1. Louisiana Alliance Cultivating Economic Success (LACES) Target Industry Cluster Analysis

2. Overview 01 02 Table of contents Target Industry Cluster

3. 01 overview LACES Region, LA

4. 4 Overview section 01 Louisiana Alliance Cultivating Economic Success (LACES) Region The LACES Region is comprised of four Louisiana counties. Interstate I-55 passes through the central part of the region connecting to I-12 to the south.  East Feliciana  St. Helena  Tangipahoa  Washington

5. 02 target industry cluster Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Education and Knowledge Creation Information Technology and Telecommunications Transportation and Logistics

6. 6 section 03 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, 2009- 2014 Industry Trend, 2009- 2014 Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, 2009-2014 Regional Performance, 2009-2014 ABC=A+BDD-C Crop Production2,052146-13115124109 Poultry Processing66142-61-19104123 Animal Production52652-67-15-163-148 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate 19312-17-53944 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders13310919-3-22 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers1105053833 Livestock Merchant Wholesalers962-2075 Bottled Water Manufacturing8210-18-8-46-38 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating451232522 Fluid Milk Manufacturing364-5-14-13 Meat Processed from Carcasses343-210 Other Animal Food Manufacturing2910-100-108 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 23505-40-45 Retail Bakeries191232 Spice and Extract Manufacturing16112108 Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors: LACES Region, LA Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness.

7. 7 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Animal Production and Aquaculture$91.964%96% Crop Production$52.5822%78% Poultry Processing$15.1883%17% Other Animal Food Manufacturing$14.8429%71% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$11.566%94% Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders$8.1917%83% Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing **$7.960%100% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$7.469%91% Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings$7.0926%74% Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)$6.5126%74% General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$6.0132%68% Rail transportation$5.1220%80% Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing **$5.040%100% Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers$5.0015%85% Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing **$4.530%100% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

8. 8 Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03 Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region.

9. 9 Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, 2009-2014 Median Hourly Earnings, 2014 Entry Level Education Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers2,182-5%$13.7High school diploma or equivalent Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 27120%$10.2Less than high school Production Workers, All Other21912%$12.3High school diploma or equivalent Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 10714%$11.3Less than high school Packers and Packagers, Hand538%$8.8Less than high school Maintenance and Repair Workers, General512%$14.6High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 49-4%$24.6Postsecondary non-degree award Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 47-11%$23.0High school diploma or equivalent Office Clerks, General4624%$9.3High school diploma or equivalent Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers40-2%$16.0Postsecondary non-degree award Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks38-3%$15.4High school diploma or equivalent Butchers and Meat Cutters359%$12.3Less than high school Helpers--Production Workers32-3%$10.6Less than high school General and Operations Managers323%$33.8Bachelor's degree Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators31-14%$14.4Less than high school Top Occupations: LACES Region, LA Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in 2014. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

10. 10 section 03 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Education and Knowledge Creation Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, 2009- 2014 Industry Trend, 2009- 2014 Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, 2009-2014 Regional Performance, 2009-2014 ABC=A+BDD-C Newspaper Publishers11010-38-28-253 Fine Arts Schools905382921 Sports and Recreation Instruction855813 0 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction 492463024 Educational Support Services491123129 Exam Preparation and Tutoring431122927 Other Technical and Trade Schools3732-6-8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2210198 Periodical Publishers191-3-246 Professional and Management Development Training 18336-22-28 Computer Training131-3-2-4-2 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals 111890-9 Flight Training1100099 Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors: LACES Region, LA Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. EMSI does not include detailed sectors for Book Publishers; and Libraries and Archives.

11. 11 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)$0.422%98% Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings$0.4131%69% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$0.395%95% Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)$0.3833%67% Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$0.362%98% Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers$0.2916%84% Wired Telecommunications Carriers$0.2138%62% All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$0.2145%55% Other Activities Related to Real Estate$0.2019%81% Paper (except Newsprint) Mills$0.1940%60% Couriers and Express Delivery Services$0.1928%72% Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $0.1671%29% Residential Property Managers$0.1416%84% Computer Systems Design Services$0.141%99% Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $0.147%93% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Education and Knowledge Creation Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

12. 12 Education and Knowledge Creation Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03 Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region.

13. 13 Education and Knowledge Creation Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, 2009-2014 Median Hourly Earnings, 2014 Entry Level Education Self-Enrichment Education Teachers9934%$17.0High school diploma or equivalent Teachers and Instructors, All Other7320%$19.4Bachelor's degree Advertising Sales Agents36-10%$14.0High school diploma or equivalent Office Clerks, General2556%$9.3High school diploma or equivalent Coaches and Scouts2140%$12.4Bachelor's degree Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 15-6%$6.9High school diploma or equivalent Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1456%$12.2High school diploma or equivalent Postsecondary Teachers1330%$27.4Doctoral or professional degree Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors1386%$11.4High school diploma or equivalent Reporters and Correspondents11-15%$14.5Bachelor's degree Teacher Assistants10100%$8.7Some college, no degree Top Occupations: LACES Region, LA Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in 2014. EMSI does not show sufficient data for Musicians and Singers; Survey Researchers; Public Relations Specialists; and Physical Scientists, All Other. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

14. 14 section 03 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Information Technology And Telecommunications Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, 2009- 2014 Industry Trend, 2009- 2014 Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, 2009-2014 Regional Performance, 2009-2014 ABC=A+BDD-C Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors 41428-2264438 Wired Telecommunications Carriers29622-231112 Custom Computer Programming Services712573932 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 625491-8 Computer Systems Design Services272350-5 Other Computer Related Services231-267 Motor and Generator Manufacturing2200021 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) 1310121 Telecommunications Resellers121-3-257 Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors: LACES Region, LA Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness. EMSI does not show sufficient data for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing; Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing; Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing; Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing; and Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing.

15. 15 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Wired Telecommunications Carriers$13.5240%60% Motion Picture and Video Production$5.912%98% Cable and Other Subscription Programming *$4.790%100% Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers$2.1130%70% Engineering Services$1.4811%89% Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$1.353%97% Offices of Lawyers$1.2519%81% Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $1.1851%49% Temporary Help Services$1.1116%84% Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $1.037%93% Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing$0.9221%79% Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing **$0.850%100% Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings$0.7529%71% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$0.7510%90% Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)$0.6931%69% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Information Technology And Telecommunications Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

16. 16 Information Technology And Telecommunications Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03 Note: ** industry sector is not present in the region.

17. 17 Information Technology And Telecommunications Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, 2009-2014 Median Hourly Earnings, 2014 Entry Level Education Electricians12112%$17.4High school diploma or equivalent Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 584%$24.7Postsecondary non-degree award Helpers--Electricians5315%$13.3High school diploma or equivalent Unclassified Occupation4845%$11.6N/A Sales Representatives, Services, All Other4510%$27.2High school diploma or equivalent Customer Service Representatives405%$12.2High school diploma or equivalent Construction Laborers3930%$11.1Less than high school Carpenters3517%$13.7High school diploma or equivalent Office Clerks, General2713%$9.3High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 215%$16.2High school diploma or equivalent Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers205%$20.4High school diploma or equivalent Managers, All Other2033%$16.5High school diploma or equivalent General and Operations Managers1820%$33.8Bachelor's degree Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1820%$12.2High school diploma or equivalent Computer Systems Analysts1731%$25.4Bachelor's degree Top Occupations: LACES Region, LA Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in 2014. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

18. 18 section 03 ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). Transportation and Logistics Cluster Industries Jobs 2014 National Trend, 2009- 2014 Industry Trend, 2009- 2014 Cumulative Expected Growth Actual Job Growth, 2009-2014 Regional Performance, 2009-2014 ABC=A+BDD-C General Warehousing and Storage974699015962-97 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 52336-14224220 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage410312354-4-58 General Freight Trucking, Local34526-13135-8 Couriers and Express Delivery Services2369514115101 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload 18698176851 Local Messengers and Local Delivery168819276437 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local 16313720-12-32 Rail transportation12897169-7 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas89606137 Other Support Activities for Road Transportation 736814-15 Charter Bus Industry551042 Motor Vehicle Towing44549-19-28 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services 432242016 Inland Water Passenger Transportation280112524 Shift-Share Analysis by Top Industry Sectors: LACES Region, LA Note: Upward arrow ( ) indicates regional competitiveness.

19. 19 Industries Estimated Input ($ Millions), 2013 % In-Region% Out of Region Couriers and Express Delivery Services$11.3730%70% General Warehousing and Storage$7.3153%47% US Postal Service$5.1540%60% Freight Transportation Arrangement$4.5610%90% Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings$4.1532%68% Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)$3.8135%65% Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices$3.155%95% Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers$2.9217%83% Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers$2.7010%90% Temporary Help Services$2.4616%84% Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$2.1310%90% Other Activities Related to Real Estate$2.0420%80% Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers *$1.995%95% Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction$1.971%99% Rail transportation$1.7028%72% Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA Note: * industry sector has less than 10 jobs as calculated by EMSI; ** industry sector is not present in the region. Transportation and Logistics Cluster ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

20. 20 Transportation and Logistics Cluster Top 15 Inputs by Dollars: LACES Region, LA ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

21. 21 Transportation and Logistics Cluster OccupationsJobs 2014 % Change, 2009-2014 Median Hourly Earnings, 2014 Entry Level Education Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,02110%$16.0Postsecondary non-degree award Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 46511%$11.3Less than high school Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers20341%$14.2High school diploma or equivalent Couriers and Messengers19163%$14.9High school diploma or equivalent Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators145-1%$14.4Less than high school Stock Clerks and Order Fillers901%$9.7Less than high school Office Clerks, General856%$9.3High school diploma or equivalent First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 829%$22.1High school diploma or equivalent Machine Feeders and Offbearers566%$14.5Less than high school Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks544%$12.1High school diploma or equivalent Packers and Packagers, Hand534%$8.8Less than high school Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 526%$14.3High school diploma or equivalent Managers, All Other4917%$16.5High school diploma or equivalent General and Operations Managers484%$33.8Bachelor's degree Customer Service Representatives425%$12.2High school diploma or equivalent Top Occupations: LACES Region, LA Note: SOC (Standard Occupation Classification) 5-digit occupations are included by jobs in 2014. ​ Source: EMSI Class of Worker 2014.4 (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors). section 03

22. 22 Report Contributors This report was prepared by the Purdue Center for Regional Development, in partnership with the Southern Rural Development Center and USDA Rural Development, in support of the Stronger Economies Together program. Data Analysis Ayoung Kim Francisco Scott Yong Jee Kim Report Authors Bo Beaulieu, PhD Indraneel Kumar, PhD Andrey Zhalnin, PhD Report Design Tyler Wright This report was supported, in part, by grant from the USDA Rural Development through the auspices of the Southern Rural Development Center. It was produced in support of the Stronger Economies Together (SET) program.

23. For more information, ​ please contact: ​ Dr. Bo Beaulieu, ​ PCRD Director: ​ ljb@purdue.edu ​ Or ​ 765-494-7273 The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) seeks to pioneer new ideas and strategies that contribute to regional collaboration, innovation and prosperity. January 2016