Question

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Describes the results of your assessment of the labor market from which your selected organization draws candidates for open positions. Explains the population, demographics of the population, levels of education, and how much training may be required to prepare new workers drawn from this pool for positions in the firm. Use regional economic corporations, US Department of Labor and other sources to provide data.

Answer 1

Labour market for the industry

• Telecommunications

The number of employees in thousands from July to Dec' 2016. Change in thousands between Jan and Dec 2016

Telecommunications	517	786.2	760.2	761.3	752.8	754.0	753.3	-0.7
Wired telecommunications carriers	5171	586.2	561.2	560.8	555.0	558.7	-	-
Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)	5172	119.1	116.8	116.5	116.3	115.0	-	-
Other telecommunications	5174,9	83.7	81.7	81.6	81.1	80.8	-	-
Telecommunications resellers	517911	50.7	50.1	50.1	50.2	49.5	-	-

Industry demographics

Industry	2016
	Total, 16 years and over	16 to 19 years	20 to 24 years	25 to 34 years	35 to 44 years	45 to 54 years	55 to 64 years	65 years and over	Median age

Wired telecommunications carriers	466	5	27	78	125	116	97	18	44.8
Other telecommunications services	400	2	24	109	97	95	59	15	41.7

Telecommunication equipment installers and repairers

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	139,530	24.26	$26.75	$55,640
Building Equipment Contractors	29,350	1.47	$23.54	$48,970
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	7,770	6.43	$29.34	$61,030
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	7,610	13.45	$25.30	$52,620
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7,260	2.23	$24.39	$50,730

Education

Industry and class of worker	Total employed	Percent distribution
		Total employed	With a certification or license1			Without a certification or license
			Total	With a certification, but no license	With a license2

Class of worker3
Wage and salary workers4	1,41,744	100.0	24.7	2.7	22.0	75.3
Private industries	1,21,062	100.0	22.0	2.8	19.2	78.0
Government	20,682	100.0	40.4	1.8	38.6	59.6
Federal	3,643	100.0	24.9	2.2	22.7	75.1
State	7,032	100.0	38.9	1.8	37.1	61.1
Local	10,008	100.0	47.1	1.7	45.4	52.9
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	9,604	100.0	29.1	2.3	26.8	70.9