1. 1 Construction industry trends in SW Washington and Portland Tracy Schreiber SW Washington Workforce Development Council Scott Bailey Washington Employment Security Department Labor Market and Performance Analysis

2. 2 Topic Heading (optional) Construction employment Bubble, crash, incomplete recovery Not as bad locally as nationally Higher concentration of construction jobs locally, due to faster overall growth than national average Faster growth anticipated over next decade Age profile not that different for construction Less formal education, higher wages

3. 3 Source: Washington Employment Security Department, Oregon Employment Department, BLS Construction employment: the roller coaster

4. 4 Source: Washington Employment Security Department, Oregon Employment Department, BLS—adjusted by WA ESD Construction employment spikes higher, recovers better than U.S.

5. 5 Higher concentration of construction jobs in our area

6. 6 Source: Census/states, Local Employment Dynamics database Employment by age, all industries vs. construction, 2014

7. 7 Source: Census/states, Local Employment Dynamics database Employment by education, all industries vs. construction, 2014

8. 8 Source: Washington Employment Security Department, Oregon Employment Department Average annual wage, all industries vs. construction, 2014

9. 9 Contact Info  tschreiber@swwdc.org tschreiber@swwdc.org  scott.bailey@esd.wa.gov scott.bailey@esd.wa.gov