Labor Market Information Resources for Business
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Labor Market Information Labor Market Information Resources for BusinessResources for Business
American Library Association
Going Local: Statistical Resources for Business
June 23, 2008
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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
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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).
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Labor Market Information Includes:
Demographic data such as population and labor force statisticsIndustry employment Occupational and career informationWage dataOther economic data
Most of this data is available online for California and other states.
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Accessing Labor Market Information at www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
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Resources for Business
Click on
“Business / Employers”
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Resources for BusinessLocal Area Profile
Click on
“Local Area Profile”
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Local Area Profiles include data for
Labor Force
Industry Employment
Occupations
CPI
Median Home Prices
Taxes
Demographics
Other Economic Indicators
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Local Area Profile
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Resources for BusinessOccupation Profile
Click on
“Occupation Profile”
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Occupational Profiles include
Job Description and Code
Wages
Projections of Growth
Licensing
Training
Skills
Industry staffing patterns
And more
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Occupational Profile
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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.htmStandard 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
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Data Library
Employers can also download data from our Data Library
Labor ForceIndustry EmploymentOccupations (projections, licenses, staffing patterns, wages, training, etc.)Census/population
Read about methodsLink to other States’ (or national) LMI Web sites for comparable data
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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 nationSearch by location, occupation, industry or keywordCalifornia has a similar version at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/aspdotnet/databrowsing/empMain.aspx?menuChoice=emp
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Other Publications of Interest
Careers in High Growth Industries:Health Care (two reports)BiotechnologyManufacturingConstructionLogistics
County Snapshots (updated annually)Online mapsE-newsletters
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Useful Links
CA Labor Market Informationwww.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Links to states’ Web siteshttp://www.workforceatm.org/subject_links.cfm?results_sub_id=21
US Bureau of Labor Statisticswww.bls.gov
NAICS Industry Codeshttp://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm
SOC Occupational Codeshttp://online.onetcenter.org/find/
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Contact information
Public information: (916) 262-2162 Local Labor Market Consultants: see the “Contact Us” link on our siteWeb site: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Presented by:Ann Marshall, Labor Market ConsultantCA Employment Development DepartmentLabor Market Information Division (949) [email protected]
