This report examines the employment patterns of private companies in the Milwaukee metropolitan area with 100 or more employees, utilizing computerized summaries of EEO-1 annual reports filed with the U.S. Equal Opportunities Commission for the years 1992-1996. Each year these companies are required to report on their total labor force, minorities and women employed by nine occupational groupings. The data are provided to identify occupational shifts, progress toward a diversified labor force and challenges facing Milwaukee area employers and workers. Topics include: Workforce Diversity, Minority/Whit Job Growth by Occupational Group, Minority/White Job Growth by Industrial Sector, Female/Male Job Growth by Occupational Group, Female/Male Growth by Industrial Sector, Growth of Jobs for Asian Workers, Growth of Jobs for Hispanic Workers, Growth of Jobs for Native American Workers, Growth of Jobs for White Workers; Metro Area Job Growth, and Occupational Changes.

The larger companies employed 332,874 in 1996, or 45 percent of the total private sector workforce in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties. From 1992-1006 employers reported a 7.9 percent increase in total employment by companies with 100 or more workers. Net job growth is a result of company expansions (offset by reductions in some occupational areas) as well as increasing numbers of Milwaukee area companies with 100 or more workers.