The State of Working Wisconsin 2004

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Laura DresserCenter on Wisconsin
Strategy www.cows.org
Seeds of Workforce Change A regional approach to
improving the economic landscape of Southwest and
South Central Wisconsin Presented to Dane
Planning Forum, Friday September 29, 2006
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The Region
Source. Center on Wisconsin Strategy, GROW
Report, Figure 1.4.
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These 12 counties account for

• More than 1 million people 19 percent of WI
  population
• 600,000 workers 20 percent of WI total
• 37 billion gross regional product 20 percent of
  WI GSP
• 3.8 billion in exports 16 percent of WI total

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Education, Manufacturing and Health in SWSC
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Commuting Patterns in the Region
Source U.S. Census Bureau. Commuting flows of
county residents into work county exceeding 5
are shown.
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4 Distinct Sub-Regions
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Intra-Regional Trends

• A Growing Region, but Uneven Growth (driven by
  Dane County)
• Rural Counties Lagging
• Rock County Vulnerable, Dependent on GM and
  Related Suppliers

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Per Capita Income Growth19692003 (2002 dollars)
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Seeds of
Workforce Change 2006
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Sub-Regional Population Growth, 19692003
Source. Center on Wisconsin Strategy, GROW
Report, Figure 2.1.
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Sub-Regional Snapshot of SWSC
Source. Center on Wisconsin Strategy, GROW
Report, Table 2.1.
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Dane A Center for Jobs

• 43 percent of total SWSC population
• 53 percent of total SWSC jobs
• High housing costs close to center push more
  workers further out
• Increasingly commuters are spilling into
  surrounding counties

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Health Care Employment19902004, Four Sub-Regions
Source. Center on Wisconsin Strategy, GROW
Report, Figure 4.6.
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Manufacturing Employment 19902004, Four
Sub-Regions
Source. Center on Wisconsin Strategy, GROW
Report, Figure4.2.
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Top Five Industries, Dane County, 2004
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Seeds of
Workforce Change 2006
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Dane County Top 10 Industries for Job Growth
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Seeds of
Workforce Change 2006
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Dane County Top 10 Occupations for Most Projected
Job Growth
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Seeds of
Workforce Change 2006
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Median Wages and Shares of the Workforce by
EducationWisconsin and U.S., 2005 (2005 dollars)
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The State of
Working Wisconsin 2006
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Driver Industries, SWSC Wisconsin
Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Seeds of
Workforce Change 2006
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Key Workforce Issues

• Tight labor markets Low unemployment looking
  forward
• Job quality challenges growing numbers of
  low-wage/low-benefit jobs
• Skill gaps Skilled trades, manufacturing, health
  care, public sector
• For some, weak basic skills foundation
• Increasing diversity
• Increasing regional connections
• Seizing new opportunities in emerging industries

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Low Unemployment into the Future

• Labor force participation rates high
• Baby boom shifting into retirement

Labor Force Participation, 2004
Dane 79.3
Rock 70.0
Rural w/Urban Pressure 74.3
Rural 70.6
Wisconsin 70.5
United States 66.0
Source Wisconsin DWD, US Bureau of Labor
Statistics
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Who lacks a solid base of basic skills?
Speak English Less than "Very Well" (Ages 18-64) Speak English Less than "Very Well" (Ages 18-64) Lacking HS Degree (Age 25 and over) Lacking HS Degree (Age 25 and over)
Dane 11,861 4.1 21,177 7.8
Rock 3,027 3.3 15,887 16.1
Rural Urban Pressure 3,279 1.9 30,355 15.7
Rural 963 1.2 14,713 16.9
Wisconsin 98,128 3.0 518,417 14.9
United States 15,486,421 8.9 35,715,625 19.6
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Diversity is increasing, disparity remains
significant
Graduation Rates, Madison Metro Schools, 2003-2004, by Race and Ethnicity Graduation Rates, Madison Metro Schools, 2003-2004, by Race and Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaskan Native 54.5
Asian/Pacific Islander 88.7
Black 67.7
Hispanic 69.4
White 92.2
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Strategies for Moving the Region Forward

• Build community support for ensuring economic and
  community success by building basic skills and
  investing in and engaging with disadvantaged
  youth
• Strengthen and expand efforts for more
  coordinated, strategic, forward-looking work in
  regional workforce issues
• Invest in industry partnerships that connect with
  growing and emerging occupational opportunities
• Advanced Manufacturing/Food Processing
• Health Care
• Construction Skilled Trades
• Biotechnology/Life Sciences Biobased Industry

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Strategies for Moving the Region Forward (cont.)

• Develop a health care Workforce Excellence
  Center for training current and future workers
  in
• Pilot new ways of coordinating regional economic
  and workforce development activities
• Collaborating on regional intervention and
  opportunity work
• Cluster leadership

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