Greater Peninsula
State of the Workforce
Presented by the

Welcome and Introductions
Campus President, ECPI University
Chair, Peninsula Council for
Workforce Development

Newport News Shipbuilding
City of Newport News
Newport News Economic Development Department
Newport News Public Schools

Special Opening Remarks
Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Commonwealth of Virginia

Greater Peninsula
State of the Workforce
Presented by the

State of the Workforce Report
Managing Partner
Mangum Economics

240 000
235 000
230 000
225 000
220 000
215 000
210 000
205 000
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission

3%
2%
1%
0%
-1%
-2%
-3%
-4%
-5%
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission
Greater
Peninsula
WIA
Virginia

Manufacturing
Healthcare & Soc. Assist.
Retail Trade
Accom. & Food Serv.
Education Serv.
Public Admin.
Prof., Sci., & Tech. Serv.
Admin. & Waste Mgmt.
Arts, Ent. & Rec.
Construction
Other Serv.
Trans. & Warehousing
Whol. Trade
Real Estate
Finance & Ins.
Mgmt. of Companies
Information
Utilities
Agriculture
Mining
0,0%
6,6%
5,8%
1,9%
2,9%
3,7%
2,3%
3,3%
1,9%
3,0%
1,4%
1,5%
3,5%
1,4%
1,3%
2,1%
2,1%
4,9%
5,9%
4,2%
4,0%
5,1%
8,8%
13,6%
11,3%
11,0%
12,4%
12,3%
11,0%
2,0% 4,0% 6,0% 8,0% 10,0% 12,0% 14,0% 16,0%
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission

Mgmt. of Companies
Prof., Sci., & Tech. Serv.
Utilities
Public Admin.
Manufacturing
Mining
Finance & Ins.
Information
Whol. Trade
Construction
Health Care
Trans. & Warehousing
Education Serv.
Admin. & Waste Mgmt.
Other Serv.
Real Estate
Agriculture
Retail Trade
Arts, Ent. & Rec.
Accom. & Food Serv.
$0
$1 593
$1 260
$1 228
$1 225
$1 152
$ 956
$1 086
$ 945
$ 912
$ 845
$ 844
$ 822
$ 710
$ 531
$ 471
$ 444
$ 436
$ 407
$ 343
$ 315
$200 $400 $600 $800 $1 000 $1 200 $1 400 $1 600 $1 800
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission

Manufacturing
Health Care and Social Assistance
Accommodation and Food Services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi
Retail Trade
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Wholesale Trade
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Utilities
Finance and Insurance
Construction
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Transportation and Warehousing
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Information
Administrative and Support and Waste…
Public Administration
Educational Services
-104
-113
-130
-132
-269
-323
-396
-2
-16
-23
-94
-1 000 -500 0
408
351
258
72
13
185
179
655
500
2 440
1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission

12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Data Source: Virginia Employment Commission
Greater
Peninsula
Virginia
US

Locality
Gloucester County
James City County
York County
Hampton
Newport News
Poquoson
Williamsburg
Greater Peninsula
WIA
Virginia Statewide
Data Source: US Census Bureau
0 to 19
-892
3,682
1,101
20 to 44
-1,393
2,424
-267
45 to 64
2,923
6,989
5,542
-5,008
-4,789
-169
608
-5,467
160,456
-12,122
-4,771
-399
599
-15,929
107,543
6,474
9,050
526
499
32,003
569,553
65+
1,403
5,742
2,830
1,690
1,191
586
503
13,945
269,800
Total
2,041
18,837
9,206
-8,966
681
544
2,209
24,552
1,107,352

Locality
Gloucester County
James City County
York County
Hampton
Newport News
Poquoson
Williamsburg
Greater Peninsula
WIA
Virginia Statewide
Data Source: US Census Bureau
0 to 19
-892
3,682
1,101
20 to 44
-1,393
2,424
-267
45 to 64
2,923
6,989
5,542
-5,008
-4,789
-169
608
-5,467
160,456
-12,122
-4,771
-399
599
-15,929
107,543
6,474
9,050
526
499
32,003
569,553
65+
1,403
5,742
2,830
1,690
1,191
586
503
13,945
269,800
Total
2,041
18,837
9,206
-8,966
681
544
2,209
24,552
1,107,352

Locality
Gloucester County
James City County
York County
Hampton
Newport News
Poquoson
Williamsburg
Greater Peninsula
WIA
Virginia Statewide
White
2,031
14,753
5,774
Black Hispanic Asian
-218
2,134
1,528
394
2,262
1,514
92
1,159
1,258
Other
136
791
646
Total
2,041
18,837
9,206
-12,891
-4,615
387
1,153
4,099
2,603
-27
464
2,164
5,845
99
631
601
890
224
242
-775
1,803
-40
350
-8,966
681
544
2,209
6,592 10,583 12,909 4,466 2,911 24,552
540,957 185,965 358,432 208,644 171,786 1,107,352
Data Source: US Census Bureau

Locality
Gloucester County
James City County
York County
Hampton
Newport News
Poquoson
Williamsburg
Greater Peninsula
WIA
Virginia Statewide
White
2,031
14,753
5,774
Black Hispanic Asian
-218
2,134
1,528
394
2,262
1,514
92
1,159
1,258
Other
136
791
646
Total
2,041
18,837
9,206
-12,891
-4,615
387
1,153
4,099
2,603
-27
464
2,164
5,845
99
631
601
890
224
242
-775
1,803
-40
350
-8,966
681
544
2,209
6,592 10,583 12,909 4,466 2,911 24,552
540,957 185,965 358,432 208,644 171,786 1,107,352
Data Source: US Census Bureau

Manufacturing
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Health Care and Social Assistance
Construction
Finance and Insurance
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Information
Retail Trade
Accommodation and Food Services
Transportation and Warehousing
Administrative and Support and Waste…
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Utilities
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Wholesale Trade
Educational Services
2,71
0,69
0,67
0,66
0,65
0,65
0,60
0,92
0,91
0,85
0,85
0,77
0,75
1,25
1,12
1,01
0,97
0,95
0,0000 0,5000 1,0000 1,5000 2,0000 2,5000 3,0000

Mathematics
Management of Financial Resources
Management of Material Resources
Systems Analysis
Speaking
Service Orientation
Negotiation
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Persuasion
Social Perceptiveness
Active Listening
Equipment Maintenance
Time Management
Active Learning
Equipment Selection
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Management of Personnel Resources
0,00
0,03
0,03
0,03
0,02
0,05
0,05
0,04
0,04
0,07
0,06
0,10
0,08
0,08
0,08
0,07
0,07
0,05 0,10
0,15
0,14
0,14
0,15 0,20
0,20
0,25

SOC Title
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Teacher Assistants
Carpenters
Machinists
Electricians
Police and Sheriff's
Patrol Officers
Mental Health
Counselors
Avg.
Openings
Annual
Wage
Deg.
Req.
Cert.
Assoc BA MA PhD Total Gap
% of
Need
Met
106 $43,734 N/A
83 $21,077
Some
Col.
54 $37,608 N/A
47 $45,371 Cert
72 $43,312 Cert
39 $45,050 N/A
0
20
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 106
20
0
0
29
0
0%
63
54
47
43
24%
0%
0%
40%
39 0%
37 $39,860 MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0%

SOC Title
Logisticians
Industrial Engineers
Training and
Development
Specialists
Welders, Cutters,
Solderers, and
Brazers
Industrial Machinery
Mechanics
Mechanical
Engineers
Avg.
Openings
Annual
Wage
Deg.
Req.
Cert.
Assoc BA MA PhD Total Gap
% of
Need
Met
35 $76,532 BA
31 BA
31 $55,577 BA
44 $49,267 N/A
18 $48,516 Cert
43 $77,779 BA
0
0
0
22
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 35 0%
0 0 0 0 0 31 0%
1 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 26 0
0 1 30 3%
0 22 22 50%
0 0 18 0%
0 26 17 60%

SOC Title
Rehabilitation
Counselors
Social and Human
Service Assistants
Operations
Research Analysts
Avg.
Openings
Annual
Wage
Deg.
Req.
Cert.
Assoc BA MA PhD Total Gap
% of
Need
Met
17
17
16
$30,821
$30,899
$99,475
MA
BA
MA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
16
0%
0%
0%
Heating, Air
Conditioning, and
Refrigeration
Mechanics and
Installers
33 $40,340 N/A 20 0 0 0 0 20 13 61%

Maintain a regional focus on the six industry sectors that the Peninsula Council for Workforce Development has identified as key areas of workforce demand
.

Construction:
• Although having suffered during the recession, remains a key sector for the region’s future growth and expansion.
• The Specialty Trade Contractors subsector was shown to be one of the region’s above average economic performers.
• Several key occupations in this industry were shown in the gap analysis to be potential areas of future shortfall with regard to the supply of qualified workers.

Finance and Insurance:
• Although small in terms of overall employment, is a high paying sector – providing the 6 th highest weekly wages of any major industry sector in the region.
• The Securities, Commodity Contracts, and
Other Finance subsector was shown to be one of the region’s above average economic performers.

Healthcare:
• Region’s second largest employment sector.
• Consistent employment growth throughout the recession and the recovery.
• Sector as a whole was shown to be one of the region’s above average economic performers.
• Is experiencing rapid changes in the types of workers it hires and the skills they must possess
– will require significant assistance in terms of future workforce development.

Manufacturing:
• Region’s largest employment sector.
• Pays 5 th highest weekly wages of any major industry sector in the region.
• Drove recent regional employment increase.
• Sector as a whole was shown to be one of the region’s above average economic performers.
• Is experiencing rapid changes in the types of workers it hires and the skills they must possess
– will require significant assistance in terms of future workforce development.

Tourism:
• Reflecting the prominence of the Greater
Peninsula as a tourist destination, the Tourism industry is larger than one would anticipate based on the statewide norm.
• Tourism also provides “bridge jobs” that provide the region’s youth with the critical thinking, problem solving, and soft skills that employers said they often find lacking in prospective job applicants.

Focus on the workforce needs of emerging industry sectors such as Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
:
• Currently comprises only 5.8% of total employment.
• However, recent annual employment growth was 2.7% in the Greater Peninsula as opposed to only 0.1% statewide.
• Pays highest weekly wages of any major industry sector in the region.

Enhance awareness of available technical careers:
• Concern expressed in Employer Workforce
Roundtables.
• Leverage existing resources to better inform high school and middle school students about regional technical career opportunities.
• Create “fast track” programs to better connect separating military to regional technical career opportunities
.

Close the skill gaps:
• Gaps between the average skill sets of individuals who are being released from declining industries, and those required by expanding industries.
• Particularly true in mathematics, management of financial resources, management of material resources, systems analysis, and speaking.

Find ways to address the regional outflow of young adults:
• Greater Peninsula has suffered a loss of population among young adults.
• Continue support of the Youth Career Expo,
Youth Career Café, and Youth Workforce
Office.
• Enhance regional business recruitment from local colleges and universities

Be cognizant of the region’s increasing diversity:
• Greater Peninsula is a demographically diverse area that is becoming even more diverse.
• Raises the possibility of special needs regarding integrating workers for whom
English is a second language or who come from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Greater Peninsula
State of the Workforce
Presented by the

Special Address and Closing Remarks
President and CEO
Hampton Roads Transit

Greater Peninsula
State of the Workforce
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