Economic & Workforce Comparison
MCEDA Economic and Workforce Overview Comparison
Top 5 Industry Sectors
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT – 923,863 EMPLOYED within a 30-Minute Drive Time
SOURCE: JobsEQ, Data as of 2020, Q2
50,728
HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
30,233
RETAIL TRADE
26,243
MANUFACTURING & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
25,640
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
22,549
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD SERVICES
Industry Cluster within the 30-Minute Drive Time containing the highest relative concentration is Food Manufacturing.
Location Quotient: 2.93 I Employment: 9,869 I Average Wage: $31,825 I Growth Rate: 0.2%
Workforce Training Solutions
RECRUITMENT
PROVIDE EMPLOYERS FREE JOB POSTING SERVICES IN A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM
ONLINE APPLICANT SCREENING
SCREEN APPLICANTS BASED ON THE EMPLOYER’S JOB REQUIREMENTS
PRE-EMPLOY TRAINING
VERIFY THAT APPLICANTS POSSESS THE BASIC SKILLS AND APTITUDES REQUIRED
POST-EMPLOY TRAINING
CUSTOMIZED POST-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS BASED ON COMPANY’S SPECIFIC NEED
(OJT) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
REIMBURSE THE COMPANY FOR UP TO HALF OF A NEW EMPLOYEE’S WAGES DURING JOB TRAINING
Whether it’s customized training to meet the needs of employers or offering welding courses at night to meet workforce needs. Holmes Community College has done it.
- Manufacturing Training
- Adult Education
- Career and Technical Programs
- Career Services
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- ACT Career Readiness Certificates
Companies in Mississippi can take advantage of MDES’s On-The-Job Training Program in which the employer can be reimbursed up to half the cost of training eligible employees. Also, if the company desires to conduct off-site recruiting, MDES’s WIN Job Centers can arrange to have potential employees screened while offering its facilities for use by employers for job fairs or off-site interviews. MORE INFO»
Source: This summary is based on JobsEO 2018 and DATAUSA