Using Quarterly Workforce Indicators to Quickly Write Interesting Articles September 20, 2017 Cameron Macht DEED Labor Market Information Office Regional Analysis & Outreach www.mn.gov/deed/data/ 320-441-6596 | cameron.macht@state.mn.us

Labor Market Information Office DEED has used QWI in a variety of articles Exploring the aging and changing diversity of Minnesota’s workforce by industry and geography DEED has two award-winning monthly and quarterly publications Minnesota Employment Review Minnesota Economic Trends DEED’s Regional Analysis & Outreach unit also creates Regional Profiles and custom reports that utilize QWI

Labor Market Information Office Let’s be clear – everything is relative “Quickly” – some articles have taken weeks of research, writing, and editing; others have been written in a day or two… “Interesting” – we do our best to provide context to important issues, but “interesting” is definitely in the eye of the beholder “Articles” – we also use QWI to write blog posts, regional profiles, and provide customized reports in response to requests

Selling the News Household income for Blacks in Minnesota fell in the past year, according to Census data From 2013 to 2014, the median income for Black households in the state fell 14% That was a decline from $31,021 to $27,026 The statewide poverty rate for Black residents rose from 33% to 38%, compared to a stable state rate of 11% Income and poverty for other racial groups in Minnesota - whites, Asians, and Hispanics - remained stable Only Blacks saw declines The median Black household in Minnesota is now worse off than in Mississippi Minnesota ranked 45th in median Black household income, Mississippi ranked 44th ($27,252) Overall = $61,481 versus $39,680

Economic Trends: Breaking Down Barriers While the state economy has made a strong comeback from the recession, not all racial and ethnic groups in Minnesota have shared in the recovery DEED’s December 2015 issue of Minnesota Economic Trends, studied and analyzed population and labor force trends, wage and employment disparities, workforce diversity by region and industry, and employment outcomes from higher education by race

Greater Diversity in Greater Minnesota Economic Trends completely devoted to Minnesota’s racial economic disparities Used QWI to look at the number of jobs held by workers of each race group and Hispanic/Latino origin, broken down by industry Change from 1995-2014 Included a Case Study from a local long-term care facility https://mn.gov/deed/assets/dec-2015-TRENDS-Cameron_tcm1045-202488.pdf

LED Extraction Tool - QWI https://ledextract.ces.census.gov/static/data.html Select your geography Select your firm characteristics Select “All Private” to access firm age and size Select your worker characteristics Gender and Age Race and Ethnicity Select your indicators Emp (beginning of quarter counts) – most similar to QCEW Select your quarters Submit Request Download CSV

QWI Explorer Tool https://qwiexplorer.ces.census.gov/static/explore.html Select your geography Select more detailed “Geography” Select your industry Select firm ownership Firm Age/Size X-axis - Yearly Averages Group Worker Characteristics Race/Ethnicity Age Education Counts

Greater Diversity in Greater Minnesota Employment Review article focused on changing workforce demographics in Greater MN Used QWI to look at the number of jobs held by workers of each race group and Hispanic/Latino origin, broken down by region https://mn.gov/deed/ assets/january-review_ tcm1045-194512.pdf

Stuck in Neutral by Dave Senf Wage and employment disparities for minority workers have changed little over 20 years While racial employment, earnings and income disparities have existed historically, the gaps have become more visible in recent years due to more and better data becoming available Minority workers now account for a higher share of workers in Minnesota, but… the gain in minority employment has occurred disproportionately in lower-paid jobs Relative pay has declined for Black, American Indian, and workers of Two or More Races But increased rapidly for Asians

A Seismic Shift Employment Review feature on the aging of the workforce broken down by industry Highlight on the number of jobs held by workers aged 55 years and over Included links to MN Dept. of Education’s report on Teacher Supply & Demand Focused on industries that typically rely on younger workers: Retail Trade, Accommodation & Food Services, and Arts, Entertainment & Recreation https://mn.gov/deed/assets/ november-2015-pdf-of-review_tcm1045-133413.pdf

State of the State Economic Trends “state of the state” issue with regional articles Analysis on the number of jobs held by workers aged 55 years and over broken down by region and industry https://mn.gov/deed/assets/southwest_tcm1045-249848.pdf

Education is the Foundation Employment Review feature on Minnesota’s elementary & secondary schools Turnover rates by age group Percent of workers aged younger & older than 45 years Recent separation & hiring trends by age https://mn.gov/deed/ assets/August%202016% 20Review%20complete_ tcm1045-258020.pdf

Education and Jobs Economic Trends feature on education of workers broken down by industry Educational Attainment by Industry Average Monthly Earnings by Educational Attainment by Industry Turnover Rate by Educational Attainment by Industry https://mn.gov/deed/ assets/december-2012- education-jobs_tcm1045- 133576.pdf

A Higher Level of New Hires Employment Review feature on hiring activity during the economic recovery Comparison of vacancies and unemployed job seekers Stable New Hires broken down by Industry Stable New Hires broken down by Educational Attainment by Industry Change in Stable New Hires by Age Group over 5 years https://mn.gov/deed/ assets/june-2015-review_tcm1045- 133269.pdf

THANK YOU! Questions? Cameron Macht Regional Analysis & Outreach Manager 320-441-6596 cameron.macht@state.mn.us Labor Market Information Office http://mn.gov/deed/data/