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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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2006

Job openings

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An Analysis Of Job Openings In The Milwaukee Region: Job Supply And Demand, Prepared For The Private Industry Council Of Milwaukee County, 2006, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn Jan 2006

An Analysis Of Job Openings In The Milwaukee Region: Job Supply And Demand, Prepared For The Private Industry Council Of Milwaukee County, 2006, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn

ETI Publications

The Milwaukee job openings surveys were developed by the Employment and Training Institute in 1990s at the request of the City of Milwaukee. Five government partners collaborated on this ongoing Milwaukee Labor Market Project: the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County. Milwaukee is the first major city in the nation to regularly study job openings in order to assess the number and type of jobs available and the level of skill training employers need to fill openings. Surveys have been conducted semi-annually or annually …


Occupational Drill Down Of Training Needs In The Milwaukee Metro Area, John Pawasarat Jan 2006

Occupational Drill Down Of Training Needs In The Milwaukee Metro Area, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This report provides an occupational drill down focusing on training needs identified for specific occupations and job titles identified by employers participating in the May 2006 Survey of Job Openings, conducted by the Employment and Training Institute for the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County. Detailed job openings data are provided for six occupational areas where technical training is required: health care workers, manufacturing openings, computer specialists, selected service occupations, clerking and administrative support jobs, and jobs requiring a valid driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license.


Job Openings In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week Of May 24, 2006, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn Jan 2006

Job Openings In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week Of May 24, 2006, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn

ETI Publications

The week of May 24, 2006, an estimated 24,056 full and part-time jobs were open for immediate hire in the four-county Milwaukee metropolitan area. These openings are the result of company expansions, labor shortages in difficult to fill positions, seasonal fluctuations, and normal turnover among the 747,554 employed workers in the area. The job vacancy study was prepared by the Employment and Training Institute for the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County. The highest increase in full-time openings was seen in the manufacturing sector, which showed 1,520 more full-time openings in May 2006 than in May 2005. The number of …