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Using LMI to Serve the Employer Community. Permian Basin Workforce Network Business Services Unit. Texas Labor Market Information Conference June 11/12, 2003. Background. Permian Basin Workforce Development Area Our Business Services Unit. Topics of Discussion.
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Using LMI to Serve the Employer Community Permian Basin Workforce Network Business Services Unit Texas Labor Market Information Conference June 11/12, 2003
Background • Permian Basin Workforce Development Area • Our Business Services Unit
Topics of Discussion • What Employers Want • Most Frequent LMI Inquiries from Businesses • LMI Sites: Some User-friendly Favorites • Using LMI to Develop BSU Strategies
What Employers Want • Easy access to the information • Straightforward answers • Interpretation of the data
Most Frequent LMI Inquiries • Wage information/prevailing wages • Labor Force characteristics/availability • Unemployment data • How do we compare to other areas?
Wage Information/Prevailing Wages • TRACER • Wage Information Network (from TWC website)
Labor Force Characteristics and Availability • JSMS • TRACER • SOCRATES • US Census Bureau
Unemployment Data • TRACER
How do we compare to other areas? • SOCRATES • TRACER • Census Data
LMI Sites: User-friendly Favorites • TRACER/ LMI at your fingertips • Wage Information Network • SOCRATES • US Census Bureau • Texas State Data Center
Examples • StarTek (Big Spring) - # of bilingual individuals - data for recruiting workers from outside the region • Cingular (Midland) - availability of skill sets - socio-economic and demographic data • Family Dollar (Odessa) - labor force availability - prevailing wages
Using LMI to Develop BSU Strategies • Targeting industries & companies • Increasing market penetration • Job development for special populations • Discussing wages with employers & job seekers • Diversifying our economic base
Committing Ourselves • Become the local experts • Make the time • Share the wealth
Web addresses: • www.twc.state.tx.us • www.tracer2.com • http://socrates.cdr.state.tx.us • www.txsdc.tamu.edu (Texas state data center) • http://quickfacts.census.gov (US Census Bureau) Contact info: Liz Zenteno (liz.zenteno@twc.state.tx.us) BSU & Continuous Improvement Coordinator Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (432) 563-1061