Strategic Business Plan 2017 - 2020 Strategic Business Plan 2017 - 2020 | Page 8

  A description of the Board’s strategy to work with the entities carrying out the core programs and with the required partners to align resources available to the local area to achieve the vision and goals. The Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board d.b.a. Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend (WFSCB), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and one of 28 workforce development boards located throughout the State of Texas. The Coastal Bend regional Workforce Development Area (WDA) serves employers and job seekers in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Kenedy, Kleberg, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen*, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties. *On January 30, 2017, the governor approved the re-designation of the Alamo and Coastal Bend workforce development areas. McMullen County, which was previously part of the Coastal Bend workforce area, is now in the Alamo workforce area. All data in this plan was compiled prior to the re-designation and therefore includes McMullen County.   The Board currently operates 6 full-service and 3 satellite career centers in the 12-County Region. This region also includes the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) including Nueces, Aransas, and San Patricio Counties. Direct career center operations and service delivery is contracted to SERCO of Texas (SERCO), and direct childcare services are provided through Neighborhood Centers Inc. (NCI). Economic and Workforce Analysis 2nd Qtr 620 6,426 $53,888,732 $645 2015 2nd Qtr 634 6,366 $54,729,504 $661 2016 2nd Qtr 633 2nd Qtr 618 9,658 $94,452,760 $752 2015 2nd Qtr 640 9,362 $86,380,115 $710 2016 2nd Qtr 617 2nd Qtr 178 2,674 $25,824,835 $743 2015 2nd Qtr 174 2,584 $25,046,044 $746 2016 2nd Qtr 174 2nd Qtr 209 3,806 $44,473,254 $899 2015 2nd Qtr 208 3,507 $34,221,281 $751 2016 2nd Qtr 202 2nd Qtr 998 20,135 $244,383,015 $934 2015 2nd Qtr 994 19,083 $202,799,624 $817 2016 2nd Qtr 933 2nd Qtr 42 768 $11,152,768 $1,117 2015 2nd Qtr 37 702 $8,561,355 $938 2016 2nd Qtr 37 2nd Qtr 652 13,305 $117,840,378 $681 2015 2nd Qtr 653 12,618 $113,261,438 $690 2016 2nd Qtr 656 2nd Qtr 319 4,669 $45,901,158 $756 2015 2nd Qtr 321 4,386 $50,303,139 $882 2016 2nd Qtr 318 2nd Qtr 67 768 $10,150,070 $1,016 2015 2nd Qtr 78 670 $8,988,434 $1,032 2016 2nd Qtr 79 2nd Qtr 8,116 162,667 $1,781,854,133 $843 2015 2nd Qtr 8,179 163,614 $1,797,114,824 $845 2016 2nd Qtr 8,273 210 2nd Qtr 228 2,716 $27,070,561 $767 2015 2nd Qtr 223 2,442 $23,671,236 $746 2016 2nd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1,119 19,385 $205,241,780 $814 2015 2nd Qtr 1,124 18,572 $201,106,455 $833 2016 2nd Qtr 1,143 13166 $2,662,233,444 13265 $2,606,183,449 13275 $831 $804 6,386 $54,473,064 $656 9,075 $81,656,099 $692 2,339 $22,456,429 $739 3,163 $29,268,132 $712 15,785 $148,977,321 $726 482 $6,268,541 $1,000 12,209 $106,261,715 $670 3,691 $42,239,582 $880 588 $7,489,791 $979 159,940 $1,760,156,904 $847 2,167 $20,008,569 $710 18,628 $200,858,785 $829 $2,480,114,932 $787 Source: TWC Tracer2 (QCEW) 6   Avg Weekly Wages 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Aransas County Bee County Brooks County Duval County Jim Wells County Kenedy County Kleberg County Live Oak County McMullen County Nueces County Refugio County San Patricio County TOTAL Average The Coastal Bend labor force is estimated at 270,628 and our December 2016 unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 6.5% or 17,540 unemployed workers in the region. In Board Contract Year (BCY) 2016, WFSCB served 43,127 job seekers and 2,267 employers or roughly 22% of employers in the Coastal Bend region; an estimated 9,400 customer’s walk through our career center doors for services each month. The Coastal Bend WDA includes the twelve counties of Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen*, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio. Current economic conditions in the Coastal Bend have led to a slightly weakened economy with a slight decrease of wages. The number of establishments have increased from 13,166 in 2 nd Quarter 2014 to 13,275 in 2 nd Quarter 2016.