Highlights of Analysis of Employment and Labor Force

Data for the Southeastern Massachusetts RegionPresentation to the Southeastern MA Workforce Development Conference by Mt. Auburn Associates

January 15, 2003

Purpose of the Project

Collaborative Programs/Projects Shared Organizational Capacity Joint Advocacy Efforts

Purpose of the Analysis

Common/complementary industry characteristics

Common/complementary workforce characteristics

Spatial relationships across boundaries that facilitate joint activity

Secondary analysis to sharpen primary research

Selected Findings

1. Blurring of distinct employment patterns as jobs have suburbanized

2. Significant cross-border commuting indicated by regional commuting patterns

3. Mobility problems for workers without vehicles indicated by low use of public transportation

Selected Findings

4. Increasing employment concentrations and net worker inflows along cross-cutting highway corridors

5. Increasing service and trade sector domination across the region

6. Similar primary industry structures, with the exception of manufacturing and financial services

Selected Findings

6. Continued concentration of service and manufacturing employment in a few employment centers, but with manufacturing employment becoming more dispersed; more even distribution of trade employment

7. Clustering of special needs populations in sets of adjacent and nearby communities, often cutting across WIA boundaries

WIA Boundaries

0 8 16 24Miles

BoundariesCounty BoundariesWIAs

Major Highway Corridors

6

495

195

44

29595

93

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Economic Overview: Employment

# of Jobs0 to 1199912000 to 2399924000 to 3599936000 to 50000

Total W age & Salary,Em ployment, 2000

Economic Overview: EmploymentChange in # of Jobs

-8000 to -4001-4000 to 01 to 29993000 to 6000

W age & Salary Employ-ment Growth, 1989-2000

Economic Overview: Employment

RO

CKLAND

% Change-55% to 0%1% to 25%26% to 50%51% to 155%

% W &S Em ploym entGrowth,1989-2000

Economic Overview: Labor Force

# in Labor Force90 to 12,99913,000 to 24,99925,000 to 36,99937,000 to 50,000

Labor Force, 2000

Economic Overview: Labor ForceChg. in Labor Force

-9000 to -4001-4000 to 01 to 29993000 to 6000

Labor Force Growth,1989-2000

Industry Structure

# Employed1 to 600601 to 16991700 to 34993500 to 12000Data Suppressed

Trade Em ployment,2000

Industry StructureChange in # Employed

-4000 to -2001-2000 to -10 to 19992000 to 4000Data Suppressed

Trade Employm entGrowth, 1989-2000

Industry Structure# Employed

1 to 39994000 to 69997000 to 1099911000 to 15000

Service Employm ent,2000

Industry StructureChange in # Employed

-2000 to -10 to 16691670 to 33393340 to 5000Data Suppressed

Service EmploymentGrowth, 1989-2000

Industry Structure

NANTUCKET

OAK BLUFFS

AQUI NNAH

W ESTTI SBURY

CHI LMARK

EDGARTOW N

TI SBURY

TRUROPROVI NCETOWN

WELLFLEET

EASTHAM

ORLEANS

BREW STER

HARWI CH

CHATHAM

DENNI S

YARMOUTH

BARNSTABLE

MASHPEE

FALMOUTH

SANDWI CHBOURNE

GOSNOLD

PLYMOUTH

KI NG-STON

DUXBURY

NORW ELL

HANOVER

COHAS-

SET

HI NG-HAM

WEYM

OUTH

BRAI N-

TREE

RANDOLPH

WESTPORT

FALL RI VERSW ANSEA

REHOBOTH

SEEKONK

ATTLEBORO

NORTON

EASTON

TAUNTON

RAYN-

HAM

LAKEVI LLE

MI DDLEBOROUGH

CARVER

STOUGHTON

DI GHTON BERKLEY

NEWBEDFORD

FAI R-HAVEN

MATTA-

POI SETT

W AREHAM

MARI ONROCHESTER

ACUSHNET

FREETOWN

BRI DGE-

W ATER

HALI FAX

PLYMPTON

E. BR I DGE-

WATER

W . BRI DGE-

WATER

BROCKTON

AVON

HOLBROOK

ROCKLAND

PEMBROKE

HAN-SON

ABI NGTON

WHI TMAN

# Employed0 to 29993000 to 49995000 to 79998000 to 12000Data Suppressed

ManufacturingEmployment, 2000

Industry StructureChange in # Employed

-7000 to -4001-4000 to -2001-2000 to 01 to 1000Data Suppressed

ManufacturingEm ploymentGrowth, 1989-2000

Industry Structure: Cross-Cutting 2-Digit Industries

Trade Eating/

Drinking Places

Wholesale Food Stores Misc. Retail

Service Health Education Social Business

(incl. temp.) Eng./Acct’g./

Mgmt.

Manuf. Electronic/ Electrical (exc. computers) Instruments

Commuting Patterns% Outside City/Town

2% to 25%25% to 47%47% to 69%69% to 92%

Commuters OutsideCity/Town ofResidence, 2000

Commuting Patterns% Users

0% to 5%5% to 11%11% to 16%16% to 21%

Public TransportationUse, 2000

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Workforce

% of Residents 25+2% to 12%12% to 22%22% to 33%33% to 43%

Residents W ithoutHigh School Diploma,2000 (Age 25+)

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Workforce

% With Barrier0% to 3%3% to 6%6% to 9%9% to 12%

Residents W ith Lan-guage Barriers, 2000

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Workforce

% of Households3% to 4%4% to 6%6% to 7%7% to 12%

Fem ale-headedHouseholds with Chil-dren under 18, 2000