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Labor Market Information (LMI)

for Grant Writers

Tour of Demographic and Economic LMI:

Population Demographics

U.S. Census

Work and Labor Force

Local Employment Dynamics

Health and Environment

Center for Disease Control & Prevention

MO Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education

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Missouri Economic Research &

Information Center (MERIC)

Meredith Hill

www.missourieconomy.org

Economic Research Analyst

573-751-0288

meredith.hill@ded.mo.gov

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What data eludes you?

Population Demographics

Target Area City/County Missouri National

Population

Unemployment

Poverty Rate

Percent Minority

Per Capita Income

Other

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American Community Survey

Decennial Decennial

Census Census2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Annual, Period Estimates Based on SizePoint

Estimates

A Look at "Census Data"

("Census" - Complete Count)(Samples with Margins of Error +/-)

One Year

65,000+

Three Year

20,000+

Five Year

Small Areas

Under 20,000

American Community Survey - OSEDA

American Community Survey - OSEDA

American Community Survey - OSEDA

Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis:

mcdc1.missouri.edu/acsprofiles/acsprofilemenu.html

Economic Indicators eLearning Webinar:

Module 1: Lesson 1 – LMI Fundamentals

http://www.missourieconomy.org/e_learning/index.stm

Website Links

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Local Employment Dynamics

Tools for Synthesized Detailed Information

• Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI)

• OnTheMap

• Industry Focus

By combining data from different LMI sources (Census, BLS) local

employment information, once unavailable, is now

easily accessible.

http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/led/led.html

LED – Mapping a Region’s Workforce

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OnTheMap – Search Locations

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OnTheMap – Choose Location

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OnTheMap – Base Map Elections

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OnTheMap - Building a Map

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

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OnTheMap - Building a Map

Step 6

Step 7

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OnTheMap – Building an Analysis

Home Where

residents

of the

designated

geography work

Work Where workers

of the

designated

geography live

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OnTheMap – Building an Analysis

Where do the residents of the 4 census tracts work?

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OnTheMap – Labor Force Results

The Answer

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OnTheMap – Labor Force Results

Local Employment Dynamics, OnTheMap:

http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/led/led.html

Economic Indicators eLearning Webinar:

Module 4: Lesson 1 – LMI and Business Relations

http://www.missourieconomy.org/e_learning/index.stm

Website Links

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Thank you for your participation!

Economic Research Analyst

573-751-0288

meredith.hill@ded.mo.gov

Meredith Hill