Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership: Workforce

Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership

Workforce

Major Industry Employment and Wages
Sector	2005 3rd Quarter Employment	Avg. Weekly Wage
Retail Trade	2,615	$431
Manufacturing	2,428	$717
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,119	$689
Accommodations and Food Service	1,490	$185
Construction	924	$672
Wholesale Trade	456	$708
Administrative and Waste Services	439	$390
Professional and Technical Services	436	$517
Financial Insurance	372	$581
Transportation and Warehousing	356	$657
Total, All Industries	13,522	$538

Source: Michigan Office of Labor Market. Information, 3rd Quarter of 2005

Occupation/Employment	1990	2002
Executive	2,368	2,409
Professional	3,215	3,279
Technician	1,009	1,021
Sales	2,930	2,912
Administrative/Clerical	4,416	4,437
Service	3,661	3,887
Farming & Forestry	881	239
Precision Production	4,719	4,606
Machine Operators	4,496	4,447
Transportation & Public Utilities	1,735	1,684
Laborers/Handlers	1,646	1,600
Private Household	115	106
Protected Service	353	466

*Includes residents working outside of Shiawassee County.

Source: Claritas

Shiawassee County Resident Employment	Total Number Employed			% of Total Employed Persons
	1990	2002	2007	1990	2002	2007
Mining	72	149	192	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Construction	1,598	1,842	1,970	5.1%	5.9%	6.2%
Manufacturing	9,666	9,162	9,167	30.6%	29.5%	28.9%
Transportation & Public Utilities	1,659	1,871	1,991	5.3%	6.0%	6.2%
Wholesale Trade	932	894	891	3.0%	2.9%	2.8%
Retail Trade	5,299	3,831	3,448	16.8%	12.3%	10.9%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1,301	1,487	1,568	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%
Service	9,094	10,196	10,801	28.8%	32.8%	34.1%
Government	993	1,093	1,179	3.1%	3.5%	3.7%
Total	31,540	31,093	31,695

*Includes residents working outside of Shiawassee County.

Source: Claritas

Unemployment Rate	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Unemployment Rate	4.40%	4.10%	6.00%	6.90%	8.20%	7.9%	7.7%

Source: Michigan Office of Labor Market Information

Where Shiawassee County Residents Work (2000)
County	Total	% of Workforce
Shiawassee County	16,625	49.6%
Ingham County	5,531	16.5%
Genesee County	4,909	14.6%
Livingston County	1,920	5.7%
Clinton County	1,131	3.4%
Oakland County	1,054	3.1%

Where Shiawassee County Workers Live (2000)
Shiawassee County	16,625	77.9%
Genesee County	1,384	6.5%
Saginaw County	1,257	5.9%
Clinton County	682	3.2%
Ingham County	621	2.9%

Commute Times (2000)
Less than 15 Minutes	36.30%
15 - 29 Minutes	27.20%
Over 30 Minutes	36.50%
Median	28 Minutes

Source: US Census

Workforce Education Attainment (25 - 64 Years of Age) (2000)	Percentage %
High School	40.3
Some College	24.9
Associate	7.7
Bachelor	14.8
Masters or PhD	5.1

Source: 2000 Census

The SEDP is a department of the Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Public/Private Partners

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