0. Polk County Workforce Development Region Job Market Update
December, 2009

1. Labor Market Information Mission
To Produce, Analyze, and Deliver Labor Statistics to Improve Economic Decision-Making
Note: Employment data are the state’s most important economic indicator

2. LMI Statistics Produced/ Delivered
Labor Force
Total Employment
Employment by Industry and Occupation
Employment Projections by Industry and Occupation (Demand)
Unemployment/ Unemployment Rate
Wage by Industry and Occupation
Census/ Affirmative Action

3. LMI Facts
Data collected under Federal/ State Cooperative Statistical Programs
Data comparable nationwide for all counties and metro areas
Data meet stringent probability sampling design statistical methods with required response rates of 75 percent
Monthly data release dates by county and metro area are 3 weeks after the reference month, including: labor force, employment, unemployment, unemployment rates, and employment by industry

4. How is LMI Collected?
Sample-Designed Statistical Surveys from employers
Econometric Modeling developed by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Administrative Records from Unemployment Compensation

5. Who are the customers of Labor Market Statistics?
Workforce/ Economic Development Decision-Makers
Employers/ Job Seekers
Education/ Welfare Planners
Career Counselors/ Teachers
Economists/ Policy Makers
Elected Officials
Media

6. Labor Force Conditions
Not Seasonally Adjusted October 2009
The unemployment rate in the county is higher than the state and nation
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

7. Unemployment Rates Not Seasonally Adjusted
Unemployment rates have been increasing since mid-2006
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

8. Florida Unemployment Rates by County
October 2009, Not Seasonally Adjusted .
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, released November 20, 2009

9. Unemployment Rates in the Ten Most Populous States Seasonally Adjusted October 2009
P = Preliminary
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, released November 20, 2009

10. Nonagricultural Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metro area employment is declining at a steeper rate than the nation, but slightly less steep than the state
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

11. Florida Nonagricultural Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted, 1990-Current
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

12. Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA (Polk County)
Total Nonagricultural Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

13. Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA (Polk County)
Total Nonagricultural Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

14. Nonagricultural Employment by Industry
Not Seasonally Adjusted / Over-the-Year Percent Change October 2009
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

15. Employment by Industry Not Seasonally Adjusted
May not add to total due to unclassified employment
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

16. Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA
Nonagricultural Employment by Industry Not Seasonally Adjusted
October 2009
Florida
Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA
Note: Percents may not add to due to rounding
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

17. Education and Health Services is the only industry in the Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA to gain jobs Over the Year
October 2008 – October 2009
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

18. Employment Growth Over the Year by Metro Area Not Seasonally Adjusted, October 2009
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released November 20, 2009

19. Wages by Industry 2008
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released October 2009

20. Florida Average Annual Wages Range from $45,163 to $26,701
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008 Wage Data, released October 2009.

21. Florida Per Capita Income Ranges from $63,276 to $17,142
Polk County ranks below the state in per capita personal income
Note: * 2008 data
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007

22. Fastest-Growing Industries
Fastest-Growing Industries* Workforce Region 17 (Polk County) Forecast to 2017
*Includes industries with a minimum of 260 jobs in 2009
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Forecast to 2017

23. Industries Gaining the Most New Jobs Workforce Region 17 (Polk County) Forecast to 2017
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Forecast to 2017

24. Fastest-Growing Occupations
Fastest-Growing Occupations* Workforce Region 17 (Polk County) Forecast to 2017
*Includes occupations with a minimum of 110 jobs in 2009
Note:  Projections to the year 2017 assume a Florida economic recovery, including construction.
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2009 Wage Data, Forecast to 2017

25. Occupations Gaining the Most New Jobs Workforce Region 17 (Polk County) Forecast to 2017
Note:  Projections to the year 2017 assume a Florida economic recovery, including construction.
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2009 Wage Data, Forecast to 2017

26. Highest and Lowest Paying Occupations Workforce Region 17 (Polk County)
Highest Paying
Lowest Paying
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2009 Wage Data

27. Top 15 Job Vacancies by Openings Polk County
Note: NA = Not available for this occupation
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2005 Job Vacancy/Hiring Needs Survey, Polk County

28. Top 15 Job Vacancies by Wage Polk County
Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, 2005 Job Vacancy/Hiring Needs Survey, Polk County

29. Housing Starts* and Foreclosures
* Privately Owned Housing Starts: 1-Unit Structures, Not Seasonally Adjusted.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Census Bureau, and RealtyTrac® (

30. What’s Hot … LMI Products and Services
Labor supply for business recruitment
Labor cost analysis for site selection studies, (wages and benefits)

31. What’s Hot … Skills-matching analysis Economic impact analysis
GIS (Geo-coding) maps
Vacancy / Hiring Needs surveys

32. What’s Hot … Targeted jobs for training design
Targeted industry selection and profiles

33. What’s Hot … Employer / targeted industry analysis
By employer size class
For High tech, Biotech, Photonics, Aerospace, etc.
Longitudinal job creation/destruction
Employer name and address file
Mailing labels
Physical local addresses for Homeland Defense

34. What’s Hot … Position Descriptions http://online.onetcenter.org/
Special employer surveys
Benefits surveys
Localized labor market overviews / presentations

35. What’s Hot … Workforce Board orientation / LMI training
One-Stop LMI training
O*NET training for skills matching
Training on industry and occupational coding taxonomies

36. What’s Hot … Training for career counselors and teachers
Monthly employment press releases
Census statistics including occupational commuting patterns and affirmative action
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) - industry demographics, labor turnover, and commuting patterns

37. What’s Hot …
FRED – Florida Research and Economic Database
Internet-based labor market and economic data base for analysts, businesses, and jobseekers
Designed to
View current and historical data
Ability to
Create, view, export, and print your own tables and profiles by area, industry, or occupation
Customize your own regions, graphs, maps

38. What’s Hot … Internet based FAQs – http://www.whatpeopleareasking.com
Job Seekers
What are the hot jobs?
What do hot jobs pay?
What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do I need for the hot jobs?
Who trains for the hot jobs?
What companies employ the hot jobs?
What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do I need for jobs?
What jobs use my skills?
Where can I find a job?
What jobs are available now?
Where can I find training assistance?
Businesses / Employers
What is the size of the labor force in my area?
What types of industries are in my area?
What types of companies are expected to grow in my area?
What are the hot jobs in my area?
What do jobs pay in my area?
What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do jobs require?
How many job seekers are available by occupation?
Where do I go to hire available workers?

39. What’s Hot … Publications / Posters For Career Development / Job Search / Business Recruitment
Product Guide
Wage Tables (online only)
Employment Forecasts (online only)
Labor Market Trends (online only)
Occupational Highlights
Occupational Profiles
Giving Children Hope and Skills
Career Posters
Wage Conversion Posters
Jobs Online Posters
Career Comic Books / Posters   

40. Labor Supply Analysis
Determine occupations desired and those with related skills
Combine:
Current employment
Job Seekers
Training enrollees
Training completers
Provide (from above) total labor supply or workers potentially available for prospective employer and labor costs

41. Site Selection Factors
Top 10 Site Selection Factors
Labor Site Selection Factors
1. Highway accessibility
1. Availability of skilled labor
2. Labor costs
2. Availability of unskilled labor
3. Occupancy and construction costs
3. Training programs
4. Tax exemptions
4. Labor costs
5. Energy availability and costs
5. Low union profile
6. Availability of skilled labor
6. Right-to-work state
7. State and local incentives
8. Corporate tax rate
9. Low union profile
10. Available land      
Source: Area Development Site and Facility Planning, 2008 Corporate Survey.

42. Live and Work in the Region
Workforce Region 17
Note: Data are displayed by Census 2000 block groups from block level data.
Source: US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2006 Origin-Destination Matrix-Total Jobs
Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, October 2009

43. Commuting to the Region
Workforce Region 17
Note: Data are displayed by Census 2000 block groups from block level data.
Source: US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2006 Origin-Destination Matrix-Total Jobs
Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, October 2009

45. Note: Density calculations create a realistic interpretation of values by displaying the predicted distribution of data over a continuous surface.
Source: InfoUSA Inc, Employer Database, st Edition
Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, December 2008

47. Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program, Q Data

48. Source: InfoUSA Inc., Employer Database, 2009-1st Edition

49. Education and Training pay …
Unemployment Rate (Percent)
Median Earnings (Dollars)
Doctoral degree
Professional degree
Master’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Associate degree
Some college, no degree
High-school graduate
Some high-school, no diploma
Notes: Unemployment and earnings for workers 25 and older, by educational attainment; earnings for full-time wage and salary workers.
Sources: Unemployment rate, 2008 annual average: Bureau of Labor Statistics; 2008 Weekly Median Earnings (multiplied by 52 weeks), Bureau of the Census.

50. Agency for Workforce Innovation Labor Market Statistics Center
Florida
Agency for Workforce Innovation
Labor Market Statistics Center
Caldwell Building
MSC G-020
107 E. Madison Street
Tallahassee, Florida
Phone (850)
George Foster
fred.labormarketinfo.com