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The purpose of this research is to estimate current labor demand within the Advance Manufacturing sector in the St. Louis region.  This research is being done in conjunction with the research efforts devoted to the labor demand information provided on the St. Louis region in the Workforce Information System (WIS).  The WIS is a web-base system that has been developed and is maintained by the Metropolitan Information and Data Analysis Services (MIDAS) section of the Public Policy Research Center (PPRC) of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  The WIS can be found at http://pprc.umsl.edu/wis/ and provides region-wide estimates of labor demand on a bi-annual basis.  This WIS also provides information on the region's economy, population and other local systems such as school districts, transportation and workforce training and employment entities. 

The research design for the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Labor Demand Analysis was finalized in the fall of 2002 in consultation with ETC Institute, a survey research consultant, and interviews of key informants.  ETC Institute is administering the survey as of October 14, 2002 and the results will be present in December of 2002.  The research goals of this study are as follows:

1.     Prepare estimated of labor demand within the Advanced Manufacturing Sector using a multi-methods research design.

2.     Provide information on the financial health of the Advanced Manufacturing companies and their industry and sales and employment outlooks for the Advanced Manufacturing sector.