Table III-9 Employment Forcast Kalamazoo County

             
  1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
             
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 133,911 145,225 150,653 154,537 157,307 159,883
             
Employment/Population Ratio 59.8% 63.8% 64.5% 65.0% 65.3% 65.5%
             
MAJOR INDUSTRIES            
             
Manufacturing 29,761 28,119 27,107 25,952 24,821 23,614
             
Durables 11,954 11,123 10,541 9,649 9,083 8,500
             
Nondurables 17,807 16,997 16,566 16,303 15,738 15,115
             
Nonmanufacturing 85,405 98,857 105,858 110,883 114,731 118,388
             
Mining 154 134 118 104 95 86
             
Construction 5,312 6,261 6,481 6,603 6,674 6,796
             
Transportation & Public Utilities 3,575 3,844 3,921 3,903 3,662 3,405
             
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 10,462 13,331 14,074 14,403 13,959 13,461
             
Retatil Trade 23,407 24,733 25,296 24,845 24,584 24,416
             
Wholesale Trade 4,785 5,169 5,102 4,937 4,835 4,711
             
Services 36,749 44,281 49,706 54,872 59,626 64,134
             
Agricultural, forestry & fishing 962 1,104 1,160 1,218 1,295 1,379
             
Total Government 17,359 16,926 16,537 16,718 16,823 16,986
             
Source: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research