential growth markets & cost structure • Outsource all non-core business functions • Consider strategic partnerships to increase sales, limit labor liability • Take advantage of H1B and L1 visas • Add full-time domestic employees (FTE)
Percent Job Losses in Recessions 1990-2007 Optimistic Baseline Pessimistic