March 24, 2011March 24, 2011Lower Savannah Education & Business AllianceLower Savannah Education & Business Alliance

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Lorraine Faulds, Research & Planning AdministratorLorraine Faulds, Research & Planning Administrator

SC Department of Employment & WorkforceSC Department of Employment & Workforce

Labor Market Information:Labor Market Information:Data for Decision-makingData for Decision-making

The labor force in The labor force in South Carolina…South Carolina…

Labor Force Information

First, a few definitions…

Employed: Persons 16 years old or older who worked for pay any time during the week that included the 12th of the month.

Unemployed: Persons 16 years old or older who are not working but want a job, and are able and willing to work.

Labor Force: Employed plus unemployed.

Unemployment Rate: Unemployment divided by labor force.

Unemployment Rate

Most recent data…

Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. Jan.

2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010

Lower Savannah WIA 124,459 125,307 199,916 15,571 16,279 19,539 11.1 11.5 8.9

Aiken County 70,152 69,948 70,188 6,159 6,353 7,771 8.1 8.3 10.0

Allendale County 2,630 2,705 77,179 567 596 780 17.7 18.1 22.6

Bamberg County 5,242 5,363 5,376 915 970 1,119 14.9 15.3 17.2

Barnwell County 7,094 7,242 7,190 1,336 1,429 1,883 15.8 16.5 20.8

Calhoun County 5,879 5,867 5,898 750 785 946 11.3 11.8 13.8

Orangeburg County 33,462 34,182 34,085 5,844 6,146 7,040 14.9 15.2 17.1

UNEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT

About the jobs…

Where Are The Jobs?Employment by Industry, Third Quarter 2010

Data for counties, MSAs and WIA areas can be found at www.sces.org/about-lmi-qcew.asp

AVG AVG

EMPLOYING MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT WEEKLY

INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION UNITS EMPLOYMENT PERCENTAGE WAGE

Total, Private and Government 5,678 111,175 100.0 761

Construction 500 5,388 4.8 994Manufacturing 236 15,970 14.4 934Durable Goods Manufacturing 155 8,920 8.0 816Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,399 19,340 17.4 523Information 60 780 0.7 665Financial Activities 432 3,529 3.2 749Professional and Business Services 682 16,246 14.6 1,276Education and Health Services 603 10,482 9.4 598Leisure and Hospitality 534 9,369 8.4 251Other Services 722 2,051 1.8 393Private households 381 430 0.4 217Federal Government 90 1,183 1.1 1,403State Government 89 4,440 4.0 756Local Government 170 13,047 11.7 695

Lower Savannah WIA Area Industries, Third Qtr. 2010

If we drill down further…AVG AVG

EMPLOYING MONTHLY WEEKLY

UNITS EMPLOYMENT WAGE

Retail Trade 1,039 14,287 414

Motor vehicle and parts dealers 154 1,913 544

Gasoline stations 151 263 436Food and beverage stores 121 200 567Health and personal care stores 117 1,003 489General merchandise stores 95 2,983 370Miscellaneous store retailers 92 1,268 619Clothing and clothing accessories stores 88 1,979 316Building material and garden supply stores 85 970 283Furniture and home furnishings stores 47 219 301Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 35 2,912 363Electronics and appliance stores 29 459 379Nonstore retailers 25 118 593

Note: Misc. store retailers include florists, office supplies, gift, used merchandise, pet, art, mobile home, tobacco and other miscellaneous retailers.

The JobsTop 20 jobs with the most openings

in the Lower Savannah WIA Area (2006-2016)

Original data from www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

Retail Salespersons Customer Service Representatives Tellers Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers Home Health Aides Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Cashiers Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast FoodTruck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Pharmacy Technicians Registered Nurses Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersPharmacists Counter and Rental Clerks Industrial Machinery Mechanics Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Medical Assistants Industrial Engineers Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

Top 50 Jobs with the Most Openings in the Top 50 Jobs with the Most Openings in the Lower Savannah WIA AreaLower Savannah WIA Area

(see handout)(see handout)

Code Occupational Title

2006 Employ

ment2016 Projected

EmploymentNumber Change

Avg. Hrly.

Wages Education Required Career Cluster

000000 Total, All Occupations 114,755 112,089 -2,666 15.31

412031 Retail Salespersons 3,967 4,480 513 10.50 Short-term on-the-job training Marketing, Sales and Service 433071 Tellers 687 907 220 11.12 Short-term on-the-job training Finance 311011 Home Health Aides 789 933 144 7.43 Short-term on-the-job training Health Science 412011 Cashiers 4,519 4,639 120 7.53 Short-term on-the-job training Marketing, Sales and Service 353021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 1,356 1,475 119 7.27 Short-term on-the-job training Hospitality & Tourism 372011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,877 1,965 88 8.56 Short-term on-the-job training Business, Management and Administration 412021 Counter and Rental Clerks 305 352 47 11.46 Short-term on-the-job training Marketing, Sales and Service 434171 Receptionists and Information Clerks 595 626 31 11.70 Short-term on-the-job training Business, Management and Administration

LOWER SAVANNAH WIA AREA OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS, 2006-2016Top 50 occupations by education required with employment, wages and career clusters

Top 20 Declining OccupationsTop 20 Declining Occupations

Most are in Production (Manufacturing) and Construction

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsSecretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extractive WorkersCarpenters General and Operations Managers Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Construction Laborers Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Packers and Packagers, Hand Stock Clerks and Order Fillers Chief Executives Helpers--Production Workers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating WorkersConstruction Managers Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

About the money…

Reality check!Reality check!

www.jumpstart.org/realitycheck/www.jumpstart.org/realitycheck/

An example from Reality Check…An example from Reality Check…

•ShelterShelter: Share apartment with roommate: Share apartment with roommate

•TransportationTransportation: Used car (includes insurance, maintenance, car : Used car (includes insurance, maintenance, car payment)payment)

•FoodFood: Eat out: Eat out

•UtilitiesUtilities: Electric, gas & water, cell phone: Electric, gas & water, cell phone

•ExpensesExpenses: Minimum clothing, company health insurance, : Minimum clothing, company health insurance, Internet accessInternet access

•EntertainmentEntertainment: Basic cable, 4 movie rentals, 2 CDs, and 2 game : Basic cable, 4 movie rentals, 2 CDs, and 2 game rentals each monthrentals each month

•PersonalPersonal: Basic haircut, makeup, do laundry at parents house, : Basic haircut, makeup, do laundry at parents house, car wash, personal hygiene itemscar wash, personal hygiene items

Take home pay would need to be Take home pay would need to be

$10/hour!!$10/hour!!

The more you learn, the more you earn!!The more you learn, the more you earn!!

Education Requirements for the Top 50 Jobs Education Requirements for the Top 50 Jobs in the Lower Savannah WIA Areain the Lower Savannah WIA Area

with the Most Openingswith the Most Openings

Education Requirement # of Occs.Short-term on-the-job training 11Moderate-term on-the-job training 10Long-term on-the-job training 1Work experience in a related occupation 3Postsecondary vocational award 2Associate degree 2Bachelor's degree 10Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience 3Master's degree 2Doctoral degree 5First professional degree 1

25 of the top 50 require

no formal

training.

Jobs that require OJTJobs that require OJT(from the top 50 occupations)(from the top 50 occupations)

Security Guards ($10.37)Security Guards ($10.37)

Truck Drivers, Heavy Duty ($16.11)Truck Drivers, Heavy Duty ($16.11)

Pharmacy Technicians ($11.48)Pharmacy Technicians ($11.48)

Retail Salespersons ($10.50)Retail Salespersons ($10.50)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($16.43)Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($16.43)

OJT jobs OJT jobs where a certificate will help…where a certificate will help…

Pharmacy Technicians ($11.48)Pharmacy Technicians ($11.48)

Truck Drivers, Heavy/Tractor Trailer ($16.11)Truck Drivers, Heavy/Tractor Trailer ($16.11)

Medical Assistants ($16.38)Medical Assistants ($16.38)

Registered Nurses ($33.74)Registered Nurses ($33.74)

Dental Hygienists ($27.30)Dental Hygienists ($27.30)

EMTs & Paramedics ($14.72)EMTs & Paramedics ($14.72)

Welders ($18.13)Welders ($18.13)

Jobs that require Jobs that require Postsecondary/Vocational Training or Postsecondary/Vocational Training or

an Associate’s Degreean Associate’s Degree

BUT REMEMBER…BUT REMEMBER…The more you learn, the more you earn!!The more you learn, the more you earn!!

Elementary School Teachers ($21.93)Elementary School Teachers ($21.93)

Loan Officers ($24.27)Loan Officers ($24.27)

Accountants & Auditors ($24.89)Accountants & Auditors ($24.89)

Network Systems & Data CommunicationsNetwork Systems & Data Communications

Analysts ($30.15)Analysts ($30.15)

Jobs that require Jobs that require a Bachelor’s Degree a Bachelor’s Degree

(with or without related work experience)(with or without related work experience)

GreenJobs

Produce products or services that provide renewable or clean energy (e.g., solar, biomass, wind, ocean wave, geothermal, nuclear, etc.)

Produce products or services that increase energy efficiency (e.g., green construction, retrofitting, weatherization, energy auditing, manufacturing energy efficient products, smart grid products, etc.)

Conserve natural or agricultural resources (e.g., water conservation, wetlands restoration, land reclamation, environmental science, organic farming, etc.)

Provide pollution prevention, recycling or environmental cleanup services (e.g., pollution abatement, recycling, waste reduction, waste to energy, carbon emissions monitoring or trading, hazardous waste cleanup, etc.)

Produce products or services that provide clean transportation or fuels (e.g., fuel cells, advanced batteries, alternative fuel parts, fuel efficiency and emissions, biofuels, etc.)

Provide education, consulting and compliance services (e.g., training, consulting, sustainability planning, environmental research, legislative compliance, etc.)

What is a green job?

“Work in progress” list done by the Department of Commerce and a consortium of agencies

Based on other state definitions and lists

106 occupations in 13 industries

Bureau of Labor Statistics is doing a national survey

Green Jobs List

A Sampling of Green Jobs in SC

Occupation TitleEducation Needed

2009 Avg. Hourly Wage* Career Cluster

Water Resource Specialists Bachelor's degree 47.13 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Chemists Bachelor's degree 32.63 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Energy Auditors (Also Sustainability and Business Operations Specialists) Bachelor's degree 28.80 Business, Management and Administration Farmers and Ranchers Long-term on-the-job training 23.62 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Recycling Coordinators Work experience in related occupation 20.98 Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics Solar Photovoltaic Installers (Also Solar Thermal and Weatherization Installers & Technicians) Moderate-term on-the-job training 12.61 Architecture & Construction Forest and Conservation Technicians Associate degree 17.31 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Geothermal Technicians (Also Wind Turbine Service Technicians) Moderate-term on-the-job training 17.63 Manufacturing

Biofuels Processing Technicians (Also Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System, Biomass Plant and Hydroelectric Plant Technicians and Misc. Plant & System Operators) Long-term on-the-job training 18.78 Manufacturing Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Moderate-term on-the-job training 21.66 Architecture & Construction

* Many of these jobs do not yet exist in SC so US wages were used.

Sources: SC Department of Commerce (Green Jobs)Education: US Department of Labor Wages: SC Department of Employment & WorkforceClusters: States' Career Clusters Initiative Crosswalk at www.careerclusters.org (career clusters)

There are 448 green majors in high school in South Carolina.

They are categorized as “green” or “green-related.”

For the complete list, go to…

Green “Majors” in SC High Schools

Majors classified as green are directly related to careers in renewable or clean energy; energy efficiency; natural or agricultural resource conservation; pollution prevention, recycling or environmental cleanup; or clean transportation systems and fuels. Green-related majors can help in pursuing a green career, but are more general knowledge.

For more information on green jobs, go to the

Department of Commerce website at:

http://www.sconestop.org/gsipub/index.asp?docid=383

(Also has a list of green-related programs at SC’s technical schools!)

Where can we find more information?

SC Department of Employment and Workforce, Labor Market Information (LMI): www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

SC Department of Commerce: www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov

www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

•Wages for occupations: Occupational Employment & Wages

•2008-2018 Occupational Projections for the state are available at www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp.

•WIA area occupational projections are available for 2006-2016 at this site. 2008-2018 projections for WIAs will be out this summer.

•Palmetto Workforce Connections is our workforce information blog. Feel free to comment!!

•Publication and presentation requests through e-mail to lmicustomerservice@dew.sc.gov.

www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

•Green Jobs

•Economic Outlook

•Area profiles, occupational profiles, industry profiles

www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

Two LMI websites? Not for long!

DEW and Commerce

will soon be merging

their LMI and Research

Department websites.

www.bls.gov

www.bls.gov

•Use “Subject Area” tab to see a list of all topics on the website

•Some great publications:

Monthly Labor Review (great feature articles)

Occupational Outlook Quarterly & Occupational Outlook Handbook

Spotlight on Statistics (might be good for a math class!)

Career Guides

Hands-on Tools: Brochures & Posters

Brochures are 8 ½” x 11 tri-fold and posters are 11” x 17”.

All brochures and posters are free for download or

printing from the LMI website.

Hands-on Tools: Face-to-Face

•Presentations/Workshops

for teachers

for students

for parents

•Job Fairs

•Career Days

QUESTIONS?

Contact LMI

South Carolina Dept. of Employment & Workforce

Labor Market Information Department

(803) 737-2660 or 1-800-205-9290

www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

Lorraine Faulds: lfaulds@dew.sc.gov