Livingston County Workforce


TOTAL LABOR FORCE:

Population 16 years and over 140,928
% In labor force 67.7%
% Civilian labor force 67.6%
% Employed 60.2%
% Unemployed 7.4%
% Armed Forces 0.1%
% Not in labor force 32.3%
Source: 2010 American Community Survey, US Census


TOTAL GRADUATES:

Cleary University (2011) 257
Mott Community College (2011) 1,825
University of Michigan (2010) 14,673
Michigan State University 11,304
Eastern Michigan University (2011) 5,550
Washtenaw Community College (annual estimate) >1,400
Lansing Community College (2010) 3,472
Sources: University websites, 2010-2011 annual reports


HIGHEST EDUCATION ATTAINMENT:
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Livingston County 32.2%
Detroit MSA 16.5%
Michigan 25.0%
Source: 2010 American Community Survey, US Census


COMMUTING TO WORK:
Car, truck or van--drove alone 86.6%
Car, truck or van--carpooled 6.5%
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1%
Walked & other means 2.0%
Mean travel time to work 31.2 minutes 
Source: 2010 American Community Survey, US Census


UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (2012):

Livingston County 8.6%
Detroit MSA 10.5%
Michigan 9.1%
Source: Michigan Labor Market Information

     

AVERAGE EARNINGS:

Average Earnings (2011) $39,026 78% of Nat'l Avg.
Male Average Earnings (2011) $47,009 78% of Nat'l Avg.
Female Average Earnings (2011) $29,706 76% of Nat'l Avg.
Source: Workforce Intelligence Network

    

MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AND AVERAGE EARNINGS BY SECTOR:
 Industry % of Total Employment  Average Earnings 
(2011)
Retail 19.4% $26,991
Manufacturing 16.1% $73,069
Health care 11.8% $42,973
Accommodation & food services 11.8%  $14, 594
Professional services 7.3%  $40,717
Construction 5.9%  $38,202
Admin & waste 5.9%  $25,135
Finance & insurance 4.4%  $54,612
Other services 4.4%  $21,394
Wholesale trade 4.0%  $70,145
Transportation & warehousing 3.7%  $50,713
Arts & entertainment 2.5%  $14,505
Real estate 1.0%  $15,707
Information 0.8%  $38,688
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 0.5%  $21,527
Educational services 0.5%  $12,683
Management 0.4%  $61,274
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 0.1%  $16,524
Utilities 0.1%  $109,640

Source: 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Workforce Intelligence Network