Workforce

• 30% of workforce is female.
• 10% of participating employers are unionized.
• The average labor force breakdown includes:
  Skilled labor - 78%
  Unskilled labor - 12%
  Marketing / Sales Professionals - 7%
  Engineers / Draftsmen, etc., - 7.2%
  General office / Clerical - 13.7%
• Most frequently represented crafts or skills in the labor force include:
  computer operators
  maintenance workers
  data entry personnel
• Employees requiring childcare is estimated to be 30%.
• Special training needs include:
  computer
  communication
  basic math
  time management
• The typical wage increase in 1995 was in the range of 2% to 6% for hourly workers and 2% to 4% for salaried workers.
• The typical number of paid holidays provided to employees is 7 or 8.
• More than half of companies pay a Christmas or other type of bonus and over half also pay for an Employee Education Program.
• Most companies pay for at least half of the cost of group life insurance and hospital insurance; most companies also pay some portion of dependent coverage for hospital insurance.
• Skilled labor and to a lesser extent, management personnel, appear to be the greatest needs relative to meeting current and immediate future requirements.
• Labor needs are expected to increase over the next three years by a number of companies.