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Telework “Friendly” Employment Data Occupation Groupings Median Hourly WageEmployment EDR4MNUSEDR4MN Total, All Occupations$14.27$17.56$ ,8302,627,640 White collar occupational grp$16.66$ ,7301,545,590 Service occupational group$9.78$ ,250525,480 Management$36.26$45.65$44.083,210137,620 Business and Financial Ops$22.82$27.24$29.063,050152,970 Computer and Mathematical$24.07$36.09$ ,290 Architecture and Engineering$25.70$31.52$ ,660 Life, Physical, & Social Science$23.06$29.90$ ,300 Legal$24.13$37.26$ ,720 Sales and Related$9.97$12.44$11.958,170265,150 Office and Admin. Support$13.60$15.98$ ,710413,060 Source: MN DEED, OES, 4Q 2010 wages, 2Q 2009 jobs

Telework “Friendly” Projection Data Occupation Grouping Employment Estimate 2006 Percent Change ( ) Total Change ( ) Replacement Hires ( ) Total Hires ( ) Total, All Occupations 258,1229.2%23,84056,55583,806 Management 21,1170.0%-33,1703,847 Business and Financial Ops 9, %1,7381,4003,148 Computer and Mathematical 1, % Architecture and Engineering 3, % ,123 Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,8367.7% Legal 1,3828.4% Sales and Related 24,2374.8%1,1527,7449,277 Office and Admin.Support 34,6289.4%3,2387,49911,262 Source: MN DEED, NW MN Planning Area,

Local Telework Data In Minnesota, 130,560 (4.8% ) work from home. In Otter Tail Co, 1,587 (5.9%) work from home Source: American Community Survey ( ) In Fergus Falls, we can estimate roughly 1,000 or more people may telecommute or drive more than 50 miles. Roughly 9,300 people drive 50+ miles to work in Fargo-Moorhead (9.3% of F-M workforce) Source: US Census, 2009, On the Map Tool

Where Fergus Falls residents work Each dot shows where Fergus Falls residents go to work. Caveat: Fergus Falls city shown as base area, so it’s possible for Otter Tail County residents to commute to these regions in greater amounts.

Where Fargo-Moorhead workers live Each dot shows where Fargo workers live. Caveat: Fargo-Moorhead employer headquarters shown as base area, so it’s possible for branch offices in “hot spot” communities.

Telework Trends GROWING - As of 2008, almost 34 million Americans worked outside the office at least part-time; it was just a few million in (WorldAt Work, Human Resources Association) HEALTHY WORKPLACE - The telework option was among the responses explored by companies to the H1N1 virus outbreak. Companies that have networks of home workers could continue productivity when competitors have fallen ill. (Mpls Business Journal, Sept. 2009) ENVIRONMENT - Telecommuting includes reduction in highway congestion, reduced emission of pollutants, as well as savings in energy and petroleum consumption.. (Inquirer, Sept. 2007)

Telework Trends QUALITY OF LIFE – Roughly a third of Americans would prefer to live in rural areas that “epitomize traditional values of family, religion, and self-sufficiency and as being more attractive, friendly and safe, particularly for children. (WorldAt Work, Human Resources Association) BRAIN DRAIN VS BRAIN GAIN - Young adults may be leave for education and opportunities, but the growth patterns in rural Minnesota counties show increases in the 30-to-49 year ages. (Ben Winchester, U of M Extension) 100 MILLION BY In order to accommodate the next 100 million Americans, new environmentally friendly technologies and infrastructures will be required to reduce commutes by bringing work closer to – or even into – the home… (Joel Kotkin “Next 100 Million: America in 2050”)

Telework Resources eWorkPlace (Twin Cities) – – Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) model – Commute Tool, News, How-To Resources Working Family Resource Center – Work/Life & Flexibility Expo – Resource Library

Telework Resources US General Services Administration & OPM – Standards, security, news, assessment tool – Info on Federal employee telecommuting Telework Advisory Group of World-at-Work – – Private sector audience, research, news, how to

Telework Resources National Council of State Legislatures – utingFlexibleScheduleResources/tabid/13381/Default.aspx utingFlexibleScheduleResources/tabid/13381/Default.aspx – More Resources NCSL - check this link for more journal articles

The Last Word Minnesotaworks.net – Can employers looking for teleworkers find talent here? Yesterday’s RESUME KEY WORD SEARCH RESULTS for WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA (9 counties): – 34 resumes with “Information Technology” keyword – 500+ with “Sales” keyword – 24 with “Telecommunications” keyword – 19 with “Medical Coding” keyword – 10 with “Transcriptionist” keyword Google: The Futurist “70 Jobs for 2030”