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LMI for Workforce Center Customers

LMI for Workforce Center Customers. Lorraine Faulds Labor Market Information Department SC Department of Employment & Workforce. Kind of obvious—information about the labor market! A labor market is whatever area people are willing to drive to for employment. LMI includes information about:

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LMI for Workforce Center Customers

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  1. LMI for Workforce Center Customers Lorraine Faulds Labor Market Information Department SC Department of Employment & Workforce

  2. Kind of obvious—information about the labor market! • A labor market is whatever area people are willing to drive to for employment. • LMI includes information about: • Industries (what kind of companies) • Occupations (the jobs) • Wages (Show me the money!) • Employment and unemployment  • It also includes sharing data produced by other agencies that helps in understanding the labor market… • Characteristics about the population (Census) • Career exploration (for students and re-starters) What is Labor Market Information (LMI)?

  3. What do the people in front of you want to know about the labor market? What jobs are out there? What jobs will be out there in the future? What do jobs pay in this area? What kinds of companies are in this area? What are the biggest companies in this area?

  4. LMI departments in all states collect employment by occupation (i.e. job title). The data (called Occupational Employment Statistics) comes from mandatory surveys to a sample of employers. It gives a picture of employment levels by occupation. What jobs are out there? Lower Savannah Nonmetro area: www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_4500004.htm

  5. The SC Department of Commerce produces job forecasts (occupational projections) for the state and for the WIA areas. What jobs will be out there in the future? http://www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

  6. Statewide 2008-2018 and WIA area 2006-2016 are currently available. Occupational Projections

  7. The Occupational Employment Statistics survey also collects hourly and annual wage information by occupation. What do jobs pay in this area? Lower Savannah Nonmetro area: www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_4500004.htm

  8. Employment by type of company (i.e. industry) is produced through the Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages program. Data is released each quarter and has a 6-month lag. What kinds of companies are in this area? http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi-qcew.asp

  9. Employment by Industry

  10. Employment by Industry (drill down)

  11. What are the biggest companies in this area? Just the names of the top 20 companies are given, not employment numbers due to confidentiality issues. http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

  12. The Top 20

  13. Since the QCEW data is “aged,” another program is done monthly to give “fresher” data. The Current Employment Statistics program uses a sample (compared to the QCEW data which is the universe). A 6-Month Lag? http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

  14. This data is available for the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) only. Use Columbia MSA data for Newberry. Monthly Employment Data http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi-ces.asp

  15. What other questions do you get? What is the unemployment rate in this area? What is the age/race/gender/ education of the population in this area?

  16. Unemployment Rate (by county) http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

  17. Unemployment Rate (by WIA) http://www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

  18. Unemployment Rate (for L. Savannah)

  19. Unemployment Rate (for L. Savannah)

  20. You don’t have to wait 10 years between Censuses. American Fact Finder produces data annually. Population Characteristics http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

  21. Population in Newberry County

  22. www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp

  23. www.dew.sc.gov/about-lmi.asp • Wages for occupations: Occupational Employment & Wages • 2008-2018 Occupational Projections for the state are available at www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp. • WIA area occupational projections are available for 2006-2016 at this site. 2008-2018 projections for WIAs will be out this summer. • Publication and presentation requests through e-mail to lmicustomerservice@dew.sc.gov.

  24. www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp

  25. www.sconestop.org/analyzer/default.asp • Green Jobs • Economic Outlook • Area profiles, occupation profiles, industry profiles

  26. Two LMI websites? Not for long! DEW and Commerce will soon be merging their LMI and Research Department websites.

  27. www.bls.gov

  28. www.bls.gov • Use “Subject Areas” tab to see a list of all topics on the website • Some great publications: • Monthly Labor Review (great feature articles) • Occupational Outlook Quarterly & Occupational Outlook Handbook • Spotlight on Statistics • Career Guides

  29. www.census.gov

  30. www.census.gov • Interesting sections include: • Facts for Features • Example: # of florists in the US=18,509 (for Valentine’s Day) • The Statistical Abstract • Per capita consumption of beverages by type • Number of Federal drug arrests and seizures by drug type

  31. Hands-On Tools: Brochures & Posters Brochures are 8 ½” x 11 tri-fold and posters are 11” x 17”. All brochures and posters are free for download or printing from the LMI website.

  32. Hands-On Tools: Face-to-Face • Presentations/Workshops • Job Fairs • Career Days

  33. Questions?

  34. Contact Me… Lorraine Faulds LMI Department lfaulds@dew.sc.gov 803-737-2714

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