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a <br /> Introduction to the Study <br /> There are two components to this study: the employer perspective <br /> was <br /> of area residents. All dato collection <br /> and theperspective <br /> , ,:• r1!e::'''.i,v\ffe.A,,-; mi's-p•.•:,,.1,4..:44';"i:'?-\:,,, : <br /> conducted in second quarter 2001. In order to get a balanced picture <br /> a of the supply and demand of labor in a given region two surveys were <br /> conducted. A marketing research firm conducted a household <br /> 34 vw ,�;�, 3 telephone survey; 406 randomly chosen households in Sherburne <br /> s,; �� ` _ County were interviewed by phone. <br /> \�\\: <br /> The household phone interviews included anyone age 16 or older in <br /> order to be consistent with the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition of <br /> labor force. Provisions were made to assure that the sample was <br /> c ,' representative of the age and sex of the general public in this region. <br /> 4x ,-Pilt4All data were collected from the primary source (the respondent who <br /> directly spoke to the interviewer) and no questions were asked about <br /> other household residents (secondary source of information). The <br /> yR <br /> survey asked questions regarding employment availability, <br /> 2"'",',9.'''''';;!-!".1.' employment history, commuting patterns, and educational <br /> background. See www.scapartnership.com for the surveying <br /> • <br /> 1` ' ' instrument. <br /> ,;' '''''''r4i:''\'''w.t V' ,'''''''' '''''-`\---'•-‘ ;.',E1,'",--.<.: ,', 1,„,''',-"` '''': A statewide Job Vacancy Survey conducted by the Minnesota <br /> Department of Economic Security was used to gather the employer <br /> perspective on a regional level. A random stratified sample was <br /> " designed to be statistically reliable on the regional level. The results <br /> ; - 19 �; from Region 7W were extracted from the statewide database and <br /> �� analyzed as a single region. <br /> R The results of these two surveys were analyzed together in order to <br /> get an accurate view of the supply and demand of labor in Region 7W <br /> `\ during the second quarter 2001. <br /> �1''` V" Statistical analysis carried out in this report directlyreflects the <br /> � � � y ' p <br /> answers provided by household and employer respondents. Every <br /> , ` g attempt has been made to present statistical results simply and <br /> without bias. Results are presented without speculation as to the <br /> \,• nature of particular results or overall trends. The reader is left to <br /> Nz i` °` ` examine the results provided, extract the most pertinent information, <br /> 4 and come to his or her own individual conclusions. <br /> •:''''''0A040,,,,. <br /> 9 <br /> 2001 Labor Force Assessment—Sherburne County 2 <br />