Workforce Development Region 4 Tonya Lee Statistician Supervisor Alabama Department of Labor Labor Market Information Division January 24, 2014 New Labor Market Information Resources
November 2013 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics Including Underemployed and Available Labor Pool
Region 4 Percent Change in Employment
Region Percent Share of Total Employment
Firm Age and Firm Size Industry Data Source: Longitudinal Employment Household Dynamic Program, partnership between the US Census Bureau and the Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division Only includes Private Employment Data Series back to 2001 Includes all 8 major variables o Employment o Net Job Flows o Job Creation o New Hires o Separations o Turnover o Avg Monthly Earnings o Avg New Hire Earnings
Firm Size Industry Data Table includes the latest Average Annual data which covers 2011 qtr 3 through 2012 qtr 2 Private Data only This table will be available in excel format for all major industry sectors on the website More detailed industry data can be accessed on the website at orkforcedev/led/alatestqwi.html orkforcedev/led/alatestqwi.html WDR 4 Industry Data by Firm Size
Firm Age Industry Data Table includes the latest Average Annual data which covers 2011 qtr 3 through 2012 qtr 2 Private Data only This table will be available in excel format for all major industry sectors on the website More detailed industry data can be accessed on the website at orkforcedev/led/alatestqwi.html orkforcedev/led/alatestqwi.html WDR 4 Industry Data by Firm Age
Regional Workforce Profiles Source: Longitudinal Employment Household Dynamic Program, partnership between the US Census Bureau and the Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division Latest Profile data is 2011 Series back to 2001 Demographics of the workforce in the region o Employment o Jobs by worker age o Jobs by earnings categories o Jobs by Industry Sector o Jobs by Worker Sex o Jobs by Worker Race (back to 2009) o Jobs by Worker Ethnicity (back to 2009) o Jobs by Worker Educational Attainment (back to 2009)
Regional Workforce Profiles WDR 4 Workforce Profile 2011 is the latest data available in this format 2012 data will be available sometime by Summer 2014 Table available in excel format on website, with 5 years of data More detailed industry data can be accessed on the website at bama.gov/workforced ev/led/alatestqwi.html bama.gov/workforced ev/led/alatestqwi.html
Regional Workforce Profiles WDR 4 Workforce Profile 2011 is the latest data available in this format 2012 data will be available sometime by Summer 2014 Table available in excel format on website, with 5 years of data More detailed industry data can be accessed on the website at gov/workforcedev/led/alates tqwi.html gov/workforcedev/led/alates tqwi.html
Help Wanted Online (HWOL) New Data Resource through Labor Market Information from the Conference Board out of NYC Scan Job Ads from all possible resources Methodology for weeding out duplicate ads Allows us to study o Job Ads by Occupations o Job Ads by Industry (Limited) o Employers Hiring (Depending if Employer is listed in Ad) o Ad Age o Comparison of potential job openings to unemployed workers o Much more available for research potential and will also assist us with our occupational projection estimates for
Supply: Number of UnemployedSupply Demand Rate: Demand: Number of AdsNumber of Unemployed/Number of Ads Occupations November 2013 November 2012 Registered Nurses1,0151,013 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Retail Salespersons Customer Service Representatives First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Insurance Sales Agents Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Computer Systems Analysts Industrial Engineers Accountants Computer User Support Specialists First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Marketing Managers First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Sales Agents, Financial Services Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Help Wanted Online Ads Supply Demand Rate Top 20 Occupations with Most Job Ads Posted 17,932 Total Job Ads Ads Up 0.6% from October Ratio of Unemployed to Job Ads 1.4:1 8,338 Ads Less Than 30 Days Old 1,860 Ads Posted by Staffing Firms or Recruiters Source: Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division; Help Wanted Online from The Conference Board and WANTED Technologies. HWOL data Current as of December 19 th, Referenced period for this release is the same as the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES).
Occupations November 2013 Registered Nurses209 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers126 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers121 Retail Salespersons111 Customer Service Representatives109 Top 5 Occupations With Job Postings Over 90 Days Old Top 20 Employers With Most Job Ads Posted Employer November 2013 November 2012 Regions Financial UAB Health System UAB Baptist Health System St. Vincent's Health System24688 BBVA Compass University of Alabama Hospital VIP Personnel Tenet Healthcare Corporation MetroSouth Medical Center1230 Sears Holdings Corporation11332 ITAC SOLUTIONS LLC10398 Army National Guard10132 PANGEATWO9365 RecruitArrow910 H&R Block8947 DST Systems, Inc.8842 Brookwood Medical Center87344 Pizza Hut8595 Community Health Systems Inc8170 Source: Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division; Help Wanted Online from The Conference Board and WANTED Technologies. HWOL data Current as of December 19 th, Referenced period for this release is the same as the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES).
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Computer Systems Analysts
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Financial Analysts
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Personal Financial Advisors
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Registered Nurses
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Medical Assistants
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Welders
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Plumbers and Pipefitters
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Machinists
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Workforce Development Region 4 Job Ad Trends Electricians
Accelerate Alabama Reports Latest available statewide data for each industry cluster Data includes Employment Number of Companies Size of Companies Top Job categories Occupational Wages Employment by Age Turnover Rate Industry Projections Map of locations of employers in industry cluster Available on the website under Workforce Development tab
On the Horizon The Release of the 2013 Skills Survey Results o Early February Industry and Occupational Projections o Summer New format on Website for Workforce Development Region Data o Will include a table of contents of all available data for a region in one spot Release of 2012 Commuting Patterns o Spring to Summer sometime
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