oakland county employment report

8/10/2019 Oakland County employment report

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WORKFORCE

INTELLIGENCE NETWORKQUARTERLY REPORT OAKLAND COUNTYQ32014


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Labor Market and Demand Overview

Occupational Clusters

Advanced Manufacturing: Skilled Trades & TechniciansAdvanced Manufacturing: Engineers & DesignersInformation TechnologyHealth CareRetail & Hospitality

Labor Market and Demand Summary

Data Notes and Sources

CONTENTS GEOGRAPHY

WIN region includes 9 counties:

Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Macomb, Oakland,

Shiawassee, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne.

This report focuses on Oakland County.


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SECTION ONELABOR MARKET

AND DEMAND OVERVIEW

TOP 20 JOBS IN DEMA

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2

The top posting occupations in Oakland County have consistently included many of the samoccupations for several quarters. Software Developers for Applications and Retail Salespersconsistently in the top jobs, and this quarter is no exception. For the first time in over a yearhowever, Registered Nurses did not make the top 5 spotshaving fallen to sixth. Each of thhas high levels of posting for different reasons. Retails sales jobs are often high turnover antherefore must post frequently in order to keep a certain level of employment. Other jobs, lSoftware Developers, are experiencing great need at the moment and employers are scramget the talent they need to fill these high demand jobs.


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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE

labor force in Oakland County has been rising slowly since its lowest point in early 2011. In the currentrter, the labor force has risen again, adding 9,887 individuals. Between Q2 2014 and Q3 2014, the

r force rose by 1.7%. At this rate, Oakland County is on track to have a higher labor force number thanyears annual count, continuing the upward trend in labor force numbers.

the labor force, employment in the County has been increasing slowly since the late-2009 trough,lar to the rest of the Southeast Michigan region. In the most recent quarter, employment rose again,ng 6,428 workers. Since last quarter, employment has grown by 1.2%. Employment levels are nearlyvered to the highest point seen in this data, occurring before the recession in 2008. This trend ofdy, positive growth is a good sign for the county.

unemployment rate increased from last quarter by 0.5%, but the annual trend is still showing aine each year. Annual-to-date numbers for 2014 already show a drop in unemployment from last.

JULY - SEPTEMB

EMPLOYMENT DEMAN

Although Oakland County saw an increase this quarter, the unemployment rate will stilbe lower than last year when final numbers are reported. Labor force and employmengrown this quarter, but the labor force grew at a slightly higher ratecausing the increunemployment numbers. If employment increases again next quarter but the labor forstays the same, the unemployment rate will drop back to Q1 and Q2 levels for the year

During Q3 2014, Oakland County job posting levels declined by about 1,600 postings (fr31,899 in Q2 to 30,257), continuing a trend of steady decline over the course of this yealast year represented the biggest spike seen to date, and postings have been normalizisince. Postings are still higher than they were for much of 2013. This approximately 30,mark may be the average for this county, with the exception of several troughs that macaused by normal business cycles.


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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE OVERVIEW


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SECTION TWOOCCUPATIONAL CLUSTERS

OAKLAND COUNTY DEMAND OVERVIEW


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he highest number of postings i n the skilled trade and technician group are for Computer Controlled

Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic (almost 15% of all skilled trade-related postings in Oaklandounty). The next most prevalent postings are First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating workers

33 postings), Production Workers, All Other (116 postings), and Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and

Weighers (104 postings).

ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING

SKILLED TRADES AND TECHNI

ADVANCED MANUFACTURI

KILLED TRADES AND TECHNICIANS WINs technicians/skilled trades category

ncludes jobs related to advanced manufacturing. Southeast Michigan has more

emand for skilled- trades labor, such as CNC machinists and welders, than almost

nywhere else in the country. In 2014, skilled trades employment reached 104,229

ndividuals in the WIN region. NOTE: Skilled trades related to construction and repair

re not included in this cluster, as the focus is on advanced manufacturing.


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KILLED TRADES AND TECHNICIANS: ONLINE JOB POSTINGS AND EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

killed trades and technicians postings have remained steady since last quarterncreasing by a mere 4 postings. Not only are postings remaining higher for anotheruarter running but they are nearly double the posting level at this time last year.hese jobs are not traditionally posted online but are often filled through unions,iring halls, or word of mouth. The trend is shifting though, with more and moremployers turning to online postings to find qualified workers. Skilled trade andechnician postings represent 3% of total Oakland County online job postings.

Employment in Skilled Trades has been steadily increasing each year sincthe deepest trough in 2010, with a quick pace at first and now beginning tlevel. 30,842 individuals are employed in skilled trades and relatedoccupations compared to 30,120 in 2013. Employment increased at a rate2.3% between this year and last. Employment in this occupation group isnearing pre-recession levels, but is beginning to stagnate at a slightly low

level.


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KILLED TRADES AND TECHNICIANS: TOP JOBS WAGES



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KILLED TRADES AND TECHNICIANS: TOP JOBSDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS



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Mechanical Engineers represent 26% of all engineering and designer job postings in Q2 2014 with 750 postings.

Postings for this occupation remain high every quarter, and have increased by over 100 postings from last quarter.

Other top jobs include Electrical Engineers (493 postings), and Commercial And Industrial Designers (322 postings).

These top three jobs have been the most in demand in this industry for the past several quarters running. Postings

or these top three jobs together represent over 55% of all postings in this occupation group in Oakland County.

ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING

ENGINEERS AND DESIG

ADVANCED MANUFACTURI

NGINEERS AND DESIGNERSJobs in the manufacturing industry can range from assembly

nd production, to skilled trades and technicians, designers and engineers, and even

omputer-related occupations such as software development. This section focuses on

ngineers & designers, which represent 74,198 employed individuals in Southeast Michigan.

Demand for engineers in the region has been consistent, and employment has been growing

uickly.


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NGINEERS AND DESIGNERS: ONLINE JOB POSTINGS AND EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME


ngineer and designer postings in Oakland County have been stagnant this year,emaining around the 2,800 mark. With 2,818 Engineer and Designer postings thisuarter, postings have increased by only 9. The last peak in postings was at this time

ast year, in Q3 2013, but postings still remain relatively high this quarterso this may

e the new normal. Engineer and designer postings represent 9.3% of total online jobostings in Oakland County.

Employment in this occupational group has been steadily rising since the deeptrough in 2009. At 31,605 in 2014, employment has surpassed pre-recessionemployment and is continuing to grow. Engineering and Design employment i4% from 2013. Since 2009, more than 10,000 workers have gained employmen

this sector.


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NGINEERS AND DESIGNERS: TOP JOBS WAGES



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NGINEERS AND DESIGNERS:TOP JOBS EDUCATIONALTTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS



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technical and professional careers related to the design

support and management of hardware software multimedia

ices. While the information technology cluster

her clusters it is

In 2014 IT occupational employment was 74 309 in the WIN

this cluster include computer support specialists

lysts and software developers for applications.

6% of all IT postings in Oakland County are for Software Developers, Applications (1,380 postings). Thisccupation has been at the top of IT postings for several years running. Other top postings include Computer

ystems Analysts (437 postings), and Computer User Support Specialists (336 postings). These three

ccupations represent 56% of all IT postings in the county.

NFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

INFORMATION TECHNOLO


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ONLINE JOB POSTINGS AND EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME

NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

verall Posting Trendspostings in Oakland County remain well above 2012 and early-2013 levels but have

ropped slightly this quarter from 3,948 to 3,820a negligible drop of 128 postings. Postingsre significantly lower than they were this time last year, but Q3 2013 represented thergest peak in postings and postings were not expected to maintain that level. Like the restf Oakland County, this quarter appears to be sustaining higher-than-usual postings

dicating what might be the new normal. IT postings make up 12.6% of total postings inakland County, one of the highest shares across the WIN region.

EmploymentEmployment in this occupational group has been steadily rising since the dtrough in 2009. At 32,329 in 2014, employment has surpassed pre-recessioemployment and is continuing to grow. Since 2009, almost 6,000 workers gained employment in this sector.


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OP JOBS WAGES



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OP JOBS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS



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to health care

of Southeast Michigans largest

243 782 employees in 2014. Employment in this cluster has been

more health care workers needed to care for Michigans

regulatory and other changes. Registered

ver 26% of health care job postings in Oakland County are for Registered Nurses (666 postings). This

ccupation has been the top online poster for several years running. Other top postings in the region include

hose for Nursing Assistants (197 postings), Medical Assistants (151 postings), and Medical Records and Healthformation Technicians (111).

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH CA


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HEALTH CARE

ealth care postings have been steadily dropping through all of 2014 thus far. Thisuarter, postings decreased again from 2,791 in Q2 2014 to 2,488. Postings are,owever, still higher than they were in late 2012 and early 2013. Compared to thisuarter last year, like many other occupational groups, health care postings are lowers Q3 2013 represented the biggest peak seen in the data history. Health care

ccupation online postings represent 8.2% of all online job postings in Oaklandounty, a lower share of total postings than in most WIN region counties.

Although health care employment in Oakland County experienced a similar trother occupational groups during the recession, it recovered quickly and peak2012. Since then, employment has been declining rather steadily but is still hithan pre-recession levels. In 2014, 70,309 individuals were employed across toccupational group. Healthcare represents the second largest employment cl

that WIN studies in Oakland County.


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OP JOBS WAGES

HEALTH CARE


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HEALTH CARE


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the retail and hospitality cluster encompasses all customer service occupations

cross the retail sector the hotel industry food and beverage

call centers and other areas. In 2014 632 825 individuals were

l and hospitality postings represent, by far, the largest share of the five occupation groups analyzed by

Top jobs in this area include Retail Salespersons (1,166 postings), Sales Representatives, Wholesale

Manufacturing, Except Technical And Scientific Products (1,007 postings), and Customer Service

esentatives (676 postings). These three occupations are the most likely to be in the top three spots

quarter. First-Line Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers (521 postings), and Combined Food Preparation

Serving Workers, Including Fast Food (430 postings) are also among the top posting occupations in this

er.

RETAIL ANDHOSPITALITY

RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY


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etail and hospitality online postings have been relatively stagnant for the past severaluarters, since Q4 2013. This quarter, postings rest at 7,058, a slight drop from Q2 2014. Likether clusters in Oakland County, this is the fourth consecutive quarter with higher-than-sual postings after a big peak in late 2013. Where postings typically were around000-5,000 level, they are now normalizing at around 7,000 postings. Much of the postingehavior in this cluster is due to churn and turnover in staff in these positions, not significantmployment growth. Retail & hospitality postings represent 23.3% of all online job postings Oakland County, the most common posting occupation group in the region.

In 2014, 198,390 individuals are working across the retail and hospitalityoccupational groupthe largest of any of the clusters WIN studies. Since lowest trough in 2010, employment in this cluster has been steadily risingnegligible decline between this year and last. Employment has not yet recto pre-recession levels, but this industry has been growing quickly so thatoccur within the next several years.


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OP JOBS WAGES



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The labor force in Oakland County has been rising slowly since its lowest point in early 2011. Inthe current quarter, the labor force has risen again, adding 9,887 individuals. Between Q2 2014and Q3 2014, the labor force rose by 1.7%. At this rate, Oakland County is on track to have ahigher labor force number than last years annual count, continuing the upward trend in laborforce numbers.

Like the labor force, employment in the County has been increasing slowly since the late-2009trough, similar to the rest of the Southeast Michigan region. In the most recent quarter,employment rose again, adding 6,428 workers. Since last quarter, employment has grown by1.2%.

The unemployment rate increased from last quarter by 0.5%, but the annual trend is stillshowing a decline each year. Annual-to-date numbers for 2014 already show a drop inunemployment from last year, so although Oakland County saw an increase this quarter, theunemployment rate will still likely be lower than last year when final numbers are reported.

During Q3 2014, Oakland County job posting levels decreased by about 1,600 postings (from31,899 in Q2 to 30,257), continuing a trend of steady decline over the course of this year. Q3

last year represented the biggest spike seen to date, and postings have been normalizingsince. Postings are still higher than they were for much of 2013.

56.4% of online job postings in Oakland County are from one of the five occupation groupsanalyzed by WIN.

SECTION FOUDATA NOTES AND SOUR

SECTION THREEABOR MARKET AND DEMAND SUMMARY


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Quarterly reports: Due to a data update in Burning Glass Technologies Labor

Insight tool, comparisons should not be made between data from each

quarterly report and the annual review data should not be compared to data

from previousquarterly reports.

Adjustments to the labor force information were also made to reect and

incorporate updated inputs, re-estimation, and controlling to new statewide

totals. Much of the information related to monthly and quarterly employment

is updated several months after the initial release. More information can be

found here: http://www.bls.gov/lau/launews1.htm

All numbers included in this report are the correct and updated data.

Wage and educational attainment data available varies depending on theoccupation.All wage and educational attainment data provided is for the 6-

digit SOC code. Some 6-digit codes do not have education or wage data

available, in this casewe leave the information blank.

DATA NOTES AND SOURCES

PECIAL DATA NOTE

UNDERSTANDING CLUSTERS Rather than focusing on talent demand within industries (types of rms), WIN

generally emphasizes exploring talent demand based on occupations, including

the skills, educational credentials, and experience needed to work in them.

WIN research examines industry data, as the health of companies can be

useful for economic development purposes. However, shifting focus from

industry to occupation is important as dierent types of occupations with

extremely dierent skillsets may work within and across industries. For

example, accountants, computer specialists, and engineers all may work in the

manufacturing industry.

By clustering occupations, the talent system can identify employer demand

for particular skillsets across multiple industry types and develop a response

through training and pipeline development to meet that demand.

Employment refers to actual employment numbersthe number of peop

jobsin targeted industries or occupations.

Demand refers to statistics derived from employer job postings, which in

the potential for employment but may or may not materialize into actual

UNDERSTANDING DEMAND VS EMPLOYMENT

DATA SOURCES

Labor market demand data for this report was compiled using Burning G

Technologies Labor Insight Tool, and analyzed by the Workforce Intelligen

Network. Other data sources include, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and

Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI). Check out our website http://w

semich.org for more data and detailed information about our sources.

Due to changes in Burning Glasss aggregation and deduplication method

implemented on July 1, 2013, posting counts for Q3 of 2013 and forward a

directly comparable to those prior to that date.

Educational attainment data available refers to the share of the current

workforce in each bracket, not what is shown in postings. Employers may

require different educational attainment that what is in this report.

Job posting-related demand, as presented in this report, is measured by

job postings. Employer demand may be larger than what is highlighted in

report if employers find talent by other means.


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