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nits, 70 percent of ~ hich indicat <br />cd x~,,~kto, ct' related p,'oductiv <br />ltv problems. The effect on largc- <br />compan) productivity was not as <br />great, though still significant at 50 <br />percent, compared with 42 percent of thc <br />small manufacturers. <br /> m Twcmv-nine percent of the cmn- <br />panics surveyed said a lack of skilled <br />workc~ has prevented them from <br />expanding m Minnesota. Responses var- <br />lcd (rom region to region, from a high of <br />35 percent in the South~vcst to a Iow of <br />1 fl percent in Central Minnesota. <br /> · The lack of skilled workers has been <br />a cause for SOll10 manufacturers <br />percent) to nlo~e part of their operations <br />out of Minncs,,~:x. This was especially <br />apparent among the large companies sur- <br /> veyed, 27 percent of <br /> which reported moving <br /> a portion of their busi- <br /> ness out of state. <br /> · While compalfiCs <br /> rated the basic and tech- <br /> nical skills of their cur <br /> rent workforcc relative- <br /> Iv high, interpersonal <br /> and cOlll nlUlliCat[Oll <br /> skills leave more to bc <br /> <br /> CI'S ,II'C tlUCStitming thci]' c[nl,lt~ <br />ecs' work ethic, l)csl, i~c ~alk <br />about lodav's workers <br />basic sl, ills, th,'cc out ,,f <br />four (75 perccnl) of the Millllcst~ta <br />panics surveyed said they're satisl icd with <br />their workers' basic skills, while 65 <br />cent arc satisfied with technical skills. <br />I lowcvcr, fewer than halt thc <br />surveyed---48 percent--said they arc sat- <br />isficd with their workers' interpersonal <br />skills, and only 46 percent arc sa~isticd <br />with worker commt, nica~ion skills. <br /> Twenty nine pcFccnt <br /> thc companies indica~ <br /> cd they arc dissatisticd <br /> with Ibc w{tl-k clhic <br /> among their skilled <br /> cmplo,,, cos. <br /> · Thc <br />region was thc standout <br />in several wo,'kt'orcc <br />skill areas, leading thc <br />state in compan) slttis.- <br />faction with cnlploycc work clhic (79 <br />percent), thinking and reasoning skills <br />(71 percent), intcrpcrson,:l skills ((¢,~ per <br />cent), and basic skills (SS pcrccm). <br /> ~David Hepenstal <br /> <br />Agree <br /> <br />Disagree <br /> <br />Small <br /> <br /> Medium <br /> <br />Company Size (Gross Revenues) <br /> <br />Large <br /> <br />Minnesola <br />Technology <br /> <br />Published quarterly by <br />Minnesola Technology, Inc. <br />400 Mill Place <br />I I 1 Third Avenue 5;outh <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 <br />(612) 3:t8-7722 <br /> <br />Minnesota Technology, Inc. is <br />a nonprofit corporation established to <br />assist Minnesota companies in becoming <br />more competitive. It is part of the state's <br />strategy to strengthen its economy and <br />preserve and increase jobs in Minnesota. <br /> <br />© 1995, Minnesota Tec}mology, Inc. <br />15SN#1060-8281. All rights reserved. <br />Reproduction encouraged after obtaining <br />permission froln Minnes.ta'rechnt~logy. <br /> <br />Reprints available. <br />Printed in greater Minnesota. <br /> <br />Printed with soy ink on recycled paper, <br />40% recycled hberll 0% post-consumer waste <br /> <br />1995 MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY 1 <br /> <br /> <br />