Lyssa Jenkens, Ph.D. August 2007

Problem Absence of timely and detailed information about the location and skills profile of the residential labor force at appropriate levels of geography

Location Details Labor Pool City of Plano = 120,200 734,200 Collin County = 267,000 DFW Metro = 2,573,700 734,200 204,700

Skills Details Computer Programmers Computer Software Engineers Computer Support Specialists Network Systems & Data Communications Computer Scientists & Systems Analysts All Other Computer/Mathematical Specialists Computer Sciences Mathematical Sciences

Management Occupations: 100,787   Chief Executives 10,594   General and Operations Managers 9,145   Marketing and Sales Managers 11,846   Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,114   Financial Managers 7,806   Human Resources Managers 3,636   Farmers and Ranchers 547   Construction Managers 6,348   Education Administrators 4,381   Food Service Managers 5,373   Property, Real Estate, & Other Association Managers 4,340  Other General & Specialized Managers 31,653 Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 57,283   Human Resources, Training & Labor Specialists 8,186   Management Analysts 7,503   Other Business Operations Specialists 12,399   Accountants and Auditors 19,992   Loan Counselors and Officers 3,537   Other Financial Specialists 5,662 Computer and Mathematical Occupations: 49,395   Computer Programmers 10,573   Computer Software Engineers 13,276   Computer Support Specialists 6,432   Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 5,249

Timely Population Growth 2000 - 2005 Occupational Changes Population grew by 12% (626,000) Employed labor force grew by 11% (279,000) Occupational Changes Tech Wreck and 9/11 Business professionals specialists down by 12% while other healthcare practitioners up by 20% Geographic Shifts Collin county grew by 32% compared to 4% growth in Dallas county

Implications Site Selection Decisions Inter-regional Intra-regional Economic Development Strategies Infrastructure Planning Transportation Educational & Training Facilities

Solution Update the database!

Barriers Rapid Population Growth Changing Demographics Economic Restructuring Inconsistent/Incomplete Databases Limited Resources Competing Demands

Benefits For all regions, this is… In DFW, we have… a unique, powerful data resource in high demand by public and private decision-makers across a wide range of activities In DFW, we have… the methodological skills to create the technology to distribute the partnerships to enhance

Next Steps Technical Recompile control totals Allocate change Occupational Estimates --PUMS 2000 and 2005 --PUMA, County, Metro Small area housing and households --Census 2000, NCTCOG 2005, RSI 2000 and 2005 --Lat/Long, Block group, PUMA, County, Metro Allocate change Reconcile totals By occupation By geography Process Review and comment Reconciliation Distribution process and protocols

Your Turn, please…. How could this data resource help you in your efforts, especially in terms of regionalism and regional partnerships? How should the information be “packaged” to make it more accessible to you? Online Presentations Printed materials What would you change, add or remove to make it most useful to your organization?