Fort Hays State University
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'( Estimate the available labor pool for the Junction City-Geary County Labor Basin. Determine background characteristics of the available labor pool. Determine types of considerations (pay, benefits, commuting distance) that influence the available labor pool s decision-making process. Assess extent of underutilization in the available labor pool and background characteristics of underutilization.
Clay, Dickenson, Geary, Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee Pop: 157,156 CLF: 77,926 ALP: 37,033
%&" Civilian Labor Force: Civilians 16 years or over who are employed and unemployed and have looked for work in past four weeks. Those adults 18 and older in the Problems: 1) Often dated and not labor basin specific labor 2) Excludes basin discouraged, who indicate homemakers, that full-time they students, and retired available for employment would seriously consider new 3) Does not account for employed individuals that might employment be available opportunity for new employment at opportunities this time. (CLF + discouraged + homemakers + students + retired + military) those than indicate then are not available for new job Available Labor Pool
"" Used randomly generated phone numbers from study area phone prefixes; UCSR conducted interviews between April 9 and April 25 (from Manhattan Labor Study), and then between September 26 and October 16, 2002. 792 interviews completed out of 1,093 successful household contacts (cooperation rate of 73%) The margin of error for 795 respondents is +/- 3.5%
% 45,000 Available Labor Pool and Non-Looking Employed 43,788 Pop: 157,156 CLF: 77,926 ALP: 37,033 40,000 Number of Workers 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 27,990 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2,416 6,627 Looking, Not Employed Looking, Employed Right Opportunity Not Looking ----------Available Labor Pool------------------- )$*"+,!-./%!)$ 0*"+12!3./%!)$'**+ 2-!,./%!
%#* " Pop: 157,156 CLF: 77,926 ALP: 37,033
%/ '*& Number Percent Mechanic, Welder 2,445 6.6 Farmer, Agricultural Worker 1,367 3.7 Factory Worker, Meat Packer 1,676 4.5 General Labor 4,872 13.2 Governmental, Business, and other Professional 5,409 14.6 Clerical 2,838 7.7 Educator or Professor 4,273 11.5 Other White Collar 2,931 7.9 Social Service (e.g.health,babysitting) 4,170 11.3 Sales,Hotel,Restaurant,Food Service 3,155 8.5 Military 1,047 2.8 Homemaker and Retirees 669 1.8 Full- or Part-Time Student 1,392 3.8 Unemployed 789 2.1 Total 37,033 100.0
%/ &$*& Age Year Born Average 1963 Median 1961 Gender Number Percent Female 18,822 50.8 Male 18,210 49.2 Total 37,033 100.0 Highest Level of Education Achieved Number Percent Cum. Percent Doctoral Degree 667 1.8 1.8 Masters Degree 3,740 10.1 11.9 Bachelors Degree 7,983 21.6 33.5 Associates Degree 4,332 11.7 45.2 Some College 10,421 28.1 73.3 High School Diploma Only 9,163 24.7 98.0 Less HS Diploma 726 2.0 100.0 Total 37,033 100.0
%/ $ 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 4- --1 3,. 5, 6,3 25. 3 354 52. Pop: 157,156 CLF: 77,926 ALP: 37,033 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Minutes
%/ &" Percent Responding "Yes" Salary 95.8 Retirement 70.4 Flexible Hours 63.6 On the Job Training 57.9 Health Benefits 53.8 Educational Opportunities 48.8 Different Community 35.9 Transportation to Work 27.4 Closer to Home 25.6 On-Site Childcare 22.3 Benefit Very Important In Decision to Change Employment
%/ $07* 33,000 30,000 27,000 24,000 18 449-9. 21,000 18,000 15,000 1-31- 69. 56 28-,-. 12,000 9,000 6,000 3,000-1-9 16. Pop: 157,156 CLF: 77,926 ALP: 37,033 0 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00
%/ $ $ :" Yes: 31,942 86% No: 5,091 14% Are you willing to take a job outside of your primary field of employment?
$0* Available Labor for Unskilled and Skilled Blue Collar Employers in the Junction City Area by Hourly Wage 12,000 10,000 2 5,9 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 5 5,9 6-39 - 8-9 3 666 Limiting ALP to reasonable wages, and distance, willingness to commute, and nonprofessional status 0 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00
0* 12,000 10,000 8,000 Available Labor for Customer and Social Service Employers in the Junction City Area by Hourly Wage 6 8,9 2 359 19-1- 6,000 Limiting ALP to 563-4,000 reasonable wages, and, 5,9 distance, willingness to 2,000 commute, and nonprofessional status 0 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00
"; No: 26,770 72% Yes: 10,263 28% Number Percent Cum. Percent Doctoral Degree 0 0.0 0.0 Masters Degree 621 6.0 6.0 Bachelors Degree 1,955 19.1 25.1 Associates Degree 1,568 15.3 40.4 Some College 3,286 32.0 72.4 High School Diploma Only 2,517 24.5 96.9 Less HS Diploma 316 3.1 100.0 Total 10,263 100 Highest Level of Education Achieved Among the Underutilized
"; No: 26,770 72% Yes: 10,263 28% Occupational Groups of the Underutilized Other 4% Skilled or Semi 21% Customer Services 46% General Labor 15% Professional 14%
:"$ The available labor pool consists of 37,033 members, including 4,872 general laborers and 2,838 clerical workers. About 3/4 ths (73.3%) of the Available Labor Pool have at least a some college and about 1/3 rd (33.5%) have at least a bachelors degree. 96% (about 35,550) will commute 15 minutes or less, one way, for employment. About 72% (26,469) are willing to travel 30 minutes or less, one way, for an employment opportunity. 50% (18,330) of the Available Labor Pool are interested in an employment opportunity with a wage of $14 an hour. At $12 an hour, 40% (15,915) of the available labor is interested.
:"$ 7,260 members of the Available Labor Pool are interested in a blue collar employment opportunity with a wage of $14 an hour, while 7,920 of the ALP are interested in a service job at the same rate. About 1/4 th (28%), or 10,263 members of the available labor pool consider themselves underutilized. Almost 3/4 ths (72.4%) of the underutilized workers have at least a some college and 25% have at least a bachelors degree. 46% of the underutilized work in customer service jobs, 15% work in general labor jobs, and 35% work in either professional or skilled labor jobs.
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