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3. The North Central Texas Labor Market

4.  What makes a regional workforce  An overview of the 16 County North Central Texas Region and the opportunities it offers  What Employers say – “Why Work in North Central Texas”  InterLink 2009 Occupations list recommended by employers to be high skill and high demand for North Central Texas careers  InterLink 2009 Emerging Occupations list Copyright InterLink 2009

6.  12,798 square miles  6,367,422 million citizens - more populous than 33 states  Population density of 497.52 residents per square mile (TX 91.95)  16 counties – Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hunt, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise  135 incorporated municipalities Copyright InterLink 2009

7. Ten Largest U.S. Metro Areas  1.New York  2.Los Angeles  3.Chicago  4.Philadelphia  5. Dallas/Fort Worth  6.Miami  7.Houston  8.Washington, D.C.  9.Atlanta  10.Detroit Copyright InterLink 2009

8. Comparative Total Populations Combined City Populations = 5,613,239 Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Population = 6,367,422 Copyright InterLink 2009

9. Leading the State’s Economy  3.5% of Texas land area  25% of Texas population  29% of Texas employment  33% of Texas gross sales  29% of Texas retail sales  30% of Texas personal income  29% of Texas property tax base The D/FW Metroplex has: Copyright InterLink 2009

10. 2000 Gross State Product ($1996B) If the DFW CMSA were a State… 14th Copyright InterLink 2009

11. 2000 Gross Domestic Product (Current $B) If the DFW CMSA were a Nation… 22nd Copyright InterLink 2009

12. Dallas/Fort Worth has the most in the nation with 25 Fortune 500 Companies calling the Metroplex home  AMR (104)  AT&T (8)  Affiliated Computer Services (401)  Atmos Energy (343)  Blockbuster (450)  Burlington Northern Santa Fe (142)  Celanese (368)  Centex (308)  Commercial Metals (251)  Crosstex Energy (479)  D.R. Horton (378)  Dean Foods 216)  Dr. Pepper, Snapple Group (427)  Energy Future Holdings (237)  Energy Transfer Equity (286)  Exxon Mobil (1)  Fluor (114)  GameStop (296)  Holly (420)  J.C. Penney (139)  Kimberly-Clark (128)  Southwest Airlines (246)  Tenet Healthcare (283)  Texas Instruments (215)  XTO Energy (330) North Texas Fortune 500 Revenues = $623,768,300,000 Copyright InterLink 2009

13. Source: Texas Workforce Commission UIL Accounts, 4 th Quarter 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area Employers by Business Size Copyright InterLink 2009

14. Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area Employment by Business Size Source: Texas Workforce Commission UIL Accounts, 4 th Quarter 2007 Copyright InterLink 2009

15. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA ($ billions ) 1,056.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA632.4 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI461.4 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV347.6 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX316.3 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX315.5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD295.2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA268.3 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH261.1 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA242.4 Gross Domestic Product by Metro Area Copyright InterLink 2009

16. D/FW Employment EmploymentDistribution Natural Resources/ Mining/Construction174,0006.1% Manufacturing293,40010.4% Wholesale Trade162,7005.8% Retail Trade306,30010.8% Transportation/ Warehousing/Utilities133,4004.7% Information91,0003.2% Financial226,6008.0% Professional/Business Services399,50014.1% Education/Health296,00010.5% Leisure/Hospitality266,4009.4% Other Services108,9003.8% Government371,30013.1% Total2,829,500 Copyright InterLink 2009

17. Wal-Mart is no longer No. 1. The American consumer is out - a global oil conglomerate is in. There's a clear sea-change in American business. AIG, Lehman and Bear Stearns fell off the list from 2008-2009. Nike, Google and Amazon moved up. The world is increasingly less Amero-centric. An American company is not No. 1 for the first time in over a decade. 140 companies are American, the lowest number on record. China now has 37 companies in the list of 500, its largest presence ever. 7 of the top 10 firms are oil companies. Still making money - the 2008 top 25 pulled in $4.88 trillion in revenue. This year they made $5.38 trillion. Fortune 500 Companies

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19. “The North Central Texas area ranks very high in meeting the business needs of our company, for several reasons: * Local high-tech workforce (engineers) * Affordable housing * Reasonable cost of living * Major airport (easy access to/from both coasts) * Telecommunications Center * Nice climate (except for the 100 plus days) “ Copyright InterLink 2009

20. “I look at "economic sphere of influence.” With that view, DFW rates very high as I see most of the technological influence for not only TX, but also OK, AR, and LA centered in DFW. “ Copyright InterLink 2009

22. Protective Services Careers: Fire ~ Police ~ EMT ~ Correctional Officers ~ Paralegal ~ Legal Asst. Architecture & Construction Careers: Architects & Drafters ~ Carpenters ~ Electricians ~ Heating/AC Techs. ~ Gen. Maintenance Repairers ~ Heavy Equip. Operators ~ Plumbers ~ Welders Education Careers: Teachers STEM CAREERS: * Engineers: Aerospace ~ Civil ~ Computer Software Applications ~ Computer Systems Software ~ Electrical & Electronic ~ Industrial, Mechanical * Electrical & Electronic Eng. Techs. Business, Finance, Management, Marketing & Sales Careers General & Operations Managers ~ Advertising Marketing Sales Mgrs. ~ Accountants ~ Auditors ~ Bookkeepers, ~ Financial Managers Health Science Careers: Medical Assistants ~ Medical Records/Info. Techs ~ Nurses ~ Patient Care Tech ~ Pharmacists ~ Pharmacy Techs. ~ Physical Therapists ~ Respiratory Care Techs ~ Radiologic Techs/Technos Hospitality Careers: Chefs ~ Head Cooks ~ Food Service Mgrs. Automotive Tech, Body Tech, Diesel Technician Transportation & Distribution Managers, Heavy Truck Drivers Transportation, Dist. & Logistics Careers: Agriculture, Food & Natural Products Careers: Veterinary Technicians & Technologists Arts, AV Tech. & Communications Careers: Multimedia Artists/Animators

23.  Advanced Manufacturing Machinest Techs.  Biotechnology Research Tech.  Composite (Bond Assembly) Techs.  Computer & Digital Forensics Techs.  Computer Security Specialists  Convergence Technology Specialists/Techs.  Data Mining Techs.  Electronic Commerce Specialists  Gaming Techs.  Geographic Information Systems Techs.  Global Positioning Techs.  Laboratory Service Techs.  Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Techs  Nanotechnology Techs.  Robotics Techs.  Solar Thermal Installers & Techs.  Solar Photovoltaic (Electric) Installer Copyright InterLink 2009