QWI Explorer Heath Hayward Geographer LEHD Program Unlocking the Powerful Laborforce Information of the Quarterly Workforce Indicators

What is QWI Explorer?  Analysis tool for accessing the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) dataset  All 32 indicators available in a pivot chart/map and table interface  Compare, rank, map and aggregate QWIs by time, geography, and firm and worker characteristics on the fly  Companion application to the raw data outputs from the LED Extraction Tool 2

Why are QWIs Important? 3  Indicators on Employment, Employment Change (Firm and Individual), and Earnings  Detailed Firm Characteristics (geography, industry, age, size)  Detailed Worker Demographics (sex, age, education, race, ethnicity)  3 Quarter lag, coverage varies by state  Used by economic developers, urban planners, policy analysts, workforce researchers, and academics

What’s New in QWI Explorer?  Line Charts for Longitudinal Analyses  Thematic Maps for Spatial Analyses  Exports available for table data (XLS and CSV), images (PNG and SVG), geography (shapefiles), and glossy PDF Reports  Save Analyses via sharable URLs or social media  Bug fixes and improvements to UI 4

5 State and Indicator Filters/ Aggregations X-AxisGroup Download/ Share Line/Bar Chart or Map Application Guide

Features of the Application  X-Axis – Control the Rows of Table and X- Axis of Chart or Geography shown in Map  Group – Control the Columns Table and Groupings of Chart or characteristics shown in Map  Filters – Refine Analysis by one Characteristic  Aggregations – Filter by more than one Characteristic to Create Sums/Averages 6

Features of the Application  Interactive Chart/Map  Interactive Table 7 Click to Sort Click to Navigate Hover to Highlight Click to Navigate

Longitudinal Analysis  View Changes Over Time  Compare Characteristics from the Selected Group Category  Create Single Quarter, Continuous, or Non- Continuous Time-Series  Filter by Geography and/or Worker/Firm Characteristics 8

Categorical Analysis 9  Compare Characteristics from the Selected X-Axis Category  Group the Chart by an Additional Category  Pivot Table to Transpose Chart  Filter by Time, Geography and/or Worker/Firm Characteristics

Spatial Analysis 10  View differences across Sub-State Geographies  Cycle through Characteristics from the selected Group Category  Filter by Time and/or Worker/Firm Characteristics

Functionality In Development  Share of Total/Data Normalization  Group by Indicator  National Indicators  Cross-State Analyses 11

Tentative Release Schedule 8/2015 – Group by Indicator and Data Normalization 10/2015 – National QWIs and Cross-State Analyses 12

Useful Links Application  Help and Documentation:  Video Walkthrough: _walkthrough _walkthrough  Example Scenarios: le_scenarios le_scenarios Data  QWI 101:  Data Notices:  Raw Data Access: 13

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