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Great news for data enthusiasts and policymakers! The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced a pause on plans to reduce the Current Population Survey (CPS) sample size in January 2025. This critical survey provides invaluable insights into the U.S. labor market, including employment rates and wage trends.
The pause was made possible by a provision in the recently passed continuing resolution, which allows the BLS to accelerate spending on the CPS. This funding boost will ensure the continuation of this vital data collection effort.
While the long-term future of the CPS remains uncertain, this temporary reprieve is a significant win. It’s a testament to the tireless advocacy of organizations like Friends of BLS, who have been working to raise awareness about the importance of the CPS.
Do you want to learn more about the CPS and its impact? Check out the letter submitted by Friends of BLS to Congress on September 24, 2024. It highlights the crucial role of the CPS in informing business and workforce decisions and emphasizes the need for increased funding and modernization.
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Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Webinars
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Data User Insights Roundtable: Creating WINning Data Products with the Workforce Innovation Network
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Meet the New Board Chair: Angela White
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If you’d like to meet with Angela or have ideas how the Institute can be a resource for you, please reach out at info@lmiontheweb.org.
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The Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC), a Federal Advisory Committee published new recommendations for the US Secretary of Labor. These recommendations work to transform the workforce and labor market information systems to be ready for the current challenges in the 21st century.
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Puerto Rico provides clear information on occupational licenses on their website. They host a spreadsheet of which occupations require licenses, as well as who should be contacted to obtain the appropriate license. The contacts include both government officials and industry leaders of professional organizations, and provide both telephone numbers and email addresses for each.
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The Virgin Islands Department of Labor has a page for their ‘Hot Jobs of the Week’. This list refreshes weekly, and contains the job title, company hiring, minimum wage, and the city of the week’s hot jobs. They also come with a Job ID number so the position can be quickly found within the Virgin Island’s DOL’s jobsite.
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Does your state have a projections dashboard?
Share it with us! We’d love to see it and feature it in the monthly LMI Insider.
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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
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