Recent Labor Market Developments

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Recent Labor Market Developments
South Central Michigan (Hillsdale, Jackson,
Lenawee)
Jonesville
Jackson
Dr. Leonidas Murembya Regional Analyst
Adrian
DLEG/Bureau of Labor Market Information and
Strategic Initiatives
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Labor Market Topics

• Population
• Employment Unemployment
• Industry Job Trends

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Population
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Population Growth in SCMI MWA Above Statewide
Rate
2000 to 2007
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Natural Growth Behind Population Increase in SCMI
MWA
US Census Bureau 2000 to 2007 Population
Estimates
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Workforce Implications of Future Population
Demographics

• Number of children and teens in Michigan will
  actually decline from 2000-2030
• Persons in prime working age category of 25-44
  years of age will also fall by 8.2 percent
• Persons 62 years of age and over will almost
  double in numbers (a growth rate of 71 percent)
  or 7.6 of total population

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South Central Michigan Employed Unemployed
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South Central Michigan Labor Force Peaked in 2001
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Regional Jobless Rate Remains High Follows
Statewide Trend
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Industry Employment
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Payroll Jobs Decline Since 2000 South Central
Michigan MWA
Annual Average
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South Central Michigan Industry Job Performance
Since 2000 Construction Manufacturing Job
Loss Private Ed Job Gain
2000 2007 Employment Change Annual Averages
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Recent Troubles in the Housing Sector Negatively
Affected Construction Jobs South Central Michigan
MWA
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Manufacturing Sector Jobs Down Sharply, But Some
Area Manufacturers Have Added Jobs
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Top 10 Growth Sectors Over the Past Year
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Top 10 Declining Sectors Over the Past Year
Concentrated in Manufacturing and Construction
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Recent Labor Market Developments

• Area population growth just a little above
  statewide rate.
• Unemployment hits record high in over a decade
• Employment growth is mixed across industries
• Healthcare and private education sectors still
  growing.
• Manufacturing still declining, and construction
  hard hit by housing troubles

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For Additional Labor Market Information

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• Leonidas Murembya
• 209 E. Washington Ave., Suite 100
• Jackson, MI 49201
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