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Labor Market Information Resources for Business

Labor Market Information Resources for Business. American Library Association Going Local: Statistical Resources for Business June 23, 2008. California’s Labor Market Information Division.

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Labor Market Information Resources for Business

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  1. Labor Market Information Resources for Business American Library Association Going Local: Statistical Resources for Business June 23, 2008

  2. California’s Labor Market Information Division • The CA Labor Market Information Division offers information and services to support informed hiring, planning and decision making • Comprehensive web site at www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov • Labor Market Consultants located throughout the state

  3. What is Labor Market Information? • Information about the market where labor skills are exchanged for wages.  Information can be descriptive (qualitative) or statistical (quantitative).   • The key elements in the labor market are the workers (labor resources) and jobs (employment opportunities).

  4. Labor Market Information Includes: • Demographic data such as population and labor force statistics • Industry employment • Occupational and career information • Wage data • Other economic data Most of this data is available online for California and other states.

  5. Accessing Labor Market Information atwww.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

  6. Resources for Business Click on “Business / Employers”

  7. Resources for BusinessLocal Area Profile Click on “Local Area Profile”

  8. Local Area Profiles include data for • Labor Force • Industry Employment • Occupations • CPI • Median Home Prices • Taxes • Demographics • Other Economic Indicators

  9. Local Area Profile

  10. Resources for BusinessOccupation Profile Click on “Occupation Profile”

  11. Occupational Profiles include • Job Description and Code • Wages • Projections of Growth • Licensing • Training • Skills • Industry staffing patterns • And more

  12. Occupational Profile

  13. A Note about Coding Systems • North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes are used for industry employment data See http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm • Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes are used for occupational data (derived from O*Net, the national Occupational Information Network See http://online.onetcenter.org/find/ • You’ll find links to these systems at www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

  14. Data Library • Employers can also download data from our Data Library • Labor Force • Industry Employment • Occupations (projections, licenses, staffing patterns, wages, training, etc.) • Census/population • Read about methods • Link to other States’ (or national) LMI Web sites for comparable data

  15. Employer Locator Tool • Use the Employer Locator tool at http://www.acinet.org/acinet/employerlocator/employerlocator.asp to find information about a specific employer or list of employers anywhere in the nation • Search by location, occupation, industry or keyword • California has a similar version at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/aspdotnet/databrowsing/empMain.aspx?menuChoice=emp

  16. Other Publications of Interest • Careers in High Growth Industries: • Health Care (two reports) • Biotechnology • Manufacturing • Construction • Logistics • County Snapshots (updated annually) • Online maps • E-newsletters

  17. Useful Links • CA Labor Market Information • www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov • Links to states’ Web sites • http://www.workforceatm.org/subject_links.cfm?results_sub_id=21 • US Bureau of Labor Statistics • www.bls.gov • NAICS Industry Codes • http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm • SOC Occupational Codes • http://online.onetcenter.org/find/

  18. Contact information • Public information: (916)262-2162 • Local Labor Market Consultants: see the “Contact Us” link on our site • Web site: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov Presented by: Ann Marshall, Labor Market Consultant CA Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division (949) 341-8051 amarshall@edd.ca.gov

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