Analyst Resource Center Transforming Information for the Future Innovative Solutions October 29, 2008

1 Who are the customers of Labor Market Statistics?  Workforce/ Economic Development Decision-Makers  Employers/ Job Seekers  Education/ Welfare Planners  Career Counselors/ Teachers  Economists/ Policy Makers  Elected Officials  Media

2  Florida’s Labor Market Information Website –  Primary web based delivery of labor market information  Designed to  View current and some historical data Providing LMI Data …

3  FRED – Florida Research and Economic Database  Internet-based labor market and economic data base for analysts, businesses, and jobseekers  Designed to  View current and historical data  Ability to  Create, view, export, and print your own tables and profiles by area, industry, or occupation  Customize your own regions, graphs, maps Providing LMI Data …

4 Custom Applications … Internet based FAQs –  Businesses / Employers  What is the size of the labor force in my area?  What types of industries are in my area?  What types of companies are expected to grow in my area?  What are the hot jobs in my area?  What do jobs pay in my area?  What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do jobs require?  How many job seekers are available by occupation?  Where do I go to hire available workers?  Job Seekers  What are the hot jobs?  What do hot jobs pay?  What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do I need for the hot jobs?  Who trains for the hot jobs?  What companies employ the hot jobs?  What kind of skills, knowledge, and experience do I need for jobs?  What jobs use my skills?  Where can I find a job?  What jobs are available now?  Where can I find training assistance?

5  GIS Maps  As a service, provide labor market information as GIS Maps  Provide labor market information via static maps  In (pdf) format  In the coming year increase use of data driven and interactive maps to house commonly requested data What’s Hot …

6 Live and Work in the Region Workforce Region 16 Note: Data are displayed by Census 2000 block groups from block level data. Source: US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2004 Origin-Destination Matrix Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, October 2008

7 Commuting to the Region Workforce Region 16 Note: Data are displayed by Census 2000 block groups from block level data. Source: US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2004 Origin-Destination Matrix Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, October 2008

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9 Note: Density calculations create a realistic interpretation of values by displaying the predicted distribution of data over a continuous surface. Source: InfoUSA Inc, Employer Database, st Edition Prepared by: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, October 2008

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13  LMI Dashboards  Use of data visualization to represent LMI data  More charts and graphs  Provide a single interface that shows current labor market activity in state or selected region What’s Hot …

14 Florida Unemployment Rates Not Seasonally Adjusted, September 2008 Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released October 17, 2008

15 Unemployment Rates Not Seasonally Adjusted  Unemployment rates have been increasing since mid-2006 Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released October 17, 2008

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17 Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation Labor Market Statistics Center Caldwell Building MSC G E. Madison Street Tallahassee, Florida Phone (850) Christopher Knight fred.labormarketinfo.com