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UNDEREMPLOYMENT<br />
Underemployment describes portions of a population working in careers which do not fully utilize<br />
the education they have received. The underemployed workforce represents a talent pool of<br />
qualified workers available for jobs with more education than required by the jobs they currently<br />
hold. Emsi evaluates gaps between the educational attainment of a regional population and typical<br />
entry level job requirements. Emsi uses detailed regional analysis of deltas between this supply<br />
and demand of education in a market to reveal underemployment. The figure below represents<br />
employment of the population age 25 and older.<br />
Understanding underemployment in <strong>Clarksville</strong> requires further investigation. While the most<br />
obvious explanation, that jobs requiring higher skills are not available, may be true; there are other<br />
reasons that could factor into the gap. One being that exiting military do not have the typical<br />
educational requirements to apply for higher wage jobs but may have the experience to do these<br />
jobs well. Given the prevalence of military, highly educated spouses may be choosing lower level<br />
jobs for flexibility (however, this plays a small role, given recent survey results – only 33% of military<br />
spouses surveyed, work). Another argument could be made that the large number of businesses,<br />
particularly in manufacturing, have jobs available but not the population to support them. Another<br />
potential factor could be that wages are low, despite the education or the experience level required.<br />
The figure below depicts the percentage point difference between share of jobs and people to<br />
fill them by typical entry level education. Negative numbers indicate an oversupply of people<br />
while a positive number represents more jobs than people to fill them. Keeping in mind this is<br />
typical entry level of education, there are not enough middle skill jobs for the amount of people<br />
with these skill levels. There are plenty of people with skills or who want skills to get better jobs<br />
but the jobs are not available.<br />
UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN THE CLARKSVILLE MSA<br />
(difference* between share of jobs and population by typical entry level of educational attainment)<br />
–20% –15% –10% –5% 0% 5%<br />
10%<br />
15%<br />
Graduate Degree and Higher<br />
Bachelor’s Degree<br />
Associate’s Degree<br />
Some college, no degree<br />
High school diploma or equivalent<br />
No formal educational credential<br />
* negative numbers indicate a surplus<br />
Source: Emsi Dataset 2017.3<br />
MORE PEOPLE<br />
THAN JOBS<br />
MORE JOBS THAN<br />
PEOPLE<br />
22<br />
COMPREHENSIVE LABOR ANALYSIS: CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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