This presentation gives labor market information for Cass County Michigan. It was given to the Cass County Human Services Coordinating Council on June 12, 2013 by Matt Kodis (kodism@kinexus.org).

1. Cass County Human Services Coordinating Council
June 12, 2012

2. Workforce
Development
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3. Unemployment Rates
8.8% 8.8%
9.2% 9.3%
9.1%
8.3% 8.4%
8.0%
8.8%
8.8%
8.9%
8.2%
8.8%
6.9%
7.4%
8.1%
7.5%
7.3%
6.9%
6.5%
6.8%
7.2%
8.0%
7.4%
6.8% 6.7%
9.2% 9.3% 9.3%
9.7%
9.4%
8.7%
8.5% 8.4%
8.6%
8.9%
8.7%
8.5%
9.1%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
11.0% April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013
Berrien Cass Van Buren

4. Unemployment Rates
8.5%
8.7%
9.1% 9.1%
8.9%
8.2%
8.0%
7.9%
8.5%
8.6%
8.5%
7.9%
8.5%
8.3%
8.5%
8.6%
9.0%
9.4%
9.3%
9.1%
8.9% 8.9% 8.9%
8.8%
8.5%
8.4%
8.1%
8.2% 8.2%
8.3%
8.1%
7.8%
7.9%
7.8% 7.8%
7.9%
7.7%
7.6%
7.5%
7.0%
7.5%
8.0%
8.5%
9.0%
9.5%
10.0% April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013
Tri-County State U.S.

5. Commuter Patterns
Source: U.S. Census Bureau OnTheMap

6. Cass County Age Range
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
Under
5
Years
5-9
Years
10-14
Years
15-19
Years
20-24
Years
25-34
Years
35-44
Years
45-54
Years
55-59
Years
60-64
Years
65-74
Years
75-84
Years
85
Years
and
Over
2000 Census
2011 ACS

7. Median Age
Entity Median
Age, 2000
Census
Median
Age, 2011 ACS
Cass County, MI 38.5 years 42.2 years
Michigan 35.5 years 38.9 years
USA 35.3 years 37.2 years

8. Educational Attainment
Source: 2011 American Community Survey
3%
10%
38%
24%
9%
11%
5%
Less than 9th Grade
9th-12th Grade, No Diploma
HS Grad
Some College, No Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree

9. 2012 Population Projections
-0.90%
-0.80%
-0.70%
-0.60%
-0.50%
-0.40%
-0.30%
-0.20%
-0.10%
0.00%
0.10%
0.20%
Berrien
Cass
VanBuren
Tri-County
Michigan
Change in Population, 2011-2012
% Change
County Population Change % Change
Berrien 156,067 -422 -0.3%
Cass 52,242 -322 -0.6%
Van Buren 75,454 -571 -0.8%
TRI-COUNTY 283,763 -1,315 -0.5%
Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget

10. Cass Migration
Source: IRS and Forbes Magazine

11. Magnet/Sticky Chart
Source: 2011 American Community Survey and IPUMS

12. 2013-2018 Jobs
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
2013
2018
Source: EMSI