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5. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Flash Gordon’s Time Machine
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7. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Demographics – Technology – Globalization
8. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com World Demographics
9. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Workforce between 2010 & 2025 Baby Boomers - 79 million Americans born 1946-64 retire
Generation X - 40 million Americans born 1965-77 - Less job ready than baby boomers
Generation Y - 70 million Americans born 1977-95 - Less job ready than prior generations
10. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Technology Results:Unskilled Jobs Are Disappearing
11. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Jobs Shifts 2000-2020(In Millions) Job Categories 2000 2010 2020
Professionals/Executives 44 52 60
Sales, Technical 42 50 60
Tech Support/ Skilled Craft 22 29 43
Low End Service 20 25 27
Other Low Skill Jobs 24 21 17
12. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Talent Challenge 2010-2020 Jobs vs. Today’s Workforce
75% High Pay 25% of Workers
Require Career Prepared for
Prep. Career-Based Jobs
25% Low-Pay 75% of Workers
($10-12 hr.) Prepared for
Low-Skill Jobs Nothing
13. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com “The System”
14. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com “The System” isbroken
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16. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 Reading Achievement Scores
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Below
Levels Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
U.S. 29% 39% 29% 3%
(Below Basic & Basic = 68%)
17. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com National Adult Literacy Assessments1993/2003 Prose Results Compared Adult Pop. 2003
Categories ’93%/’03% Total 222 Million
I. Below Basic 14/14 31M
II. Basic 28/29 64M (95M)
III. Intermediate 43/44 98M
(Moderately Challenging)
IV. Proficient 15/13 29M
18. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Labor MarketJob Growth 2004-2014
19. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Labor MarketTalent Shortages 2010-2020 Category Shortfall
All Jobs 3M-6.1M
Nurses 340K-1M
Engineers 150K-250K
Assemblers, Fabricators 100K-200K
Metal Workers 100K-200K
Machinists 150K-250K
Welders 50K-80K
20. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Manufacturing as Percent of Total Employment
21. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com United States Manufacturing 2005 #1 in Value of Manufactured Products
(Double China’s)
61% of U.S. Exports
22. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Metal Manufacturing Leading Concerns
23. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com 10 Hardest-To-Fill Jobs in the U.S. Sales Representative
Teacher
Mechanic
Technician
Management/Executive
Truck Driver
Driver/Delivery
Accountant
Laborer
Machine Operator
24. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Small Business:Unfilled Positions Near Record High Businesses Hiring or
Attempting to Hire 50%
Reporting Few or
Unqualified Applicants 80%
Firms with One or More
Unfilled Positions 31%
Source: National Federation of Independent Businesses (NIFB), April 2006
25. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. Jobs Unfilled 2003-2007
+1,000,000
Average = 4.2M Vacancies
26. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com “There is a supply problem in
our labor markets.”
- William Dunkelberg, Chief Economist
National Federation of Independent
Businesses
27. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Increases in Wages 2007 United States +4.5%
India/China +20%
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30. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Annual Growth Rates ofU.S. Labor Force 1950-2030
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32. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. State GDP Size Comparisons
33. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com GDP Comparisons (in $ trillions 2006)
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35. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com 10 Hardest-To-Fill Jobs Worldwide Sales Representative
Skilled Manual Trade Worker
Technician
Engineer
Accounting & Finance Staff
Laborer
Production Operator
Driver
Management/Executive
Machinist/Operator
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37. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Top 10 U.S. States in Number of Jobs at Foreign-Owned Companies California 561,000
New York 382,600
Texas 339,300
Illinois 254,900
Florida 248,900
Pennsylvania 227,700
New Jersey 223,200
Ohio 208,600
Michigan 205,000
North Carolina 204,600
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39. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com 21st Century U.S. Apprenticeship (2003) 850 Occupations
70%-75% Skilled Trades
15%-20% Industrial/Manufacturing
29,326 Registered Programs
480,000 Apprentices
28,768 Graduates (2003)
40. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc.
(NIMS)
Registered Apprenticeship Model
41. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Career Culture Change
42. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Human Ability Areas Linguistics
Logical-Mathematical
Spatial
Musical
Bodily Fine-Gross Motor
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
43. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
44. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Q. What is a NGO? A. An intermediary agency that builds a network.
45. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com U.S. NGOs Fargo, North Dakota
Santa Ana, California
Mansfield, Ohio
Mt. Airy, North Carolina
Duluth, Minnesota
Jacksonville, Florida
46. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com Chicago
? Jobs for Youth
Contact: Robert Barnett
? The Tutor-Mentor Connection
Contact: Dan Bassill
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49. Edward E. Gordon www.imperialcorp.com “More & Better: Preventing a Workforce Meltdown”For more information, go towww.imperialcorp.comor contact: Dr. Edward E. Gordon imperialcorp@juno.com
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