Moving Forward • Modest growth for 2014, momentum building with strong 2015 • Population Growth – 11% past five years, twice the US growth rate
• Job Growth – 4,700 jobs, 1.5% growth – Next five years: 50% faster than US
Supply vs. Demand • Economy has changed • Population moving in to region with higher skills, higher income • Employers can’t find the skills they need locally • Higher education degree gap
Projected Job Growth • 25,000 new jobs – 7 X the job growth of past five years
• Occupational projections – Computer/Software (20%) – Science/Engineering (16%) – Sales/Marketing (14%) – Medical (13%)
General Assemblers & Fabricators Post Secondary Certificate
Degrees = 12
Annual jobs = 200
Industrial Engineers Bachelors Degree
Degrees = 15
Annual jobs = 76
Computer Programmers and Developers - Bachelors Degree
Degrees = 17
Annual jobs = 179
Lawyers & Law Clerks
Degrees = 228
Annual jobs = 44
Summary • Shortages – Software, Engineering, Production and Associate’s degrees in Medical
• Surpluses – Business & Finance, Design, Lawyers, Education Administrators, and Doctorial level Medical