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Performance Webinar #3. Focusing on Average Earnings. Connection Status. Attendee List. Slide Area. Chat Room. Notes. Webinar Layout. Chat Feature. To chat, type text into the text box. When asking a questions, be sure to identify your State.
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Performance Webinar #3 Focusing on Average Earnings
Connection Status Attendee List Slide Area Chat Room Notes Webinar Layout
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Background • Three Performance Management Conferences held in February/March, 2006 focused on revised performance and reporting policies • Follow-up from conferences included requests for performance-related webinars around specific topic areas • Today’s webinar is the third in a series of 6 webinars hosted by ETA Performance Specialists
Future planned webinars • September, 2006 – VETS Performance/Reporting Issues • October, 2006 – Certificates and Training for Adults and Dislocated Workers • November, 2006 – Innovative Practices to Improve State Performance • December, 2006 – Open for suggestions (send to ETAperforms@dol.gov)
Webinar Outline • Brief History of Earnings Outcomes • Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL): • 7-99 • 15-03 • 28-04 • 17-05 • Data Sources • National Results • Analyzing Outcomes • Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) • Subject Matter Experts: • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) • New York State (Average Earnings’ Forecasting Model)
Our Speakers . . . Ron Fionte • Branch Chief,Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) Bill Meehan • Principal Economist, Division of Research and Statistics, New York State
History of Earnings Outcomes • TEGL 7-99 • Average Earnings Change (Adult, Older Youth) • Earnings Replacement Rate (DW, TAA, NEG) • Effective 7/1/2000. Rescinded by TEGL 17-05 • TEGL 15-03 • Earnings Increase 1 & 2 (Adult, Older Youth, DW, TAA, VETS) • Never fully implemented. Rescinded by TEGL 28-04 • TEGL 28-04 • Six Months Earnings Increase (Adult, DW, TAA, Wagner-Peyser, VETS) • Effective 7/1/2005. Rescinded by TEGL 17-05
TEGL 17-05 Average Earnings (Adult, DW, NEG, TAA, Wagner-Peyser, VETS) Of those who are employed in the 1st, 2ndand 3rd quarters after the exit quarter: Total earnings in the second quarter plus total earnings in the third quarter after the exit quarter divided by the number of participants who exit during the quarter. Effective Date: 07/01/2006
TEGL 17-05 Older Youth Earnings Change: Older Youth Of those who are employed in the 1st quarter after the exit quarter and who are either not enrolled in post-secondary education or advanced training / advanced training-occupational skills training in the 3rd quarter after the exit quarter or are employed in the 3rd quarter after the exit quarter: [Total post-program earnings [earnings in quarter 2 + quarter 3 after exit] minus pre-program earnings [earnings in quarter 2 + quarter 3 prior to participation] divided by the number of older youth participants who exit during the quarter. Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Data Sources • Wage Records • UI Wage Records • Additional Wage Record Data Sources: • Automated Record Matching / Data Sharing Systems (WRIS and FEDES) • OPM, USPS, US DoD, Railroad Retirement System, State New Hires Registry and State Department of Revenue or Tax • Supplemental Sources (only for grantees that do not have access to wage records, e.g. NFJP, SCSEP, INAP)
UI Wage Records • Primary data source • Includes private sector and non-profit sector • Also includes government employer wage reports: • State • Local • Judicial, and • Public School
Additional Wage Record Data Source: WRIS & FEDES WRIS (Wage Record Interchange System) • Created to facilitate the interstate exchange of UI wage data • 50 states participating FEDES (Federal Employment Data Exchange System) • Focused on providing access to employment records maintained by the following agencies: • Office of Personnel Management (OPM) • Department of Defense (DOD) and • United States Postal Service (USPS) • 29 states participating
From Data Sources to Benchmarks • Wage data are collected, compiled and compared to established benchmark standards for purposes of data analysis • Two primary data sets used for establishing benchmark standards for purposes of analysis are: • Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) • Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)
Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) • Data and methodology: • Based on the 1981 lower living family budget (BLS) • BLS still provides data to ETA which publishes the LLSIL • Uses the “Poverty Guidelines” issued by HHS • Annual updates based partially on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) • Data are presented by geographic region and for 23 selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) NOTE: This data should not be used for statistical purposes due to the nature of the base calculation which has not been updated since 1981.
Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) • Program uses: • 70% LLSIL used by WIA to define: • low income individual • disadvantaged youth • disadvantaged adult • Used in eligibility determinations under Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) • Since the 70% LLSIL is used as an eligibility gateway to services under WIA Adult, the average earnings outcome should approach or exceed the one-half the 70% LLSIL rate
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Ron Fionte Branch Chief Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (617) 565-2335 fionte.ronald@bls.gov
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program: What is it? • A quarterly census of employers covered under Unemployment Insurance Tax laws, and Federal employers covered under Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees. • not a sample
QCEW Output:Macrodata & Microdata Macrodata Output: • Published data summed by location, industry and ownership • Number of establishments, monthly employment, and quarterly wages • Summed by geographical area, industry (NAICS) code and ownership
QCEW Output:Macrodata & Microdata Microdata Output: • Confidential establishment level data; generally for internal use only • Sample frame for establishment surveys • Geocode-able, providing a detailed mapping reference
Macrodata Output: Employment • All workers covered by UI laws and on the payroll as of the pay period including the 12th of the month. • Includes full and part time and those on paid leave. Does not include those on unpaid leave. • Published 3 ways: Monthly per quarter, quarterly averages, annual averages.
Macrodata Output: Total Quarterly Wages • Total amount paid to covered workers during the quarter, regardless of when the services were performed. • Bonuses, overtime, and severance pay are included. • Possible that wages are counted for workers not included in employment total (if they never worked in a pay period including the 12th)
QCEW Program Macrodata: What’s it used for? • Provides detailed industry employment and wages data down to the county level*. • As a benchmark for other BLS programs. • Input to Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) Personal Income and Gross Domestic Product statistics. • Input to other BLS programs: LAUS, MLS. • *subject to confidentiality restrictions
Uses of QCEW, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Data Quarterly Press Releases, Annual Employment and Wages • Job Creation/Destruction • Size Class Dynamics • Business Survival Rates Geocoded Establishments Industrial Price Program National Compensation Survey Current Employment Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey • Local Economic Development Indicators • Clusters Analysis • Shift Share • Industry Diversity Indexes • Location Quotients Current Employment Statistics Gross Domestic Product (BEA) Occupational Employment Statistics Personal Income (BEA) Minimum Wage Studies State Revenue Projections Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Economic Forecasting Jobs Openings & Labor Turnover Survey General Economic Uses Benchmarking (Employment Base) QCEW Data Analytical Uses Sampling • Interagency Data Uses • Improve CPS After 2000 Census • LEHD • Industry Code Sharing Programmatic Uses Local Government Services Planning UI Tax Rate & Actuarial Analysis Local Economic Impact Response Planning UI-Covered Employment Local Area Unemployment Local Transportation Planning Mass Layoff Statistics Federal Funds Allocation $175 Billion (HUD, USDA, HCFA/CHIP)
Pre- vs. Post-Program Earnings’ Analysis Bill Meehan Principal Economist Division of Research and Statistics, New York State Department of Labor (518) 457-1300 us0bpm@labor.state.ny.us
How Pre-Program Earnings Relate to Post-Program Earnings • Pre-program earnings can be a predictor of post-program earnings. In general: • The higher the pre-program earnings of a group of participants, the higher the post-program earnings • The lower the pre-program earnings of a group of participants, the lower the post-program earnings
How Much Higher; How Much Lower? • In the Adult program in PY 2005 in New York State: • A 1 dollar change in pre-program earnings resulted in: • a 50 cent change in post-program earnings • In the Dislocated Worker program in PY 2005 in New York State: • A 1 dollar change in pre-program earnings resulted in: • a 30 cent change in post-program earnings
How Was the Relationship Determined? • Simple observation of an apparent relationship between pre- and post-program earnings • Relationship was recognized under JTPA • The 30 cent and 50 cent relationships were determined using a regression analysis with pre-program earnings as the independent variable and post-program earnings as the dependent variable
How strong is the relationship between pre- and post-program earnings? • The magnitude of the relationship (50 cents for Adults and 30 cents for DWs) was strongest in the middle earnings range of pre-program earnings • Not as strong in the low end • individuals with no pre-program earnings had much higher post-program earnings • Or in the high end • an increase in earnings in the higher range of the pre-program earnings ($15,000+) leads to an increase in post-program earnings, but not as much of an increase as in the lower pre-program earnings range
Pre- and Post-program Earnings in Recent Years in New York State --Adults
General Performance Issues QUESTIONS? ETAPerforms@dol.gov