 <!– |
A Publication of the Labor Market Information Institute
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
COVID Implications on BLS Employment Projections
|
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every part of our work and economy and will play a big role in the employment projections to be released over the coming years. On December 8, 2020 The PMP and LMI Institute hosted a presentation and conversation with Michael Wolf, Division Chief for Occupational Employment Projections at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to learn how BLS recommends incorporation of COVID-19 implications into upcoming projections. The presentation recording and slides are available below.
You can find the presentation slides here and the full recording here.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
Occupational Licensing Legislation Database
|
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Governors Association and the Council of State Governments, is working to research occupational licensing to help states identify best practices and solutions to their licensing issues, including to help decrease barriers to labor market entry and to increase the portability of licenses across state lines. This database contains legislation from all 50 states covering 34 distinct occupations that have been identified based on the following criteria:
- Each must be licensed in at least 30 states.
- Each must require less than a bachelor’s degree in most states.
- The projected employment growth rate for the occupation must be at or higher than the national average.
- Each occupation must currently have employment levels of 10,000 or more.
Check out the database here. To learn more about state licenses and certifications data, check out the LMI Institute’s State Certifications and Licenses Data.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
LMI Institute Data Published in the New York Times
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
In response to the coronavirus impact, The LMI Institute published SOC Codes for CISA Critical Infrastructure Workers, a list of occupations considered to be essential workers as defined by the Department of Homeland Security in March 2020. Using this data, the New York Times displays the percentage of frontline and essential workers by state in the December 6, 2020 article The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?. Check out the full article and data dashboard here.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Webinars
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
Basic LMI Analyst eLearning
Anytime anyplace
|
|
<!– |
<!– |
Workforce Information Advisory Council Meetings
December 10 & 17, 2020
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
<!– |
Intermediate R Programming
February 16 – 25, 2020
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
Insider View – Be in the Know
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
BLS Measures State Productivity
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
Labor productivity is measured as the difference between the percentage growth in output and the percentage growth in hours worked. From 2007 to 2019, national productivity increased at an average annual rate of 1.2 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) now publishes state-level labor productivity and cost measures for the private nonfarm sector, including output per hour, output, hours, unit labor costs, hourly compensation, and real hourly compensation. By analyzing state-level labor productivity measures, data users can learn more about regional business cycles, the persistence of regional income inequality, and which states are driving national productivity trends. Based on the BLS measure, North Dakota, California, and Washington are among the states contributing the most to national labor productivity growth. To view the data, BLS State Productivity.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
The LMI Institute Is a DUAC Member & Wants WLMI System Voices Heard!
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
The State Productivity data was featured at the BLS Data Users Advisory Committee held on November 10, 2020. The DUAC advises and make recommendations to the BLS on the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S. economy, including the labor, business, research, academic, and government communities. BLS asked if would it be more valuable to expand state productivity measures with additional industry detail or additional geographic detail (e.g. large MSAs or counties) if you had to pick only one? Are there particular industries or geographies data users would be most interested in? For the DUAC presentation on BLS Measures of State Productivity, click here.
If you would like to weigh in on these questions, or any others for the attention of the DUAC, please contact Marty Romitti at the LMI Institute.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
Featured Reports From LMI Members
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
Iowa’s Registered Apprenticeship Programs
|
Registered apprenticeships are valuable to helping train workers for skilled and higher earning jobs. Iowa’s Workforce Development 2020 report on registered apprenticeships offers insight into the trends, earnings potential, and demographics around the state. See more here.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
North Carolina Unemployment Insurance Claims Dashboard
|
Using Tableau, the North Carolina Department of Commerce created an interactive dashboard displaying monthly unemployment insurance claims since March 2020. Check out the tool and see the trends by county. See more here.
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
We welcome your feedback on this edition, and for content suggestions in future editions, of The LMI Insider. Please direct comments, questions, or for more information on the LMI Institute to Marty Romitti, CREC Senior Vice President, at mromitti@crec.net
|
|
<!– |
|
|
| <!– |
To subscribe to the C2ER/LMI Weekly Updates click here
|
|
<!– |
|
|
|
