Bridging The Talent Gap:The Kentucky Talent Alignment Survey
BridgettStricklerDanAsh,PhD
LexingtonKYMay22,2017
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Kentucky Talent Alignment Survey Summary2017 Kentucky
WIA Completed Partial Nominal Total Usable (C + P)
BLUEGRASS 156 62 8 218CUMBERLANDS 51 13 4 64EKCEP 42 14 2 56GREEN RIVER 63 29 4 92
KENTUCKIANA WORKS 161 76 14 237LINCOLN TRAIL 91 30 8 121
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 103 30 2 133SOUTH CENTRAL 60 17 1 77TENCO 14 4 1 18WEST KENTUCKY 44 18 5 62UNIDENTIFIED 6 350 6
TOTALS 785 299 399 1084
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2016 Cohort Summary
LocationsJacksonville, FL
Louisville, KY
Trenton, NJ
Southern Indiana
Spokane, WA
Tennessee
TOTAL Participants 609
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Distribution
55% 31%
14%
Organization Size
Small Medium-sized Large
Sector Number (%)Accommodation & Food Services 42 (4.0%)Administration & Support 48 (4.5%)Agriculture 24 (2.3%)Arts & Entertainment 25 (2.4%)Construction 49 (4.6%)Educational Services 87 (8.2%)Finance & Insurance 98 (9.3%)Healthcare 157 (14.8%)Government Agencies 77 (7.3%)Information 28 (2.6%)Manufacturing 287 (27.1%)Mining 13 (1.2%)Personal & Laundry Services 9 (0.9%)Professional Scientific & Technical Services 126 (11.9%)Real Estate 15 (1.4%)Religious 33 (3.1%)Repair & Maintenance 47 (4.4%)Retail Trade 47 (4.4%)Transportation 72 (6.8%)Utilities 43 (4.1%)Wholesale Trade 17 (1.6%)Other 139 (13.1%)
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Industry Distribution
Finance & Insurance (98)
Health Care & Social Assistance (157)Manufacturing (287) Professional, Scientific & Technical Services (126)
Educational Services (87)
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Survey Distribution
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Economic Outlook
75%
57%
70%
77%
63%
52%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Health Care
Manufacturing
Percent of respondents saying economic conditions in their community are positive
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
Economic conditions in my community are positive2016 Cohort: 68%2017 Kentucky: 65%
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Percent saying local economic conditions are positive (by Region)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Bluegrass Cumberlands EKCEP Green River
KentuckianaWorks
Lincoln Trail
Northern Kentucky
South Central
TENCO West Kentucky
65%(State Average)
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Percent saying local economic conditions are positive (by Industry)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Accommodation &Food Services
Agriculture Construction Finance &Insurance
GovernmentAgencies
Manufacturing Personal &Laundry Services
RealEstate
Repair &Maintenance
Transportation WholesaleTrade
Administration & Support
Arts &Entertainment
EducationServices
Healthcare Information Mining Professional, Scientific &
Technical Services
Religious RetailTrade
Utilities Other
65%(State Average)
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Expected Growth
80%
79%
86%
90%
87%
82%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
Health Care
Manufacturing
Percent of respondents expecting growth for their organization, next 3-5 years
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
Expected growth for my organization, next 3-5 years2016 Cohort: 81%2017 Kentucky: 81%
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Percent anticipating growth in next 3-5 years (by Region)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Bluegrass Cumberlands EKCEP Green River
KentuckianaWorks
Lincoln Trail
Northern Kentucky
South Central
TENCO West Kentucky
81%(State Average)
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Percent anticipating growth in next 3-5 years (by Industry)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Accommodation &Food Services
Agriculture Construction Finance &Insurance
GovernmentAgencies
Manufacturing Personal &Laundry Services
RealEstate
Repair &Maintenance
Transportation WholesaleTrade
Administration & Support
Arts &Entertainment
EducationServices
Healthcare Information Mining Professional, Scientific &
Technical Services
Religious RetailTrade
Utilities Other
81%(State Average)
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Recruiting and Hiring Are Difficult Everywhere
85%
84%
83%
80%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Difficulty hiring FT positions needing new/updated skills
Difficulty recruiting qualified workers
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
83%
85%
85%
81%
85%
90%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Engineers
Skilled Trades
High Skill Medical
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
Most Difficult Jobs to Fill (percent of respondents saying somewhat/very difficult)Recruitment & Hiring For New Skills
(percent of respondents saying somewhat/very difficult)
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Percent saying somewhat/very difficult to fill full time positions
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Engineers 83%(State Average)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Skilled Trades 83%(State Average)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
High Skill Medical 85%(State Average)
Bluegrass
Cumberlands
EKCEP
Green River
KentuckianaWorks
Lincoln Trail
Northern Kentucky
South Central
TENCO
West Kentucky
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Reasons for Hiring Difficulties
26%
54%
54%
59%
25%
43%
46%
56%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Local education/training system does not produce enough work ready/qualified candidates
Candidates do not have the right work experience
Candidates do not have the right skills
Competition from other employers
Percent of respondents indicating reasons for hiring difficulties
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
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Applied work skills are built on education attainment
42%
64%
77%
51%
66%
79%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
High School Diploma
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Percent of respondents saying labor pool possesses applied skills
2017 Kentucky 2016 Cohort
Applied Skills• Diversity• Information Technology Application• Leadership• Problem Solving• Teamwork/Collaboration
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34%
41%
30%
37%
29%
41%
19%
31%
43%
35%
35%
33%
51%
26%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
High School Diploma
Industry/Professional Association Credential
Post-secondary Certificate
Technical College Diploma/Certificate
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Advanced Degree
Percent of respondents saying increased need for employees with credentials over next 5 years
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
Employers say more educated workers are needed
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Percent anticipating an increase in hiring over next 5 years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Bluegrass Cumberlands EKCEP Green River
KentuckianaWorks
Lincoln Trail
Northern Kentucky
South Central
TENCO West Kentucky
High School Diploma (Average 34%)Industry/Professional Org Certificate (Average 41%)Associate’s Degree (Average 29%)Bachelor’s Degree (Average 41%)
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Tuition assistance and problems with utilization
6%
30%
30%
71%
5%
25%
23%
52%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Workers do not need additional education benefits
Lack of promotion by management
Lack of incentives/benefits in the organization for pursuing learning
Workers are too busy/otherwise committed to pursue learning
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
Percent of education benefitutilized annually 2016 Cohort: 51%2017 Kentucky: 51%
Percent of respondents saying item is a main reason education benefit is not utilized more fully
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Education Friendly Workplace Environment in Kentucky
34%
44%
44%
71%
39%
44%
44%
70%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Making office technology available to employees for study/learning after work hours
Public recognition of graduation/education milestones
Advise employees on degrees that will benefit their career
Flexible work scheduling to allow employee class schedules
Percent of respondents saying they provide support
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
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How are employers partnering with education institutions and systems?
13%
70%
50%
18%
64%
64%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent of respondents saying they would consider partnerships in the future
Percent of respondents NOT currently partnering with education institutions but who definitely/possibly would
consider doing so
Percent of respondents NOT partnering with local education institutions to assess skills gaps
2016 Cohort 2017 Kentucky
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