Metrics for the Regional Workforce Alliance of Southeastern Wisconsin

Regional Metric	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
REGIONAL INDUSTRIES
1. Industry employment profile, 2007 (% share of largest 3 employment sectors)
Manufacturing	16.9%	18.0%	10.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance	13.8%	13.1%	12.5%
Retail Trade	10.2%	11.3%	11.5%
2. Industry job growth, 2002-2007 (% rate for 3 sectors with largest numeric growth)
Total net job growth, all sectors	1.6%	3.3%	5.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance	7.5%	10.1%	12.3%
Accommodation and  Food Service	10.3%	8.5%	11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43.9%	32.9%	8.5%
3. Industry establishment profile, 2007 (% share of 3 sectors with the most establishments)
Retail Trade	11.1%	11.2%	11.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10.2%	9.7%	12.9%
Construction	10.0%	10.5%	10.0%
4. Industry establishment growth, 2002-2007  (% rate for 3 sectors with largest numeric growth)
Total net growth in establishments, all industries: 14	0.0%	5.1%	10.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance	9.2%	9.8%	15.6%
Accommodation and  Food Service	7.4%	6.1%	11.3%
Finance and Insurance	6.9%	7.7%	16.6%
5. Industry openings and closures	Under Development	Under Development	Under Development
Sector with highest number of establishments opening (no. of openings):
Sector with most jobs from openings (no. of jobs):
Sector with highest number of establishments closing (no. of closures):
Sector with most jobs lost from closures (no. of jobs):
Sector with highest ratio openings to closures (ratio):
Sector with highest ratio of jobs created to jobs lost (ratio):
REGIONAL LABOR FORCE
6. Population 16 and over not in labor force	32.0%	30.4%	34.0%
7. Unemployment rate, 2008	4.9%	4.7%	5.8%
8. Change in number of unemployed persons, 2003-2008	-18.7%	-14.5%	1.7%
9. Occupational employment, 2008 (% share of jobs of 3 occupations with most employees)
Office & Admin Support	16.4%	15.8%	17.2%
Production	12.1%	12.3%	7.3%
Sales and Related	10.3%	10.2%	10.6%
10. Median wage, all occupations	$16.01	$15.29	$15.57
11. Managerial, professional, and technical employment  (as a % of all employment)	27.5%	26.3%	29.3%
REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS
12. Population
Population (2008)	2,014,032	5,627,967	304,059,724
Rate of population growth (2003-2008)	2.1%	2.8%	4.8%
13. Age
Median age	38.0 yrs	38.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Change in median age, 2003-2008	1.6 yrs	1.2 yrs	0.9 yrs
14. Age balance
Percent of population aged 0-24 yrs	34.3%	33.2%	34.1%
Percent of population aged 55 yrs and over	23.9%	24.8%	23.9%
15. Racial and ethnic composition, 2008 (% of population in each category)
White Alone*	73.5%	85.1%	65.6%
Hispanic or Latino (may be any race)	8.8%	5.1%	15.4%
Asian Alone*	2.3%	2.0%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone*	0.5%	0.9%	0.8%
Black Alone*	13.7%	5.9%	12.2%
Two or more races*	1.2%	1.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone*	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
16. Change in racial and ethnic composition, 2003-2008 (% rate of change in each category)
White Alone*:	-0.4%	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (may be any race) :	24.5%	24.6%	18.0%
Asian Alone*:	14.7%	13.0%	14.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone*:	9.0%	6.7%	6.7%
Black Alone*:	2.8%	4.8%	5.0%
Two or more races*:	15.8%	18.8%	17.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone*:	28.7%	17.8%	10.6%
17. Foreign-born Population, 2000  (% of population indicating foreign-born)	5.2%	3.6%	11.1%
HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (2000)
18. Adults 25 and over with less than high school or the equivalent (as percentage of all over age 25)	15.7%	14.9%	19.6%
Female	15.6%	15.5%	19.9%
Male	15.9%	14.4%	19.3%
19. Adults 25 and over with high school degree or equivalent only (as percentage of all over age 25)	30.0%	34.6%	28.6%
Female	31.4%	33.9%	27.6%
Male	28.4%	35.2%	29.6%
20. Adults 25 and over with some college but no degree* (as percentage of all over age 25)	21.9%	20.6%	21.0%
Female	21.7%	20.2%	20.6%
Male	22.2%	20.9%	21.5%
21. Adults 25 and over with an associate degree only (as percentage of all over age 25)	6.9%	7.5%	6.3%
Female	7.1%	7.2%	5.8%
Male	6.7%	7.8%	6.8%
22. Adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher (as percentage of all over age 25)	25.5%	22.4%	24.4%
Female	24.3%	23.2%	26.1%
Male	26.8%	21.7%	22.8%
REGIONAL AND FAMILY PROSPERITY
23. Regional personal income, 2007 total regional personal income:	$80.2 billion	$203 billion	$11.7 trillion
Change in total regional personal income, 2002-2007 (% rate of change)	23.6%	24.4%	27.3%
Per capita personal income, 2007	$39,990	$36,272	$38,668
Change in per capita personal income, 2002-2007 (% rate of change)	20.8%	20.9%	25.3%
24. Average number of workers per household (1999)	1.36	1.31	1.23
25. Median household income (1999)	$46,672	$43,791	$41,994
26. Households headed by a single, female parent (as % of all households) (2000)	13.1%	9.7%	11.9%
27. Families living under the official poverty level (as % of all families) (1999)	7.2%	5.6%	9.2%
28. Households receiving public assistance (as % of all households) (1999)	2.2%	1.3%	3.4%
29. Households receiving retirement income in 1999 (as % of all households)	16.4%	15.7%	16.7%
30. Rate of home ownership in 2000 (% owner occupied)	62.9%	68.4%	66.2%
31. Median house value (2000 estimated)	$126,952	$109,900	$111,800
REGIONAL ATTRACTION
32. Median home ownership costs as a percent of household income	21.4%	20.9%	21.7%
33. Median gross rent	$630	$540	$600
34. Median gross rent as a percent of household income	24.0%	23.4%	25.5%
35. Mean travel time to work	22.4 min.	20.8	25.5
Percent with travel time of less than 30 minutes	72.7%	76.7%	65.5%
Percent with travel time of more than 60 minutes	4.4%	4.4%	8.0%
36. Migration into region as a percent of total regional population growth, 2000-2008	-25.1%	39.9%	35.8%

PART 1: REGIONAL INDUSTRIES

1. Industry Employment Profile

Definition: measures the number of jobs in the region in each of up to 21 industry sectors and the regional job distribution across these sectors		Number of Jobs in Sector, 2007	Job Distribution by Sector, 2007
NAICS Code	Industry Sectors	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
0	Total, All Industries	995,466	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
31-33	Manufacturing	168,636	16.9%	18.0%	10.3%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	137,064	13.8%	13.1%	12.5%
44-45	Retail Trade	101,818	10.2%	11.3%	11.5%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	77,833	7.8%	8.2%	8.5%
61	Educational Services	71,817	7.2%	7.4%	8.8%
56	Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services	64,110	6.4%	5.0%	6.3%
52	Finance and Insurance	50,782	5.1%	4.7%	4.4%
42	Wholesale Trade	48,469	4.9%	4.4%	4.4%
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	43,739	4.4%	3.6%	5.7%
23	Construction	42,420	4.3%	4.6%	5.7%
92	Public Administration	41,216	4.1%	5.0%	5.4%
48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	37,819	3.8%	4.0%	4.0%
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)	32,248	3.2%	3.1%	3.3%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	21,841	2.2%	1.6%	1.4%
51	Information	19,251	1.9%	1.9%	2.3%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	17,908	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	12,455	1.3%	1.0%	1.6%
22	Utilities	3,746	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting	1,749	0.2%	0.7%	0.9%
21	Mining	522	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
99	Unassigned	22	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development / Bureau of Workforce Information, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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2. Industry Job Growth

Definition: measures the net increase (or decrease) in the number of jobs in the region in each of up to 21 industry sectors and the percentage rate of net job growth in each sector during the period indicated		Total Net Job Growth, 2002-2007	Rate of Net Job Growth, 2002-2007
NAICS Code	Industry Sectors	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
0	Total, All Industries	15,542	1.6%	3.3%	5.6%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	9,607	7.5%	10.1%	12.3%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	7,243	10.3%	8.5%	11.8%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	6,664	43.9%	32.9%	8.5%
56	Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services	4,688	7.9%	15.2%	10.5%
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1,618	3.8%	9.9%	14.3%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1,521	9.3%	8.4%	8.8%
42	Wholesale Trade	1,370	2.9%	7.0%	6.6%
23	Construction	1,094	2.6%	1.6%	12.7%
61	Educational Services	1,062	1.5%	2.1%	7.0%
52	Finance and Insurance	584	1.2%	5.8%	5.5%
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)	307	1.0%	4.0%	4.5%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	297	0.8%	4.6%	4.3%
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting	240	15.9%	14.3%	0.7%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	195	1.6%	4.2%	5.7%
21	Mining	43	9.0%	1.4%	30.5%
99	Unassigned	-111	-83.5%	-29.7%	5.0%
22	Utilities	-447	-10.7%	-4.9%	-3.8%
51	Information	-1,386	-6.7%	-1.1%	-9.4%
92	Public Administration	-1,427	-3.3%	-2.5%	2.4%
44	Retail Trade	-2,983	-2.8%	-1.3%	3.3%
31	Manufacturing	-14,639	-8.0%	-5.1%	-9.1%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development / Bureau of Workforce Information, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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3. Industry Establishment Profile

Definition: measures the number of business establishments in the region in each of up to 21 industry sectors and the percentage distribution within the region of business establishments across these sectors.		Number of Establishments, 2007	Distribution of Establishments, 2007`
NAICS Code	Industry Sectors	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
0	Total, All Industries	54,168	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
44	Retail Trade	6,027	11.1%	11.2%	11.7%
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,499	10.2%	9.7%	12.9%
23	Construction	5,435	10.0%	10.5%	10.0%
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	5,378	9.9%	7.7%	10.9%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	5,219	9.6%	7.4%	8.4%
42	Wholesale Trade	4,648	8.6%	7.0%	7.0%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	4,144	7.7%	8.4%	6.7%
31	Manufacturing	3,856	7.1%	6.1%	4.0%
52	Finance and Insurance	3,421	6.3%	5.3%	5.5%
56	Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services	3,205	5.9%	4.7%	5.1%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,858	3.4%	2.9%	4.2%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	1,736	3.2%	4.1%	2.9%
61	Educational Services	1,145	2.1%	1.8%	1.7%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	774	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%
51	Information	716	1.3%	1.4%	1.7%
92	Public Administration	403	0.7%	2.1%	1.5%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	388	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting	167	0.3%	1.2%	1.1%
22	Utilities	97	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
21	Mining	42	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
99	Unassigned	10	0.0%	6.0%	2.1%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development / Bureau of Workforce Information, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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4. Industry Establishment Growth

Definition: measures the net change in the number of business establishments in the region in each of up to 21 industry sectors and the percentage rate of business establishment growth in each sector during the period indicated.		Net Establishment Growth (number of firms), 2002-2007	Rate of Establishment Growth, 2002-2007
NAICS Code	Industry Sectors	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
0	Total, All Industries	14	0.0%	5.1%	10.7%
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	438	9.2%	9.8%	15.6%
72	Accommodation and Food Services	287	7.4%	6.1%	11.3%
52	Finance and Insurance	220	6.9%	7.7%	16.6%
56	Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services	135	4.4%	7.9%	13.2%
61	Educational Services	124	12.1%	7.1%	19.6%
48	Transportation and Warehousing	66	4.0%	8.7%	10.8%
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	55	7.6%	8.2%	14.4%
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	41	2.3%	5.6%	19.1%
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting	8	5.0%	8.3%	-5.1%
22	Utilities	5	5.4%	-4.3%	1.1%
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.5%	3.9%	29.4%
92	Public Administration	-1	-0.2%	-1.8%	4.6%
21	Mining	-7	-14.3%	-8.4%	14.8%
99	Unassigned	-27	-73.0%	68.6%	48.1%
51	Information	-77	-9.7%	5.2%	-3.6%
23	Construction	-79	-1.4%	-2.2%	12.4%
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	-123	-2.2%	2.7%	14.4%
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)	-136	-2.4%	3.9%	13.4%
42	Wholesale Trade	-195	-4.0%	0.0%	7.4%
44	Retail Trade	-268	-4.3%	-2.7%	0.8%
31	Manufacturing	-454	-10.5%	-5.4%	-6.6%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development / Bureau of Workforce Information, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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5. Industry openings and closures

[This metric is currently under development]

Part II: Regional Labor Force

6. Labor Force Non-Participation

Definition: measures the number and percentage of ‘working age’ residents (aged 16yrs and older) who are neither employed nor unemployed and seeking work.	Number not in Labor Force, 2008	Percent not in Labor Force, 2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population age 16 and older not participating in the labor force	493,189	32.0%	30.4%	34.0%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development/Bureau of Workforce Information, WI Demographic Services, and special tabulation of Office of Economic Advisors

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7. Unemployment

Definition: measures the average number and the percentage of the regional labor force that was unemployed in the year indicated.	Number Unemployed, 2008	Unemployment Rate, 2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Unemployed residents	51,614	4.9%	4.7%	5.8%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development/Bureau of Workforce Information

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8. Change in Unemployment

Definition: measures the numeric and percentage change in the annual average number of unemployed residents of the region. This does not directly reflect the change in the unemployment rate.	Numeric change in unemployed, 2003-2008	Percent change in number of unemployed, 2003-2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Change in number of unemployed residents	-11,846	-18.7%	-14.5%	+1.7%
Source: WI Department of Workforce Development/Bureau of Workforce Information

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9. Occupational Employment

Definition: numeric and percentage measure of jobs by broad occupational group. This metric utilizes a “place of work” frame of reference counting the number of jobs by occupation in the region.	Estimated Number Employed, May 2008	Employment Distribution, May 2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total all occupations	1,018,420	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Office and Administrative Support	166,770	16.4%	15.8%	17.2%
Production	123,030	12.1%	12.3%	7.3%
Sales and Related	104,970	10.3%	10.2%	10.6%
Food Preparation and Serving-Related	83,550	8.2%	8.6%	8.5%
Transportation and Material Moving	70,470	6.9%	7.8%	7.0%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	56,180	5.5%	5.3%	5.2%
Education, Training, and Library	52,630	5.2%	5.5%	6.3%
Business and Financial Operations	45,940	4.5%	4.1%	4.5%
Management	40,900	4.0%	3.8%	4.6%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	35,150	3.5%	3.8%	4.0%
Construction and Extraction	35,090	3.4%	3.9%	4.8%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	33,950	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%
Healthcare Support	31,880	3.1%	3.2%	2.8%
Personal Care and Service	31,330	3.1%	2.7%	2.5%
Computer and Mathematical	23,370	2.3%	1.9%	2.4%
Protective Service	21,920	2.2%	1.9%	2.3%
Architecture and Engineering	20,510	2.0%	1.9%	1.9%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	14,410	1.4%	1.3%	1.3%
Community and Social Services	10,970	1.1%	1.1%	1.4%
Life, Physical, and Social Science	8,600	0.8%	1.0%	1.0%
Legal	6,280	0.6%	0.5%	0.7%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	520	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation Employment Statistics-May 2008, DWD special wage/employment analysis via EDS system

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10. Occupational Wages

Definition: measure of jobs by broad occupational group Including their median hourly wages.	Job Distribution, May 2008	Median Hourly Wage, May 2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total all occupations	100.0%	$16.01	$15.29	$15.57
Office and Administrative Support	16.4%	$14.72	$14.15	$14.32
Production	12.1%	$15.01	$15.01	$13.99
Sales and Related	10.3%	$11.92	$11.09	$11.69
Food Preparation and Serving-Related	8.2%	$8.44	$8.36	$8.59
Transportation and Material Moving	6.9%	$13.16	$13.52	$13.14
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	5.5%	$27.98	$27.20	$27.20
Education, Training, and Library	5.2%	$21.20	$20.62	$21.26
Business and Financial Operations	4.5%	$25.84	$24.72	$27.89
Management	4.0%	$42.58	$39.03	$42.15
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3.5%	$20.36	$18.98	$18.60
Construction and Extraction	3.4%	$24.51	$21.37	$18.24
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3.3%	$10.73	$10.69	$10.52
Healthcare Support	3.1%	$12.28	$12.22	$11.80
Personal Care and Service	3.1%	$10.55	$10.03	$9.82
Computer and Mathematical	2.3%	$31.37	$29.75	$34.26
Protective Service	2.2%	$19.55	$17.94	$16.65
Architecture and Engineering	2.0%	$29.09	$28.28	$32.09
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1.4%	$18.96	$17.73	$19.99
Community and Social Services	1.1%	$19.32	$19.39	$18.38
Life, Physical, and Social Science	0.8%	$26.03	$25.28	$27.51
Legal	0.6%	$29.21	$25.60	$34.49
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	0.1%	$12.91	$12.29	$9.34
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation Employment Statistics-May. 2008, DWD special wage/employment analysis via EDS system

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11. Managerial, Professional, and Technical Jobs

Definition: measure of jobs characterized as managerial, professional, or technical in nature as well as the percentage of all jobs in the region that are managerial, professional, or technical.	Number of jobs, 2008	Percent Share of all jobs, Nov. 2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Jobs characterized as managerial, professional and technical jobs	279,790	27.5%	26.3	29.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation Employment Statistics-May 2008, DWD special wage/employment analysis via EDS system

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Regional Demographics

12. Population

Definition: measures the population of the region as well as the estimated change in regional population between 2003 and 2008.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total population, 2008	2,014,032	5,627,967	304,059,724
Population change, 2003-2008	42,327	153,607	13,848,810
Percent Population Change, 2003-2008	2.1%	2.8%	4.8%
Source: WI Dept. of Administration and U.S. Bureau of Census

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13. Age

Definition: measures the median age of the regional population as well as the change in median age between 2003 and 2008.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median Age	38.0 yrs	38.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Change in Median Age	+1.6 yrs	+1.2 yrs	+0.9 yrs.
Source: American Community Survey and U.S. Bureau of Census Population Estimates

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14. Age Balance

Definition: measures the share of population aged 24years or younger; the share of population aged 55years or older; and the ratio between the two age groups.	2008 Estimate
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Percent of population aged 0-24 yrs	34.3%	33.2%	34.1%
Percent of population aged 55 yrs and over	23.9%	24.8%	23.9%
Ratio of those aged 0-24 yrs. to those aged 55 yrs. and over	1.4:1	1.3:1	1.4:1
Source: WI Dept. of Administration and U.S. Bureau of Census

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15. Race and Ethnicity

Definition: measures the number of residents of the region by race and ethnicity as well as their distribution within the regional population	2008 Estimate	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
White Alone*	1,479,572	73.5%	85.1%	65.6%
Hispanic or Latino (may be any race)	177,330	8.8%	5.1%	15.4%
Asian Alone*	45,392	2.3%	2.0%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone*	9,501	0.5%	0.9%	0.8%
Black Alone*	276,390	13.7%	5.9%	12.2%
Two or more races*	24,928	1.2%
1.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone*	919	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, Population Estimates, CC-EST2008-6RACE-55
*does not include those indicating Hispanic identity

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16. Change in Race and Ethnicity

Definition: measures the change in number of residents of the region by race and ethnicity.	Change 2003-2008	Percent Change 2003-2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
White Alone*	-6,122	-0.4%	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (may be any race)	30,725	21.0%	24.6%	18.0%
Asian Alone*	5,826	14.7%	13.0%	14.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone*	788	9.0%	6.7%	6.7%
Black Alone*	7,513	2.8%	4.8%	5.0%
Two or more races*	3,392	15.8%
18.8%
17.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone*	205	28.7%	17.8%	10.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, Population Estimates, CC-EST2008-6RACE-55
*does not include those indicating Hispanic identity

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17. Foreign-born Population

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the regional population that was not born in the United States.	Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Foreign-born population (2000)	101,464	5.2%	3.6%	11.1%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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Highest Educational Attainment (2000)

18. Less Than a High School Diploma or Equivalent

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s adults aged 25 years and over whose highest level of educational attainment is less than a high school diploma or the equivalent. This metric is further broken out by gender.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Adults aged 25 years and over with less than high school diploma or equivalent	195,798	15.7%	14.9%	19.6%
Males aged 25 years and over with less than high school diploma or equivalent	93,838	15.9%	15.5%	19.9%
Females aged 25 years and over with less than high school diploma or equivalent	101,960	15.6%	14.4%	19.3%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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19. High School Diploma

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s adults aged 25 years and over whose highest level of educational attainment is a high school diploma or the equivalent. This metric is further broken out by gender.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Adults aged 25 years and over with high school diploma or equivalent only	372,955	30.0%	34.6%	28.6%
Males aged 25 years and over with high school diploma or equivalent only	167,549	28.4%	33.9%	27.6%
Females aged 25 years and over with high school diploma or equivalent only	205,406	31.4%	35.2%	29.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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20. Some College, no degree*

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s adults aged 25 years and over whose highest level of educational attainment includes some college, but no college degree. This metric is further broken out by gender.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Adults aged 25 years and over with some college but no degree	272,642	21.9%	20.6%	21.0%
Males aged 25 years and over with some college but no degree	130,847	22.2%	20.2%	20.6%
Females aged 25 years and over with some college but no degree	141,795	21.7%	20.9%	21.5%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3
*May include those who successfully completed vocational/technical education, certification, etc.

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21. Associate Degree

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s adults aged 25 years and over whose highest level of educational attainment is an associate degree. This metric is further broken out by gender.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Adults aged 25 years and over with Associate Degree	85,761	6.9%	7.5%	6.3%
Males aged 25 years and over with Associate Degree	39,618	6.7%	7.2%	5.8%
Females aged 25 years and over with Associate Degree	46,143	7.1%	7.8%	6.8%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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22. Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s adults aged 25 years and over who possess a bachelor’s degree or higher level of educational attainment. This metric is further broken out by gender.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Adults aged 25 years and over with Bachelor's Degree or Higher	316,698	25.5%	22.4%	24.4%
Males aged 25 years and over with Bachelor's Degree or Higher	158,094	26.8%	23.2%	26.1%
Females aged 25 years and over with Bachelor's Degree or Higher	158,604	24.3%	21.7%	22.8%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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Regional and Family Prosperity

23. Personal Income

Definition: measures personal income on a total and per capita basis. Personal income can be briefly summarized as accrued monies via wages, dividends, interest, and government transfer receipts, etc.	Percent Change, 2002-2007	$ Value, 2007
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total personal income	23.6%	$80.2 billion	$203.1 billion	$11.7 trillion
Per capita personal income	20.8%	$39,990	$36,272	$38,668
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis

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24. Household Employment

Definition: measures the average number of members of each household who are employed (as a context for understanding median household income).	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Average number of workers per household (1999)	1.36	1.31	1.23
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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25. Household Income

Definition: measures the median income of households in the region.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median household income (1999; estimated)	$46,672	$43,791	$41,994
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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26. Single Female Parent as Heads of Households

Definition: measures the number and percent of the region’s households that were headed by a single female parent.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share, 2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households headed by a single female parent	64,840	13.1%	9.7%	11.9%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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27. Families in Poverty

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s families whose income falls below the federal poverty level.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share, 2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Families living under the federal poverty level	35,466	7.2%	5.6%	9.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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28. Public Assistance

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s families that received public assistance (in the form of cash welfare payments, disability payments, or food stamps) at some point in the year indicated.	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share, 2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households receiving public assistance (1999)	16,391	2.2%	1.3%	3.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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29. Retirement Income

Definition: measures the number and percentage of the region’s families that received retirement income (pensions, worker’s comp/disability ins., annuities, IRA/KEOGH income - does NOT include social security).	Census 2000 Number	Percent Share, 2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households receiving retirement income in 1999	123,184	16.4%	15.7%	16.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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30. Home Ownership

Definition: measures the percent of all homes in the region that were owner-occupied at the time indicated.	Percent Share, 2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Rate of home ownership in 2000	62.9%	68.4%	66.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

31. House Values

Definition: measures the estimated median value of owner-occupied homes in the region in the year indicated	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median house value (2000 estimated)	$126,952	$109,990	$111,800
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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Regional Attraction

32. Home ownership costs

Definition: measures the median monthly home ownership cost as a percentage of household income.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median home ownership costs as a percent of household income (1999)	21.4%	20.9%	21.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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33. Monthly rent

Definition: measures the median monthly gross rent for non-owner-occupied homes in the region.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median monthly gross rent (1999)	$630	$540	$602
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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34. Rental costs

Definition: measures the median monthly gross rent as a percentage of household income.	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Median gross rent as a percent of household income (1999)	24.0%	23.4%	25.5%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000, Summary File-3

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35. Work travel time

Definition: measures mean travel time to work for residents of the region as well as the percentage of regional residents whose travel time is less than 30 minutes or greater than 60 minutes.	2000
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.4	20.8	25.5
Percent with travel time less than 30 minutes	72.7%	76.7%	65.5%
Percent with travel time greater than 60 minutes	4.4%	4.4%	8.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, Summary File-3, Table QT-P23 and Table P33

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36. In-migration

Definition: measures the number of people who moved into the region from elsewhere during the years indicated, as well as percentage of any population increase in the region that is due to in-migration from outside of the region.	Number, 2000-2008	As a Percent Share of Total Population Growth, 2000-2008
	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Regional Workforce Alliance of SE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	U.S.
Net migration into the region	-16,875	-25.1%	39.9%	35.8%
Source: WI Dept. of Administration, Demographics Services Center

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