WDGT addresses the #1 issue in today’s site location business through in-depth labor market or workforce evaluations and by developing strategies to meet the needs of present and future employers. We prepare cutting-edge, comprehensive labor market assessments that can position your area to effectively compete in the global economy for the best economic development opportunities and the highest-level jobs. Our assessments are customized to your labor force needs for business attraction and retention efforts, enhancing training programs to meet the current or emerging needs of area employers as a foundation for target industry assessments, strategic plans or other needs.

In the short term, our workforce analysis will:

• Quantify labor supply and quality including hidden labor resources and the displaced worker pool
• Identify the gaps between labor supply and demand as well as between training programs and employer demand
• Define emerging employment trends affecting economic opportunities
• Identify roles, programs and areas of specialized research for higher education to propel technological development
• Provide a vision that allows K-12 educators to address workforce needs and trends, particularly those that relate to the area’s economic development targets
• Provide the right information for prospects and site consultants

Together with our partner Younger Associates, we have created a cutting-edge data delivery system. The results of our surveys with key workforce influencers are entered into a user-friendly database system that allows for the creation of customized reports of workforce data not available from any other source.   Our clients have found it to be a powerful tool for workforce planning, assisting employers and prospective employers, directing training efforts, and finding labor market resources. Recently, it was used very successfully by the Tupelo, MS and Northern Mississippi Economic Development teams to attract the Toyota Motor Company’s newest North American assembly plant to Tupelo.

For more detailed information on our labor market evaluations and methodology, view some recent client case studies.

Please view our representative client list.