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Unemployment Rate in the Baldwin County Area,
2009 |
|
County |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
| Baldwin, AL |
5,582 |
6.7% |
| Mobile, AL |
15,589 |
8.5% |
| Clarke, AL |
1,303 |
12.8% |
| Escambia, AL |
1,603 |
11.1% |
| Monroe, AL |
1,398 |
16.3% |
| Washington, AL |
848 |
12.6% |
| TOTAL |
26,323 |
|
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Source:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of April 2009
|
Persons Willing and Able to
Reenter the Workforce |
|
12,700 |
Source:
Mobile Area Workforce Report, 2006
|
|
New Area Employment
Applications on File for 2nd Quarter 2008 |
|
6,131 |
|
|
Source:
Alabama Employment Service, 2008
|
|
High School Graduates |
|
Baldwin County, 2010-2011 |
Scholarships Awarded to Graduates |
|
|
$34,899,222 |
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Average Annual Wages |
| |
Regional Avg. |
National Avg. |
| Automotive Mechanic |
$35,245 |
$35,518 |
| Computer Programmer |
55,394 |
88,897 |
| Machine Manufacturing |
45,288 |
57,225 |
| Non-Residential
Construction |
41,909 |
53,278 |
| Residential
Construction |
41,066 |
44,678 |
| Administrative
Services |
25,530 |
31,810 |
| Software Publishers |
34,143 |
118,037 |
| Building Equipment
Contractors |
43,840 |
50,020 |
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| Source: JobsEQ. Data as of 2008Q3 |
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Occupational Employment in the Mobile Region |
| Installation,
Maintenance, & Repair |
9,510 |
| Assembler and Fabricators |
3,240 |
| Machinists |
480 |
| Tool and Die |
101 |
| Welders, Soldering and Brazing
Workers |
1,030 |
| Office & Administrator Assistants |
31,620 |
| Computer Specialists |
2,750 |
| Customer Service
|
2,330 |
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial
Relations, 2006 |
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Employment Skills of the Underemployed
The Baldwin County Area Laborshed |
|
Skills* |
Number of Persons |
Percentage |
| Office/Data/Word Processing |
7,600 |
60% |
| Warehouse/Materials Handling |
5,800 |
46% |
| Manufacturing/Assembly/Fabrication
|
5,800 |
46% |
| Machining/Welding/Other Industrial
Machines |
2,800 |
22% |
| Telecommunications |
5,300 |
42% |
| Technician/Quality Assurance |
4,950 |
39% |
| Maintenance |
4,200 |
33% |
| Electronics/Engineering |
3,900 |
31% |
| * Individuals
polled may have experience and/or skills in more than one job
classification. |
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Workforce Development
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Southwest Alabama
Workforce Development Council
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This is home to one of the premier workforce
development coalitions in the U.S. |
|
40 business leaders, 6 community college presidents, 13
school system superintendents along with a staff of full time
professionals working together to make certain that we have enough of
the right people with the right skills to fill our jobs for the
foreseeable future. |
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Education
and Training
|
Colleges
|
Baldwin
County is home to Faulkner State Community College, the University of
South Alabama, Columbia Southern University, Huntingdon College and the U.S. Sports
Academy. Other area higher education institutions include: Bishop
State Technical College, Faulkner University, Remington
College, Springhill College and the University of
Mobile. |
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Alabama
Industrial Development Training (AIDT)
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Rated as
one of the Top 10 State Training Programs in the U.S., Alabama
Industrial Development Training provides comprehensive free training
to new and expanding companies which includes program development,
applicant recruiting and screening, pre-employment training,
on-the-job training, mobile training units, management training, and
production of training materials. |
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Alabama
Career Centers
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The
Baldwin County Career Centers offer qualified businesses incentives
to hire and retrain workers including training and curriculum
development and a 50% reimbursement on wages for the duration of the
training period. |
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