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How do we create good local jobs?Name:__________________Mr. Stewart’s Economics ClassDate:_______Spring Semester 2019Per.__Individual and Partner Response Sheet*Answer all questions on a separate piece of paper Anticipatory Set Questions (to be completed BEFORE the small group activity):Do you want to stay in Joliet? What would make you want to stay?Amazon has said it is looking to create a second headquarters (HQ2), investing over $5 billion dollars and creating 50,000 high paying jobs. If you were in charge of a large company (like Amazon), what would make you want to locate to a certain area? What would you be looking for in a location?Closing Questions (to be completed AFTER the small group activity):How can communities create the high paying jobs that attract highly educated young people to those communities? Are Joliet and Will County doing a good job of creating those high paying jobs that people want? Do you think that will help attract highly educated young people going forward? How does this change your impression of living or working in Joliet in the future?Small Group Work:Partner 1 – By the Numbers and Major EmployersHow many new jobs, total square footage, and total new investment happened in Will County in 2018?What were the three “Secrets to Will County’s Success”?How many jobs have been created in Will county since 2001 and how does that rank in the state of Illinois?What is the top employer in Will County? How many people do they employ?What do the 3rd and 4th largest employer have in common? What does that say about the availability of high paying healthcare jobs?How many different government and public sector jobs make the list? What does that tell you about working for local government or schools?Partner 2 – Unemployment Trends and Demographic ProfileWhat is Will County’s current unemployment rate as of September 2018? What has happened over the last 3 years?How many total residents are currently employed and unemployed as of September 2018?How does Will County’s unemployment rate compare to both the National average and Illinois average?What is the total population of Will County in 2018 and how does that rank in Illinois?What was the median income in Will County in 2018 and how does that rank in Illinois?What percentage of Will County workers have at least a High School Diploma? What about a bachelor’s degree? How does that rank in the state?Partner 3 – Highlights and County AnalysisWhat percent is Will County up or down in 2018 jobs compared to the previous year? How many jobs is that?How does Will County’s job growth compare to that of Cook County? The City of Chicago? The rest of the “collar counties”?What was the only county to lose jobs compared to last year? What percent did they lose and how many jobs were lost total?What industry experienced the biggest private sector job increase? What was the percentage increase and how many total jobs was that?How many manufacturing jobs were added and what percentage increase was it?What industry LOST the most jobs? How many were lost and what percentage? Can you think of real-life examples of where these were lost?Partner 4 – Where the Jobs Are and Private Sector Employment (Table 6)How many job postings were there in November of 2018? What has happened to the number of job openings over the last three months?How many current full-time and part-time job openings are there in Will County? What occupation currently has the most openings? What occupation currently has the most job openings? Which occupation offers the highest entry-level wage (starting salary)?Which city in Will County has the most private sector jobs?What is the largest private sector industry in Joliet? How many jobs are there?Look at how many “retail jobs” there are in Joliet versus the other major cities in Will County. What do you notice? What about manufacturing jobs? What does that say about “high paying jobs” in the city of Joliet? ................
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