|
Underemployment |
| Baldwin County, AL |
12,700 |
| Mobile Area, AL* |
88,000 |
|
|
* Includes
75 mile radius of Mobile, Al
Source:
Mobile Area Workforce report, 2006, Baldwin County Area Workforce
Report, 2001 |
|
Civilian Labor Force in
Baldwin County |
| |
Baldwin County |
Area* |
| 2004 |
77,420 |
448,061 |
| 2007 |
82,581 |
513,608 |
| Percent Change: |
6.67% |
14.62% |
|
| *Note:
Counties included are Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Monroe, Clarke,
Escambia, Alabama and Escambia, Florida
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
2007; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
|
|
Unemployment Rate in the Baldwin County Area,
2007 |
|
County |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
| Baldwin, AL |
1,672 |
2.0% |
| Mobile, AL |
5,157 |
2.8% |
| Washington, AL |
313 |
4.5% |
| Clarke, AL |
461 |
4.6% |
| Monroe, AL |
393 |
4.4% |
| Escambia, AL |
496 |
3.4% |
| Escambia, FL |
6,261 |
3.1% |
| TOTAL |
14,753 |
|
|
|
Source:
US Department of Labor, 2005
|
Persons Willing and Able to
Reenter the Workforce |
|
12,700 |
Source:
Mobile Area Workforce Report, 2006
|
|
Area Active Employment
Applications on File, April 2005 |
|
18,100 |
|
|
Source:
Alabama Employment Service, 2005
|
|
High School Graduates |
|
Baldwin County, 2005 |
Baldwin County Area, 2004* |
|
1,355 |
7,231 |
|
| *Note:
Includes Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Monroe, Clarke, Escambia, Alabama
and Escambia, Florida Counties
|
|
College Graduates in Baldwin
County Area, Spring 2007 |
|
10,841 |
|
|
College Student Population
in the Baldwin County Area, Spring 2007 |
|
73,483 |
|
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Wage Costs1 |
| |
Low |
High |
Avg. |
% of Wages for Benefits2 |
| Assembler, Machinery |
$6.00 |
$11.11 |
$10.65 |
25% |
| Aircraft Mechanic |
$10.00 |
$12.22 |
$16.41 |
24% |
| Computer Programmer |
$10.00 |
$26.44 |
$20.05 |
17% |
| Machinist |
$12.00 |
$18.00 |
$17.10 |
18% |
| Materials Mover |
$7.00 |
$13.90 |
$10.63 |
19% |
| Customer Service |
$5.15 |
$19.08 |
$12.94 |
17% |
| Software Programmer |
$17.66 |
$29.88 |
$25.81 |
19% |
| Admin Assistant |
$6.50 |
$15.50 |
$13.09 |
17% |
| Tool and Die Makers |
$13.43 |
$19.75 |
$18.68 |
25% |
|
|
1Baldwin/Mobile Counties, AL Wage
& Fringe Benefits Survey Report; Compiled by The Pathfinders May, 2005
2Mobile Area Wage Survey,
1999-2000, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce |
| |
|
Quality |
|
Category |
Excellent |
Good |
| Reading/Writing Competency |
7% |
51% |
| Calculations Competency |
5% |
58% |
| Availability of Skilled Workers |
4% |
42% |
| Availability of Unskilled Workers |
21% |
42% |
| Worker Productivity |
26% |
58% |
| Worker Attitudes |
11% |
71% |
|
| Source: Baldwin County Area Workforce
Report, May 2001, PFResources. The following are ratings that
employers in the laborshed give employees relative to the basic
competencies of reading, writing and calculations. |
| |
|
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 |
29,950 |
| Computer Specialists |
2,060 |
| Customer Service
|
1,880 |
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial
Relations, 2005 |
|
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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Education
and Training
 |
Colleges
 |
Baldwin
County is home to Faulkner State Community College, University of
South Alabama, Columbia Southern University and U.S. Sports
Academy. Other area higher education institutions include: Bishop
State Technical College, Wallace Community College, Southeast
College of Technology, Springhill College and the University of
Mobile. |
|
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Alabama
Industrial Development Training (AIDT)
|
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
|
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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