Labor Market Information for Workforce Development

Session Goals Introduce you to Labor Market Information and

how it can help you in your job

Demonstrate a variety of LMI resources

Allow you to familiarize yourself with LMI tools

What is Labor Market Information (LMI)? Data that describe and predict the relationship

between labor supply and demand

LMI provides data on a variety of subjects: Population and labor force trends Industry and occupational employment trends and

projections Wage and benefit information Career information relating to skills and education

Data are often available at different geographic levels e.g., State, county, metro area, workforce

development region, etc.

Who uses LMI?

•Businesses and Entrepreneurs

•Jobseekers and Students

Individual Actors

•Economic and Workforce Dev. Service Providers

•Education and Training Providers

•Researchers and Grant Writers

•Federal, State, & Local Governments

Policymakers & Planners

•Media

•Commercial Data Vendors

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How can LMI help me as a Workforce Development professional? Better understand the workers in my region,

their availability and their capabilities Identify job opportunities, and match workers

to those job opportunities Determine education and training resources

and needs Analyze the economic trends affecting my

workforce Enhance grant proposals Prioritize strategic goals

Our Agenda for the day Who is my region’s workforce?

Population and labor force data What do my workers do?

Occupational data What can my workers do?

Education and skills-based data Where are my region’s jobs?

Industry data Pulling it all together

Who is my region’s workforce?

In this section, we will: Introduce you to several sources of

demographic data US Census Bureau Alabama State Data Center

Identify sources of key labor force data available through Alabama LMI Labor force data Unemployment data

Common questions Is my region growing or declining and how will

this affect my economy?

Is my population aging?

Will I have enough workers to meet my workforce needs?

How many people are looking for work or are available to work?

The Feds Decennial Census

www.2010.census.gov Population Estimates & Projections

Annual Estimates www.census.gov/popest/estimates.html

American Community Survey Annual Estimates www.census.gov/acs/www/

US Census Bureau Resources Getting Census Data for your community

Interactive maps for the 2010 Census http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

Alabama Quickfacts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000lk.html

Population Estimates Program (Annually) Annual estimate of resident population

Reference date is July 1 each year

Characteristics Included: Age Sex Race Hispanic origin

www.census.gov/popest/estimates.html

American Community Survey (Annually) Essentially the same questions as the old

Census long form 21 questions about housing unit 48 questions about each person

Conducted throughout the year 2.9 million addresses/about 4.5 million persons Roughly 1.5% of the population each year

Collected via mail, phone, & in-person www.census.gov/acs/www

American Community Survey (Annually)

ACS Data grouped in 4 Types of Characteristics

Demographic: sex, age, race Hispanic origin, etc.

Social: Educational attainment, marital status, citizenship, language, etc.

Economic: Employment, occupation, industry, commute, household income, poverty, etc.

Housing: Type of unit, own/rent, age of structure, housing value, etc.

2010 ACS Data Releases

ProductPopulation Threshold

Most recently published

1-Year Estimates 65,000+ Sept. 2011

3-Year Estimates 20,000+ Oct. 2011

5-Year EstimatesLess than

20,000 Dec. 2011

1-Year, 3-Year and 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) 100,000+

1-2 months after release

The Alabama State Data Center The Alabama State

Data Center is staffed through UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research Source of technical

assistance Provide help with

census, especially small area estimates

http://cber.cba.ua.edu/asdc

Population Exercise Using the sources we just demonstrated, find

the following information for your county

What was your county’s population in 2000 and 2010?

How many people in your county were aged 65 and older? What percent of your population was aged 65+?

What percent of your county’s population (aged 25+) have at least a Bachelors Degree? How does this compare to Alabama overall?

How big is my labor force? The labor force includes:

People aged 16 and older who are either in the labor force or actively seeking work

The labor force does not include: People in the armed forces, retirees, stay-at-home

parents, prisoners, discouraged workers, mentally ill, etc.

How big is my labor force? The labor force participation rate is the

number of people aged 16 and above participating in the labor force Around 64 percent for the US; 60 percent for

Alabama

Data based on Current Population Survey (CPS) The CPS is a joint program of the US Bureau of

Labor Statistics and the US Census Bureau http://www.bls.gov/cps/

Who is considered employed? Employed persons are those who, during the

week of the 12th each month: Worked at least one hour for pay or profit, or Were self-employed, or Worked at least 15 hours without pay on a family

farm or business Had jobs but were temporarily absent

Who is considered unemployed? The unemployed are persons who, during the

reference week of the 12th each month: Were not employed, Were available for work during the week, and Actively looked for work within the last 4 weeks

Also included as unemployed are persons who were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off

Note: CPS does not ask about or use unemployment insurance data.

Getting labor force and unemployment data for your county/region The unemployment rate is the percent of

people without jobs in the labor force Provides an indication of the health of your

economy Offers an estimate of the number of people

actively seeking work

Unemployment data available through Alabama LMI and US BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. LAUS is the only official statistic based on an

estimating model, and not a census or survey http://www2.dir.state.al.us/LAUS/default.aspx http://www.bls.gov/lau/

Unemployment data available through Alabama LMI

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Unemployment Exercise Using the Alabama LMI website:

What was your county’s unemployment rate in March 2012?

How many people were considered unemployed?

Using the BLS website: What was your county’s highest unemployment

rate over the past 5 years? Hint: use http://www.bls.gov/lau/

Questions?

What do my workers do?

In this section, we will: Introduce you to the Standard Occupational

Classification System (SOC).

Show you how to access data on occupational employment and wage and projected future employment. Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Occupational Projections

Common questions What types of occupations/jobs are in my

region and what do those jobs pay?

What education and training is required for those occupations/jobs?

What types of occupations are projected to be in demand in my region in the future?

What area educational institutions could help support my region’s current and future workforce demands?

Workers’ Occupations

The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is a system designed to: Classify all occupations in the economy, including

private, public, and military occupations Provide a means to compare occupational data

across government agencies

Revised periodically: 2010 revision

Net new job count is 19; 2 of them “green” www.bls.gov/soc/soc_structure_2010.pdf

Contains information on 840 detailed occupations

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Structure

Broad categories lead to unique 6-digit codes for each occupation: 22 Major groups ; divided into...

49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

98 Minor groups; divided into... 49-9000 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

450 Broad occupations; divided into... 49-9080 Wind Turbine Service Technicians

800+ Detailed occupations49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) OES collects detailed occupational and

wage information by industry and area

Semi-annual establishment survey

Primarily a mail survey of employers

All 50 states

Data are published annually

OES Survey Sample 1.2 million establishments

QCEW is the sampling frame Includes establishments in

Nonfarm industries Agricultural services Federal, State, and Local governments

3-year collection cycle The larger an establishment, the more likely it

will be included in the 3 year OES sample 400,000 surveyed annually in two panels

May and November

What Estimates Are Included?

Occupational Employment Occupational Wages (Hourly and/or Annual)

“Mean” – Average wage “Median” - The point at which 50% of the

employment was below this wage and 50% was above

“Entry” – The average of the lowest third of reported wages for the occupation

“Experience” – The average of the upper two-thirds of reported wages for the occupation

*** BLS also produces 10th, 25th, 75th & 90th wage rate percentile estimates

Sample OES Data for Alabama

The average wage of the upper two-thirds

The average wage The average wage of the lower two-thirds

Alabama OES Estimates

Geography Statewide Metros – 11 MSAs Balance of State Areas

Counties not in a MSA

Industries Cross-industry 2-digit NAICS www2.dir.state.al.us/OES/Wage/default.aspx

*** Wage data is aged to current year using the latest quarterly Employment Cost Index (ECI) factors

Geography and Industries of National OES Estimates Geography

Nationwide State MSA www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm

Cross-industryExample of Cross Industry: All Machinists (51-

4041) www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes514041.htm

By 3-, 4- and 5-digit NAICS4-digit NAICS Example: Machinists working in the Motor

Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Industry

www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_336300.htm

Demonstration of Alabama’s OES Data Website Cross-Industry OES Estimates

www2.dir.state.al.us/OES/Wage/wagesbygrouparea.aspx

Occupational Wages by Industry Sector www2.dir.state.al.us/OES/Wage/wagesbyindustrysector1.a

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OES Exercise1. On the LMI website, look up what

occupation in your region (Balance of State or MSA) for the manufacturing sector had the highest estimated employment.

A. What was its SOC Code?B. What was its Mean Hourly and Annual Wage?

2. On the BLS website, look up that occupation/SOC Code.

A. How does its Mean Hourly and Annual Wage compare to the region?

B. What industries have the highest concentration of employment in this occupation?

Occupational Projections

Occupational Projections released every two years BLS develops national projections

Cross-industry and by industry 2010-20 most current release www.bls.gov/emp/

States develop state projections Cross-industry 2008-18 most current release

2010-20 projects should be out in July www2.dir.state.al.us/Projections/default.aspx

Occupational Projection Estimates

Employment – Base year & 10 years forward Average Annual Growth – annual % change in

employment Average Annual Job Openings

Total Openings - Numeric change in employment Growth – Newly created jobs Replacement – Number of jobs that will arise due

to workers who change occupations, retire, etc.

**Employment may not be sufficient in an occupation to allow the development of projections or the data may be confidential

Example of Occupational ProjectionsOpenings projected

due to workers leaving the occupation

Openings due to newly created jobs

Demonstration of Alabama’s Projections Data Website Occupational Projections

www2.dir.state.al.us/Projections/Occupational/Proj2018/Statewide/Summary.aspx

Industry Projections www2.dir.state.al.us/Projections/default.aspx

Education and Training Required for OccupationsBLS assigns three categories of information to each detailed occupation:

1. Typical education needed for entry2. Commonly required work experience in a

related occupation3. Typical on-the-job training needed to obtain

competency in the occupation

*** This classification system is new with the 2010-20 projections

Typical Education Needed for Entry1. Less Than High School

janitors and cleaners or cashiers

2. High School Diploma or Equivalent

food service manager or pharmacy technicians

3. Some College, No Degree transportation inspectors or

computer support specialists

4. Postsecondary Non-Degree Award (certificate or other award)

nursing aides, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics or hairstylists

5. Bachelor’s Degree dietitian or civil engineers

6. Associate’s Degree mechanical drafters,

respiratory therapists or dental hygienists

7. Master’s Degree physician assistants or

educational, vocational, and school counselors

8. Doctoral or Professional degree

Lawyers, physicians and surgeons or dentists

Commonly Required Work Experience

A. No experience Nuclear engineer or dishwasher

B. Less than 1 year of experience Meeting, convention and event planners or

restaurant cooks

C. 1 to 5 years of experience Human resources managers or locomotive

engineers

D. More than 5 years of experience Computer and information systems managers or

financial managers

Typical On-The-Job Training Needed to Attain Competency

1. None Geographers or

pharmacists

2. Short-Term OTJ Floral designers or

sewing machine operators

3. Moderate-Term OTJ School bus drivers or

printing press operators

4. Long-Term OTJ Millwrights or tool and

die makers

5. Apprenticeships Electricians or real

estate appraisers

6. Internship/residency

Landscape architects or orthodontist

Occupations Projected With the Fastest Growth

Projections ExerciseUsing the Employment Projections data on the BLS website, look up the occupation you had identified in the previous exercise and answer the following:

A. What is the projected employment change from 2010 to 2020?

B. What is the projected percentage change from 2010-2020?

C. What is the typical entry-level education required for this occupation?

D. What work experience in a related occupation is required?

E. What is the typical on-the-job training is required?

http://www.bls.gov/emp/

Questions?

Where else can I find information about workers?

In this section, we will: Introduce you to the Occupational Information

Network (O*NET). O*NET OnLine Real-time LMI My Next Move

Show you how to access basic post-secondary education data and K-12 education data. Alabama Commission on Higher Education National Center for Education Statistics Alabama Department of Education

O*NET It is the primary source of U.S.

occupational information.

The O*NET Database contains information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.

The database is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation.

O*NET OnLine is an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations.

O*NET OnLine

Find occupations by Career Cluster, Industry,

Bright Outlook, Green Economy Sector or STEM Discipline

Find occupations by Key Words or SOC Code

Find occupations by required Abilities, Interests, Knowledge,

Skills, Work Activities, Technologies, etc.

O*Net Uses Educational and training curricula

development

Job descriptions and resumes

Performance appraisal and management

Compensation and reward

Selection and placement decisions

Recruitment efforts

Vocational and career counseling

O*NET MY NEXT MOVE Web-based tool for students and job seekers

Also has MY NEXT MOVE FOR VETERANS

Easy-to-use search and career overviews Search by keys words Search by industry Search by interest using O*NET Interest Profiler

http://www.mynextmove.org/

O*NET ExerciseOn MyNextMove.org conduct a key word search for a career one of your clients has an interest in or that you are interested in.

Find the following about that occupation:1. What type of knowledge, skills and abilities are

required?2. What is the job outlook for the occupation?3. How do wages for this occupation in your area

compare to national wages for the occupation?4. What training programs are near your

community?

What is it? Emerging data source Aggregates online job

postings into one database

Gives comprehensive picture of current hiring

Utilizes thousands of existing data sources

Provides current analysis of hiring trends

Prominent vendors Burning Glass Geographic Solutions Help Wanted Online

Real-time Labor Market Information

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*Total Available Jobs: 470,309

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U.S. Advertised Manufacturing Jobs Openings

Occupation Openings% of Mfg Openings

Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific Products 20,514 4.4%Engineers 18,847 4.0%Software Developers, Applications 18,571 4.0%Retail Salespersons 12,002 2.6%Computer Systems Analysts 9,560 2.1%Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 9,030 1.9%Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants 8,571 1.8%General & Operations Managers 8,469 1.8%Software Developers, Systems Software 7,447 1.6%First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 7,430 1.6%

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Occupation Openings% of Prod Openings

First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 7,430 19.4%Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 5,163 13.5%Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic 4,296 11.2%Production Workers, All Other 3,823 10.0%Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other 2,983 7.8%Machinists 2,297 6.0%Bakers 847 2.2%Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters 611 1.6%Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic 609 1.6%Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal & Plastic 576 1.5%

Production Openings

http://www.creconline.org/mep/

Post-Secondary Education Data Alabama Commission on Higher Education

Student Database http://www.ache.alabama.gov/StudentDB/Index.htm

Economic Development Reports Potential Workforce by Institution

Undergraduate and Graduate enrollment by major Completions by major

Potential Workforce Development Region Academic major enrollment by students from the region Majors conferred to students from the region

http://www.ache.alabama.gov/Workforce/

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Post-Secondary Education Data National Center for Education Statistics

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - Collects data from all primary providers of postsecondary education Tuition, fees and estimated student expenses Enrollment Completions by Programs/Majors

College Navigator – Search for a specific school or schools with a radius of a zip code http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

K-12 Education Data Alabama Department of Education’s Public

Data Reports Data on enrollment, high school graduates,

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NCES ExerciseUse the COLLEGENavigator tool on NCES website to answer the following questions:

A. How many post-secondary institutions are within 20 miles of the zip code you live in?

B. For the closest post-secondary institution, what was the its enrollment?

C. For the closest post-secondary institution, what academic program/major has its largest number of graduates?

Questions?

Where are my region’s jobs?

In this section, we will: Introduce you to the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS).

Show you how to access simple industry data. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

We need industry data to answer several relevant questions What industries employ the most people?

What industries lost the most jobs?

What industries are likely to create the most new employment opportunities?

What industries pay the highest wages?

Accessing industry data: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Replaced the Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC) codes

Production-based: Economic units that use like processes to produce goods or services are grouped together Industries are classified according to what

companies make

Jointly developed across North America

Economic Sectors in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

Mining & Extraction Professional, Scientific & Technical

Utilities Management of Companies

Construction Admin., Waste & Remediation

Manufacturing Education

Wholesale Trade Health Care & Social Assistance

Retail Trade Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation

Transportation & Warehousing Accommodation & Food

Information Other Services (Private)

Finance & Insurance Public Administration

NAICS level Example #1 Example #2

NAICS code Description NAICS code Description

Sector 31-33 Manufacturing 51 Information

Subsector 311 Food Manufacturing 513 Broadcasting and telecommunications

Industry group

3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing

5133 Telecommunications

Industry 31151 Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing

51332 Wireless telecommunications carriers, except satellite

U.S. Industry 311513 Cheese Manufacturing

513321 Paging

Unique to country; standardization ends at 5-digit code.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) QCEW are considered “universe,” not sample data

Covers all employers subject to state Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws, as well as Federal employees

Covers 98% of all nonfarm wage and salary workers and 45% of agricultural workers

QCEW produces detailed geographic data on employment and wages.

Cornerstone of most BLS programs

Accessing Alabama LMI

Exercise: NAICS data Look at the industry data handout, and

consider: What industries are the biggest source of jobs?

What industries might be the best source of new jobs?

How would you describe the economy of this region?

How has it performed relative to the state?

What region do you think this is?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Website

http://bls.gov/cew

More from the BLS website

http://beta.bls.gov/maps/cew/us

Other BLS Sources of Information Wage information by industry at the national

level is available through the Current Employment Statistics http://www.bls.gov/ces/

Earnings at the state and MSA level available through the State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings Total private weekly and hourly earnings @ MSA

and State level http://www.bls.gov/sae

Need data from other states? Use the State LMI Directory www.lmiontheweb.org

Other resources: Stats America: http://statsamerica.org/ Census County Business Patterns: http

://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/

Questions?

Pulling this all together

Pulling it together Goal is to tell a story

Grant proposals Data reports Marketing materials

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. “ ---D.P. Moynihan

Develop an agreed upon set of facts/issues from which to make decisions

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*Top 50 metro areas account for 53% (190,222 jobs) oftotal US furniture manufacturing employment

Furniture Manufacturing Employment(Top 50 Metro Areas, 2010)

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Tupelo, MS(8,974)

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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

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Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC(13,981)

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL(8,787)

Greensboro-High Point, NC(8,107)

Jasper, IN(6,017)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(5,695)

Holland-Grand Haven, MI(4,876)

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Data Analysis and Research in the Planning Process

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“Real Time” Labor Market Information

Economic, Workforce and Education Data

Final thought The ‘make a friend’ strategy---Don’t be afraid

to pick up the phone Alabama LMI Alabama State Data Center US Census Bureau, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

All these agencies employ real people who are willing and able to help you

Bonus final thought: Always source and date your data!

Thank you! Mark C. White

mwhite@crec.net

Drew Conrad Andrew.conrad@uni.edu