SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS JULY, 1976 A SIMULATION MODEL FOR PREDICTING AND ANALYZING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS*

continues to grow, playing a crucial role in the state's specialists, etc. economy. The proportion of state employment in manufacturing rose from 12 percent in 1960 to 15 percent in 1970. Since then, the growth rate of DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEM manufacturing jobs has been even greater [3]. In Because secondary data were more complete for addition, many of the jobs created were in rural 1967, it was chosen as base year. The economy was communities-from 1963 through 1971, 54 percent divided into 17 endogenous sectors and five exoge-were located in communities smaller than 15,000 nous sectors. Agriculture was divided into two sec-[2]. State and community leaders planning for future tors; mining, one; manufacturing, nine; and services, growth could benefit from a manpower analysis. five. The five exogenous sectors consisted of federal State leaders need to insure a sufficient supply of government, state and local government, private manpower in appropriate occupations. Community capital formation, households and exports. leaders could benefit from a manpower analysis Data were organized into a social accounting estimating occupational needs resulting from changes system. The Oklahoma social accounting system in local economic base. includes four major accounts which are outlined by