PCW on WNKU's BusinessWise

Ross Meyer of PCW and Mary Stagaman of Agenda 360 discussed the 2020 Jobs Outlook with Tom Cooney and Crystal Faulkner on BusinessWise.  Click here to listen.

PCW on the BBC

The BBC World Service broadcasted live from Cincinnati's WVXU about our region's economy and featured the work of PCW in preparing workers for in-demand jobs, especially in manufacturing. Click here to listen online or download the podcast.

Coverage in CinDay Business2Business Magazine

CinDay B2B, a news magazine covering business news in the Cincinnati-Dayton region, has some great coverage of our region’s workforce efforts.  There is an editorial, an op-ed by State Rep. Derickson, and two feature articles.   Click here for the series.

PCW on Channel 12's Newsmakers

Ross Meyer of PCW and Mary Stagaman of Agenda 360 were featured on Channel 12's Newsmakers program to discuss the findings of the 2020 Jobs Outlook Report. Click here to watch the video, or view it below.

2020 Jobs Outlook Released

Our community has a long history of using data to drive action.  Partners for a Competitive Workforce joined together with Agenda 360, Vision 2015, and The Strive Partnership to produce the 2020 Jobs Outlook to provide actionable data to prepare our workforce for in-demand jobs and reach our community's Bold Goal to have 90% of the labor force gainfully employed by 2020.       

 

> Download the report

The 2020 Jobs Outlook forecasts job growth, replacement needs, openings, wages, and the education and training required for more than 800 occupations in our 15-county region. The Center for Economic Analysis and Development at Northern Kentucky University and the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati produced the forecasts for the report using new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

Here are the key observations from the report:

1. The Cincinnati region is projected to grow, and remain one of the largest economies of our competitor regions.  We are projected to have 338,632 job openings through 2020, 69% of which are due to replacement needs.
2. Occupations related to healthcare, education, business, finance, and technology are the fastest growing and best paying.  Production, Construction, and Installation, Maintenance, and Repair occupations are also projected to grow and offer strong wages.  
3. Education or training beyond high school is required for well-paying jobs.  Among jobs paying above the median wage, 9 out of 10 will require some combination of post-secondary education, on-the-job training, and/or work experience beyond one year. 

Please visit www.regional-indicators.org for more information about the 2020 Jobs Outlook project.  Here are some quick links to additional resources:  

> 2020 JOBS OUTLOOK REPORT

> TOP 50 IN-DEMAND JOBS

> 2020 JOBS OUTLOOK DATA TABLES

   

This report offers us a new opportunity to work together, aligning employers, educational institutions, and community organizations in preparing our workforce for the jobs of the future. We invite you to join us in this effort.

News Coverage

Business Courier: "New study provides look at local job market in 2020"
Business Courier: "Jobs are out there; skills - not so much"
Cincinnati Enquirer: "Where the jobs are and tools you need"
Cincinnati Enquirer: "Do you have a top job?"
Cincinnati Enquirer: "Region must train for future jobs"
Journal News: "Most future jobs expected to be in health care, education, finance, technology"
CityBeat: "Health Care and Computers Will Top 2020 Jobs Market"

Local Career Pathway Efforts Featured in DOL ETA Report

Our region's career pathway efforts were highlighted in a report commissioned by DOL's Employment & Training Administration (pages 30 and 52).  The Promise of Career Pathways Systems Change and Initiatives provides an overview of career pathways, the six key elements framework and examples of state and local workforce investment systems that are centrally involved in the development of career pathways.

Peter Strange, Chairman of Messer Inc, Speaks About Employer Engagement

Pete Strange, Chairman of Messer, Inc., and member of the PCW Council, speaks at the National Fund for Workforce Solutions on the importance of employer engagement.

PCW Cited in Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog Series

PCW was cited in a four-part blog series in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the efforts of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to support "backbone" organizations to advance collective impact. Click here for the series: Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact.

Local Efforts Featured in Bloomberg News Article

The career pathway programs developed by the Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati were featured in a national article by Bloomberg News on employers investing in incumbent worker training. Here is the article: Companies Say 3 Million Unfilled Positions in Skill Crisis.

Tri-State Workforce Partnership Earns National Award

 CINCINNATI (6/29/2012) – Partners for a Competitive Workforce received the Chairman’s Award for Exemplary Workforce Collaborative during the National Fund for Workforce Solutions’ second annual meeting June 19 at the downtown Hyatt Hotel.

The partnership, managed by United Way of Greater Cincinnati with major support from National Fund for Workforce Solutions and local funders, was recognized for its demonstrated success and progress in supporting workforce partnerships, implementing a well-defined systems change strategy, engaging key stakeholders, and putting in place a sustainable strategy.

“Partners for a Competitive Workforce was recognized as an exemplary collaborative because of their achievements in transforming how low-wage workers acquire the skills they need to obtain good careers,” said Fred Dedrick, National Fund for Workforce Solutions executive director. “They are a leader in this work and their ambitious goals move the field forward.”



“Our partners that have come together through Partners for a Competitive Workforce are proving that when many organizations join together across sectors, across the region to tackle the skills gap, we can achieve breakthrough results for employers and workers,” said John Prout, chair of Partners for a Competitive Workforce and president and CEO of TriHealth, Inc. “This national award is a great recognition of the strength of our partners.”

The Chairman’s Award is presented to a collaborative that has a clear vision and follows a clear regional workforce development strategy. The collaborative must also use labor market information and other intelligence on the regional economy to shape and form its strategy.

The focus of the National Fund’s annual meeting, which convened roughly 250 employers and practitioners from 32 regions across the country, is to recognize and build on the success in the National Fund Collaboratives and Partnerships sites. Participants engaged with employers, learned new ideas to promote systems change, recognized exemplary performance and shared lessons learned among the National Fund programs.