Keynote Presentation

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Percentage of Wisconsins population change
Source WI Dept. of Admin, Demographic Services -
2006
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Components of population change
Source WI Dept. of Admin, Demographic Services -
2006
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Population Density (persons/sq. mile)
Northwest
North Central
Bay Area
West Central
Fox Valley
Western
South Central
WOW
Milwaukee
Southwest
Southeast
Source U.S. Census Bureau
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Population aged 55-74 in 2005
Wisconsin 16.6 United States 8.3
Northwest
North Central
West Central
Bay Area
Fox Valley
Western
South Central
WOW
Milwaukee
Southwest
Southeast
Source WI Dept. of Admin, Demographic Services
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Population aged 55-74 in 2015
Wisconsin 21.7 United States 10.4

Northwest
North Central
West Central
Bay Area
Fox Valley
Western
South Central
WOW
Milwaukee
Southwest
Southeast


Source WI Dept. of Admin, Demographic Services








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Post Secondary Education
Wisconsin 50.6 United States 51.7

Northwest
North Central
West Central
Bay Area
Western
Fox Valley
WOW
South Central
Milwaukee
Southwest
Southeast


Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 For Population
Aged 25 and older








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Labor Force Participation Rates
Wisconsin 70.1 United States 66
Northwest
North Central
West Central
Bay Area
Fox Valley
Western
South Central
WOW
Milwaukee
Southwest
Southeast
Source WI Bureau of Workforce Information WI
Dept. of Admin, Demographic Services - 2005
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Total Jobs and Civilian Labor Force Percentage of
Statewide Totals
Source WI Bureau of Workforce Information
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Projected Job Growth 2004 - 2014
Source WI Office of Economic Advisors
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Projected Annual Average Job Openings 2004 - 2014
Source WI Office of Economic Advisors
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Top Location Quotients
Compare regional industry concentrations to
statewide trends LQ gt 1, Higher than average LQ
0, Average LQ lt 1, Lower than average
Northwest
Pub. Admin. 4.7 Leisure Hosp. 2.8
North Central
West Central
Retail 2.1 Health 1.6
Bay Area
Education 1.8 Retail 1.8
Manufacturing 6.1
Fox Valley
Western
Manufacturing 4.8
Health 3.9 Transportation 2.1
Manufacturing 4.2 Wholesale 2.3
South Central
WOW
Pub. Admin 2.4 Education 2.0
Bus. Svcs 5.2 Health 3.9
Southwest
Milwaukee
Source WI Office of Economic Advisors - 2005
Retail 5.2 Education 1.2
Manufacturing 3.8 Leisure Hosp. 2.3
Southeast
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Average Annual Wage
Northwest
Wisconsin 35,503 United States 40,677
26,223
North Central
West Central
29,140
Bay Area
29,201
28,012
Fox Valley
Western
30,973
29,112
South Central
37,163
WOW
31,055
Southwest
40,979
Source WI Bureau of Workforce Information, QCEW
- 2005
Milwaukee
28,640
33,834
Southeast
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Labor Market Information at your fingertips

• Our Office of Economic Advisors Website
  http//dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/
• Other useful LMI sites
• Worknet http//worknet.wisconsin.gov
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http//www.bls.gov/
• U.S. Census Bureau
• http//www.census.gov/

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Office of Economic Advisors Staff Contacts
For the Fox Valley and Bay Area regions, contact
- Eric Grosso Eric.Grosso_at_dwd.state.wi.us608-266-
7034For Southwest and South Central Wisconsin,
contact - Dan Barroilhet Dan.Barroilhet_at_dwd.state.
wi.us608-242-4885For the Milwaukee and
WOW regions, contact - Jeff Sachse Jeff.Sachse_at_dwd
.state.wi.us Reach Jeff at 262-695-7784 on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridaysor at
414-288-6840 on Mondays and Wednesdays. For the
Southeast Wisconsin Region contact Elizabeth
Falk Elizabeth.Falk_at_dwd.state.wi.us
262-638-6602 For Northwest Wisconsin, contact
- Beverly Gehrke Beverly.Gehrke_at_dwd.state.wi.us
715-634-5289
For North Central and West Central Wisconsin,
contact - Scott Hodek Scott.Hodek_at_dwd.state.wi.us
715-836-2997For Western Wisconsin, contact
- Bill Brockmiller William.Brockmiller_at_dwd.state.w
i.us 608-785-9337State Labor Market
Information Please contact our State Labor
Market Economist, Eric Grosso Eric.Grosso_at_dwd.sta
te.wi.us 608-266-7034 Employment
Projections Karin Wells Karin.Wells_at_dwd.state.wi
.us608-264-7841 Economic Indicators or
Affirmative Action Joe Tumpach
Joe.Tumpach_at_dwd.state.wi.us 608-266-0851