Chesley Business Core Employment Study - 2013

Laura KoelenSarah DuftonRoyden Thomson

Getting Started

•Survey each business in the downtown core

•Survey area•Not all businesses

included

Ask Geographic Questions

•What business employs the most students?

•What business employs more Chesley residents?

•Who is the biggest employer in the Chesley downtown area?

•What types of employment exist downtown?

•What sector employs the most people?•Do the majority of employees who work in

Chesley live in the town?

Acquire Geographic Resources

Data Collected• total employee count•student employee

count

• Chesley employee count

Explore Geographic Data

•Created three separate maps•Organised data into Excel sheet•Generated pie chart

37%

11%

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5%

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3%

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3%

Chesley Employment by Sector

Retail Restaurant

Financial Health

Beauty Insurance

Public Service Advertisement/Design

Legal Service Education

Retail/Repair Automotive

Real Estate

Analyse Geographic Information

• Total number of employees downtown: 190• Total number of student employees downtown: 31• Total number of Chesley employees downtown: 85• Average number of employees: 4• Most employees: Chesley Grocery Store (15%)• Most student employees: Chesley Grocery store

(48%)

•Most Chesley employees: Chesley Grocery Store (10%)

Act Upon Geographic Knowledge

•Public Availability•Municipal Actions•Further Analysis:

interviews with business owners/employees