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Arizona Labor Market Info rm ation ( L M I ). Labor Market Information Office of Employment and Population Statistics Arizona Department of Administration www.azstats.gov Arizona Workforce Informer. Agenda. Who we are and what we do Audience questions and comments: Before, during, and after
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Labor Market InformationOffice of Employment and Population StatisticsArizona Department of Administrationwww.azstats.govArizona Workforce Informer
Agenda • Who we are and what we do • Audience questions and comments: • Before, during, and after • Email or phone for later questions • Background: Why, What, & Where of Labor Market Information • Basic Terminology • Brief Industry Overview • Brief Occupation Overview • Employment • Wages
People are more than statistics People are more than statistics SO What? What are the practical applications? What can I use?
Labor Market Information -- SO WHAT! • Two words : INFORMED DECISIONS • A person (yourself, client, student, relative, friend) invests time, effort, dreams, money, & plans for a career -- only to find later that there is not a good market for the occupation. • THAT’S A BIG SO WHAT! • Career Advice – We have all heard “Do what you love” – good advice . . . • But make sure there is a market for it. That’s where Labor Market Information comes in.
But, IS LMI TMI? Or TMA? • Acronyms • TMA, LAUS, CES, QCEW, OES, TERM, PEBKAC • Key – Different User groups • Job Seekers, Students, Parents, General Public • One Stop Front Line Staff, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Counselors, Teachers • Labor Market Analysts, Researchers, Economists • Decision makers in Education, Business, & Government; Economic Developers, Policy Makers
Different data sources & uses • Monthly survey of businesses – estimate of employment by industry • Monthly survey of households – estimates of unemployed & employed – unemployment rate LINK • Quarterly count of employment & wages fromLINKUnemployment Insurance reports (up to 98% of employers) • Annual survey of occupational wages & employment LINK • Forecasts of Industries & Occupations LINK • Census & Population estimates & forecasts LINK
How Occupations & Industries are Defined & Organized • Occupation (describes what a worker does) • Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) • Six digit occupation code (O*NET has eight) • The more digits, the more detail (hierarchal) • Industry (describes what the business does) • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) • Six digit industry code • The more digits, the more detail(hierarchal)
Two main format options for Labor Market data on the Workforce Informer website • “Ready made” tables and publications • Dynamic, interactive data tables from online database queries
Manufacturing surpassed Construction in employment levels in late 2008 & continuing into 2011
How can Labor Market Statistics help with Performance Goals and Planning?(help people) Goal: Training and placing people in high demand occupations 1st Step: Identify the high demand occupations in the local job market
Demand Occupations How can we identify high demand occupations? • Fast Growing? • Most Job Openings? • High Paying? • High Skill? • Low Turnover? • Training/Education Requirements?
Sample Comparisons of Arizona Occupations(see handouts 2, 3, & 4) • Short sample lists of occupations ranked high to low based on: • Growth rate (handout #2) • Job openings (handout #3) • Wage (handout #4) • Ranking allows for easier comparisons • Many fast growing occupations do not have the most job openings • Occupations with the most openings are not necessarily high paying • Education & training requirements can limit choices • Can we combine this in one report instead of three?
Training& Education ResourceModel T E R M -- ranks occupations by: YES! – • Percentage growth rates • Number of projected openings • Average Wages • O*NET Skills • Turnover Ratios (Growth/Separations) • Education/ Training Level Requirements • All in one report!
Handout #5 Training/ Education TERM diagram: High Skill Most Job Openings Fast Growing Top TERM Occupations Low Turnover High Pay
Sample Options & Scenarios 3 examples • “All” occupations listing (Handout #5) (notes #6) • No restrictions on training & education requirements • 10 year employment forecast (2008 - 2018) • Top Associates Degree Occupations (Handout #7) • Limited to Associates Degree occupations • 10 year employment forecast (2008-2018) • Top “On the Job Training” Occupations (Handout #8) • Limited to “OJT” occupations • 10 year employment forecast (2008-2018)
Occupation Wage by Industry Occupation Wages by Industry Occupation=Employee Industry=Employer Mean = Average 10th%ile = Bottom 10 percent make this amount or less Median = Middle 90th%ile=Top 10 percent make this amount or more