March 19, 2015 Wisconsin’s Labor Force Dennis Winters Chief, Office of Economic Advisors...

March 19, 2015

Wisconsin’s Wisconsin’s Labor ForceLabor Force

Dennis WintersChief, Office of Economic Advisors

Department of Workforce DevelopmentMarch 19, 2015

WISCONSIN’S WISCONSIN’S LABOR FORCELABOR FORCE

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FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WISCONSIN’S ECONOMY

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THE ECONOMY

HAS CHANGED

AND SO MUST WE

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Average Real GDP Growth First 9 Quarters of Recovery

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rcent

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30%

1949 1954 1958 1960 1970 1975 1980 1982 1991 2001 2009

Real GDP Growth Sixteen Quarters into Recovery

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ECONOMIC RECOVERYHOW IS THIS ONE NOT LIKE THE OTHER ONES

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JOBS RECOVERYHOW IS THIS ONE NOT LIKE THE OTHER ONES

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So, what will be the biggest socio-economic

policy challenge in the next 20 years?

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ELDERLY NUMBERS WILL SWELLWIDEN THE SIDEWALKS WILL YA !?

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OR PERHAPS THE MORE INTERGENERATIONAL VERSION

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Wisconsin Population and Labor Force

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

( x 1

000

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POPULATION

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

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WISCONSIN’S WORKFORCE GROWTHBECOMES FLAT

Source: WI Population Center, DOA; OEA

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MILWAUKEE METRO’S WORKFORCE GROWTHBECOMES LESS THAN FLAT

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEA, US Census Bureau American Community Survey, WI DOA

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Population

Labor Force

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POPULATION DYNAMICS IN ACTIONBOOMERS TO MILLENIALS

Source: OCS, OEA

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NURSING WORKFORCE IN WISCONSIN, 2012 DEMOGRAPHICS AT WORK

Source: Office of Economic Advisors

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Latest Beige Book noted that firms had difficulties filling positions in:

• IT,• building trades, • engineering, • legal,• health-care services, • management, • skilled manufacturing,• and transportation and warehousing.

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING WORKERS?GET IN LINE

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QUANTITY CHALLENGESAT ALL SKILL LEVELS

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SOMEINNOVATIVE

EFFORTS

www.WisconsinFastForward.com

• Employer-led • Align worker skills with employer needs• Partner with local organizations• Develop sustained pipelines

$15 million to align training with job needs

http://www.wisconsinfastforward.com/


BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY$35 million to expand Wisconsin Fast Fowrard

• Reduce wait lists at technical colleges• Encourage collaborative projects• Training Workers with Disabilities Grant• Project SEARCH Expansion


• Short to Medium Term:

1. Less than 1-year in duration to complete courses

2. Can consist of multiple training modules

3. 2-year maximum duration for overall project

• Does not replace existing, routine operational training

• Not addressed through an existing training program

• Is repeatable, portable, and scalable

• Enhances sustainability/growth of the business and workforce

• Provides opportunities for trainee income and career growth

Training Requirements



Eligible Training Costs

A list of eligible training costs follow:

• Curriculum development

• Instruction

• Instructional Materials

• Instructional Supplies /Operating Expenses

• Facility Rental

• Consultant/Contractual

• Travel, Meals, Lodging

• Administrative Costs (up to 5% of total project budget)


$8M in Round 3 Grants

Deadline Industry/Sector Award Range Match

September 23 Manufacturing Occupations $5,000 to $400,000 $1 : $1

September 30 Construction Trades & Related OccupationsTransportation, Logistics & Distribution Occupations

$5,000 to $400,000 $1 : $1

October 7 Financial Services OccupationsInformation Technology Occupations

$5,000 to $400,000 $1 : $1

October 14 Customer Service Occupations $5,000 to $400,000 $1 : $1

October 21 Agriculture & Related OccupationsHealth Care and Related OccupationsSmall Businesses (50 or fewer full-time employees)

$5,000 to $400,000$5,000 to $400,000$5,000 to $50,000

$1 : $1$1 : $1

$ .50 : $1



BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY$28 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grants

to reduce technical college wait lists

Highlights include:

•Sixteen technical colleges awarded grants•$28,021,052 awarded•100 programs funded

•4,908 student slots

Skilled Worker Investments

Program Summary Contracted Students

Wisconsin Fast Forward

Round 1 1,920

Round 2 4,691

Round 3

Round 4

Blueprint for Prosperity

Technical College Wait List 4,890

High School Pupil 949

Persons with Disabilities

TOTAL 12,450

Technical College/Agency Total Funding

Contracted

Total Programs

Contracted

Contracted # of Students

to be Trained

Blackhawk Technical College $419,524 2 38

Chippewa Valley Technical College $1,223,540 9 196

Fox Valley Technical College $3,602,392 19 856

Gateway Technical College $1,894,531 14 756

Lakeshore Technical College $1,384,530 8 352

Madison Area Technical College $5,009,710 9 934

Mid-State Technical College $348,743 3 68

Milwaukee Area Technical College $2,590,518 4 546

Moraine Park Technical College $1,217,997 4 126

Nicolet Area Technical College $1,921,544 6 303

Northcentral Technical College $2,264,812 4 163

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College $1,082,653 4 72

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College $910,622 4 78

Waukesha County Technical College $1,393,608 4 150

Western Technical College $1,564,229 3 192

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College $884,362 2 60

TOTALS $27,713,315 99 4,890


Investments to Date

Program Act 9 Allocation GPAs

Applicant Requested

OSD Intent to Award

Applicant Contracted Disbursed

Act 9 Funds Remaining

Round 1 $2,700,000 $4,071,699 $2,604,943 $2,599,158 $353,606

Round 2 $7,500,000 $6,041,039 $3,429,005 $3,374,041 $0

Round 3 $8,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0

Technical College Wait List $31,000,000 $38,696,551 $28,021,052 $27,713,315 $0

High School Pupil $1,500,000 $3,209,750 $2,126,239 $2,125,939 $0

Persons with Disabilities $1,850,000 $850,000 $850,000 $0 $0

Administration (2.97%) $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $0

TOTALS $50,400,00

0$53,600,000 $53,919,039 $38,081,239 $36,862,453 $353,606 $13,537,547


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THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S ECONOMYDON’T BE THE AFT ‘ER THOUGHT

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Questions ?

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Dennis Winters

Phone: 608-267-3262

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dwd.wisconsin.gov

OEA website: www.dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea

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