South Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois: Workforce and Economic Development Profile Characteristics of the South Suburban Cook County Labor Market The South Suburbs of Cook County have an estimated population of 1,390,906 (Source: American Community Survey 2008) and in conjunction with the Western Suburbs forms the local workforce investment area seven (LWIA 7). There are three LWIAs in Cook County: 7 (Southern & Western Cook), 8 (Northern Cook) and 9 (City of Chicago). According to June 2011 labor market data, the total civilian labor force in LWIA 7 was 718,845 of which 636,670 were employed and 82,175 were unemployed. The unemployment rate was 11.4%. (Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security collected via Illinois Workforce Information Center—October 2011, https://illinois.virtuallmi.com/) In the chart below, please find unemployment data for several municipalities in the South Suburbs. August August Change Over Area 2010 July 2011 2011 Change Over Month Year United States 9.5 9.3 9.1 -0.2 -0.4 Illinois 9.9 10 10 0.0 0.1 City of Chicago 10.8 11.7 11.7 0.0 0.0 LWIA 7 (South and West Suburban Cook County) 10.8 11.6 11.5 0.1 0.7 Burbank 10.1 10.6 10.4 -0.2 0.3 Calumet City 14.5 14.2 14.3 0.1 -0.2 Chicago Heights 14.2 15.7 15.7 0.0 1.5 Dolton 14.9 15.6 15.6 0.0 0.7 Evergreen Park 11.4 12 11.7 -0.3 0.3 Harvey 16.7 17.4 17.3 -0.1 0.6 Lansing 10.9 11.4 11 -0.4 0.1 Oak Lawn 10.4 11.4 11.3 -0.1 0.9 Orland Park 8.5 9 8.8 -0.2 0.3 Park Forest 11.4 12.6 13.2 0.6 1.8 South Holland 12.9 13.4 13.8 0.4 0.9 Tinley Park 8.6 8.8 8.6 -0.2 0.0 *Unemployment Rates not seasonally adjusted; *Statistics from Illinois Department of Employment Security; ***Data for smaller municipalities not provided According to the most recent occupational data available, LWIA 7 has the greatest number of jobs in the occupations listed on the chart below. The occupational data is for the LWIA 7 area; the hourly wage data listed below reflects the average pay within each occupational group. In addition, LWIA 7 will experience the following occupational employment distribution change between 2008 and 2018: Top Jobs in South Suburban Cook County by Occupation Group Occupation Group 2008 2018 Numerical Change Hourly wage Growth rate Office and Administrative 88,652 90,831 2,179 $16.52 2.5% Support Occupations Sales and Related 68,694 71,911 3,422 $18.85 4.6% Occupations Transportation and Material 58,627 62,014 3387 $16.19 5.7% moving Occupations Production Occupations 56,120 53,653 -2467 $16.66 -4.4% Food Preparation and Serving 45,639 50,268 4,629 $10.28 10.1% Related Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and 41,544 44,978 3,434 $33.86 8.2% Technical Occupations Page 1 of 8 October 2011 Education, Training, and 38,898 41,410 2512 $27.06 6.4% Library Occupations Construction and Extraction 28,263 30,661 2398 $26.43 8.4% Occupations Management Occupations 26,211 26,442 614 $48.32 2.1% Installation, Maintenance, 22,943 25,834 2891 $21.87 12.6% and Repair Occupations (Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security collected via Illinois Workforce Information Center—August 2011, https://illinois.virtuallmi.com/). Wage data collected from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2011 www.bls.gov/. The five occupations that are expected to experience the highest rate of growth between 2008 and 2018 in the LWIA 7 area are: Cashiers (+618 jobs) hourly wage: $9.73, est. annual openings: 792 Retail Salespersons (+1534 jobs) hourly wage: $12.05, est. annual openings: 784 Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand (+158 jobs) hourly wage: $12.61, est. annual openings: 518 Waiters and Waitresses (+740 jobs) hourly wage: $15.83, est. annual openings: 517 Registered Nurses (+1789 jobs) hourly wage: $32.05, est. annual openings: 445 (Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security collected via Illinois Workforce Information Center—August 2011, https://illinois.virtuallmi.com/). Local Workforce Investment Area Information The South Suburbs of Chicago are located in Local Workforce Investment Area 7 (LWIA 7), which is one of three LWIAs in Cook County LWIA 7 (South & West Suburban) serves the area of Cook County that is outside the City of Chicago and south of Devon Avenue. LWIA 8 encompasses the area of Cook County north of Devon Avenue and outside of Chicago, and is overseen by the Workforce Board of Northern Cook County (http://www.workforceboard.org/). The City of Chicago is LWIA 9 and is overseen by the Chicago Workforce Investment Council (CWIC) (http://www.chicagoworkforceboard.com/). LWIA 7 Municipalities Alsip Bedford Park Bellwood Berkley Berwyn Blue Island Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Burbank Burnham Burr Ridge Calumet City Calumet Park Chicago Heights Chicago Ridge Cicero Country Club Hills Countryside Crestwood Dixmoor Dolton East Hazel Crest Elmwood Park Evergreen Park Flossmoor Ford Heights Forest Park Forest View Franklin Park Glenwood Harvey Harwood Heights Hazel Crest Hickory Hills Hillside Hodgkins Hometown Homewood Indiana Head Park Justice La Grange La Grange Park Lansing Lemont Lynwood Lyons Markham Matteson Maywood McCook Melrose Park Merrionette Park Midlothian Norridge North Riverside Northlake Oak Forest Oak Lawn Oak Park Olympia Fields Orland Hills Orland Park Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Park Park Forest Phoenix Posen Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Robbins Sauk Village Schiller Park South Chicago Heights South Holland Steger Stickney Stone Park Summit Thornton Tinley Park University Park Westchester Western Springs Willow Springs Worth Leadership Page 2 of 8 October 2011 Every LWIA has a Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) and a local administrative entity that is responsible for administering the LWIA’s allocation of federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding to serve adults, youth and dislocated workers. The main contacts in LWIA 7 are: LWIA 7 Chief Elected Official LWIA 7 WIA Administrator Toni Preckwinkle Cook County Works Cook County Board President Karin Norington-Reaves, Director 118 N. Clark Street 69 W. Washington, Suite 2860 Chicago, IL 60602 Chicago, IL 60602 P: 312-603-6396 p: 312-603-0200 X0208 F: 312-443-4397 f: 312-603-9994 E: [email protected] e: [email protected] LWIA 7 WIB Liaison LWIA 7 WIB Board Chair Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Charles Jenrich, VP US Operations Ray Bentley AJA Registrars 69 W. Washington, Suite 2860 6810 West 109th Place Chicago, IL 60602 Worth, IL 60482 P: 312-603—0224 p: 312-914-9917 F: 312-603-9939 f: 708-957-6960 E: [email protected] e: [email protected] Cook County Workforce Investment Board (South & West Suburban)/Cook County Works (http://www.cookcountygov.com/portal/server.pt/community/cook_county_works/244The Cook County) Workforce Board’s role in the economic development of the South & West Suburban County area is to assemble a broad range of employment, training and educational services into a comprehensive and easily accessed system that supports the development of a quality workforce. Cook County Works along with the Cook County Workforce Investment Board assists the residents of suburban Cook County through the administration of the federally funded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) program. Through WIA, Cook County Works offers job training services, programs and educational opportunities that will allow residents to gain new skills or enhance existing skills that will help them in their search for employment. Labor market and Illinois Skills Match assessment services are also available in the Illinois Employment Training Centers/One Stop Centers. Karin Norington-Reaves is the Director of the Cook County Works. Karin can be reached at [email protected] and 312-603-0200. Resources Every LWIA receives an annual allocation of WIA funding to provide services to adults, dislocated workers and youth. The following chart shows the most recent allocations for LWIA 7: LWIA 7 WIA Allocations by Program 2007 2008 2009 2009 ARRA 2010 2011 Adult $4,584,333 $3,731,997 $2,939,170 $2,524,025 $3,818,964 $3,116,649 Dislocated $4,768,267 $4,610,441 $6,743,885 $7,394,369 $5,591,270 $4,574,537 Worker Youth $4,754,632 $3,763,963 $3,813,600 $5,676,547 $3,787,551 $3,439,131 Total $14,107,232 $12,106,401 $13,496,655 $15,594,941 $13,197,785 $11,130,317 (Source: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Data retrieved August 11 from http://www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/Bureaus/Workforce_Development/Resources/WIA+Notices.htm Additional funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was provided to every LWIA in 2009.) Service Delivery Illinois WorkNet Centers are the “one stop” centers that are located across the state and where individuals and businesses can find information about employment opportunities and access a variety of workforce development Page 3 of 8 October 2011 services—including WIA-funded services. As of December 1, 2011, the One-Stop Centers will be operated by delegate agencies. The delegate agencies are: National ABLE (Chicago Heights), Central States SER (Cicero), Employer & Employee Services (Maywood), and MAXIMUS, Inc. (Oak Forest). Illinois WorkNet Centers in LWIA 7 Chicago Heights WorkNet Cicero WorkNet National ABLE Central States SER 1010 South Dixie Highway 2138 S. 61st Court, Suite 301 Chicago Heights, IL 60411 Cicero, IL 60804-2078 P: 708-709-3000 P: 708-222-3100 Maywood WorkNet Oak Forest WorkNet Employer & Employee Services MAXIMUS, Inc.