Grow MN! Workforce Solutions

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1 Grow MN! Workforce Solutions

2 What is Grow Minnesota!? Business Retention Business Assistance Statewide: 70 local partners 15 years old

3 Grow MN! Present 11,010 business retention visits 2,072 businesses assisted 19,692 jobs impacted

4 Grow MN! business retention visits 191 businesses assisted 373 jobs impacted

5 Grow MN! s Leading Indicators Innovation: New products? New services? Exports: To U.S.? To the world? Investment: Equipment? Expansion? New facilities? Workforce: Right skills? Right supply?

6 Businesses Adding Jobs Percentage of businesses adding jobs last year Metro Greater MN 48% 53% 51% 57% 47% 40% 35% 38% 41% 38% Source: Grow MN! Program

7 2018 Jobs Outlook Percentage of businesses adding jobs Increase Relatively Stable Decrease Unsure 50% 50% 45% 43% 4% 5% 1% 2% Metro Greater MN Source: Grow MN! Program

8 1.7% Job Growth Last Year Minnesota Total Employment 3,061, Q4 2008Q4 2009Q4 2010Q4 2011Q4 2012Q4 2013Q4 2014Q4 2015Q4 2016Q4 2017Q4 Source: JobsEQ. Data as of 2017Q4.

9 Trouble filling jobs continues Percentage of businesses reporting difficulty finding employees Source: Grow MN! Program

10 What s driving labor shortage? 3.2% MN unemployment rate (12 th lowest in nation) 80%-90% Labor force participation rate for Minnesotans aged % Projected MN labor force growth rate between Source: DEED, Labor Market Statistics, 2018

11 Most entry level jobs require 2-yr or less Education required for entry-level positions at your business Source: Grow MN! Program

12 Finding workers: What s working in MN? Challenges Senior staff retiring in next 5 yrs Poaching by other firms Too few candidates Especially so for physically demanding jobs Skills gap Employee retention Recruiting professionals to MN Strategies Partner with local schools Internships/Apprenticeships Promote from within Staffing agencies Referrals by existing employees Raise wages Refugee employment programs Provide transportation, child care, housing, etc. Automation/robotics Source: Grow MN! Program

13 Finding workers: Success Stories Small manufacturer that was facing hiring challenges Partnered with International Institute of MN to recruit and train new Americans Partnered with local tech startup to do job-specific literacy training Mid sized printing company that was facing 120 retirements over 10-yrs Partnered w/ cultural organizations to get cross-cultural training and build bridges into immigrant communities Built relationships with potential candidates through community service volunteering Source: Grow MN! Program

14 MN Chamber Workforce Solutions Better tapping of existing workforce talent MN Job Match Hidden Talent Pools Cultivate future workforce Real Time Talent Business Education Networks (BEN) Immigration reform

15 Most Tracked State Policies Source: Grow MN! Program

16 What is the MN Job Match? Efficient online matching of job seekers and positions Surveys candidates and employers about needs, interests, abilities, and workplace preferences Uses matching algorithms to stack and rank best matches

17 Hidden Talent Pools Event May 9, 2018 event to 1. Present strategies for tapping underutilized pockets of the workforce, e.g. New immigrants People with disabilities Ex-offenders Retirees 2. Make connections: employers & employment service providers 3. Share latest techniques in automation 4. Celebrate success stories!

18 Real Time Talent Information hub to Track real-time data on labor demand Businesses: accurate assessments of local labor markets Trainers: know exactly what businesses need, now! Identify and promote tools to solve workforce challenge

19 Business Education Networks (BEN) Creating persistent relationships Connecting employers with high school & college students Building stronger links to educators and trainers Pilots: Winona, Brainerd and Waconia with more to come!

20 MN Immigrants: Key to our 21 st Century Workforce Source: U.S. Census via mncompass.org

21 Population & Workforce In 2040, the number of deaths in MN > than the number of births! MN becomes dependent upon inmigration for population growth Projected Annual Population Change in Minnesota, Note: Calculations based on data from Minnesota State Demographic Center, Minnesota Population Projections ( ), August 2015 Report and appendices available for download at

22 International Migration: Driving Growth Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Minnesota State Demographic Center

23 MN s Foreign Born Getting Younger PUMS micro data from 1990 & 2000 Census & 2006 ACS

24 Federal Immigration Reform 4 PARTS Streamline Administration E-Verify = Employment eligibility verification Issuance of work-related visas Responsiveness to economic change Replace fixed quotas with dynamic system More visas for skilled workers, STEM Recognize differences among industries, e.g. agriculture Earned status for unauthorized workers Secure borders = See above

25 Immigrants & Community Integration What can communities do to be more attractive places for immigrants? Get to know our new neighbors: have community-wide conversations Respect cultural differences: schools, businesses, community Find ways to celebrate diversity Diffuse social tensions: discuss and manage conflicts Recognize and coordinate key roles: local governments, community organizations and employers Report and appendices available for download at

26 MN Workforce Fix No Silver Bullets A state legislative solution is not likely! Need: Real time workforce data Need: Business persistence with educators and trainers Need: Business to rethink hiring practices Tap under utilized pools Rethink how matches are made Need: Federal immigration reform