Research & Reports
Talent Supply & Demand Report
In Spring 2012 Greater Mankato Growth, together with the South Central Workforce Council and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), conducted the area’s first comprehensive workforce Talent Supply & Demand Study. The study compared anticipated employer demand to the region’s talent supply in order to identify increased business and talent development opportunities. The Talent Supply & Demand Report includes workforce and employment data, as well as student data from our region’s five higher education institutions: Bethany Lutheran College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Rasmussen College and South Central College.
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On May 2, 2012 educators, community and business leaders gathered at the "Greater Mankato Talent Symposium" to discuss the results of the study and ways to capitalize on talent in the region. Following the symposium, Grater Mankato Growth collected feedback from the participants and others and established a talent steering committee, which has identified several key areas of work where we can increase the effectiveness of leveraging the talent that exists in our community. These general action areas include:
- Exposing students, parents and educators to career information and experiences that inform them about existing high demand careers
- Letting employers from within and outside the marketplace know about areas where we have a talent surplus
- Encouraging continued collaborations between business and education
- Promoting the region's outstanding livability factors to attract and retain talent
- Exploring new ways to connect employers and talented employees
- Reaching out to community alumni encouraging them to see what the region has to offer them
Region 9 Labor Market Profile
The South Central WorkForce Council, in partnership with Kyle Uphoff -Labor Market Analysis and Outreach Manager for the MN Department of Employment & Economic Development and Region 9 Development Commission, has completed its regional analysis of the local labor market for South Central Minnesota. view report
