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Ford Analytics warns Chippewa County of aging population, falling births and worker shortages
Summary
Dale Knapp of Ford Analytics told the Chippewa County Board that statewide demographic trends — declining births, aging baby boomers and flat or falling labor-force participation — will put pressure on the workforce and senior care systems; he said Chippewa County is faring somewhat better on net migration but must plan for senior-care and child‑
Dale Knapp of Ford Analytics presented a demographic analysis to the Chippewa County Board on Jan. 18, outlining statewide and local trends the firm expects to shape the county’s workforce and public services over the coming decade.
Knapp told the board that since 2010 baby boomers have begun aging past 65 and that births have declined steadily: “The number of births in 2023 was the lowest since 1942,” he said during the presentation. He warned that natural change (births minus deaths) has turned marginally negative in recent years and that older cohorts will drive population and service needs in the near term.
Why it matters: Board members heard that declining young‑person cohorts and falling labor‑force…
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