Labor Market Information for Job Seekers Texas Workforce Centers of Southeast Texas Operated by: ACS State & Local Solutions June 2003
LMI Sources 4 Internet: –TRACER –SOCRATES 4 Publications: –“Working America- Connections” –“Texas Labor Market Review”
Using Labor Market Information: 4 Job Seeker Services –Universal –Target Occupations –Demand Occupations 4 Job Development 4 Worker Profiling 4 On-the-Job Training 4 Rapid Response
LMI for Job-Seekers In Southeast Texas 4 Target Occupations and Demand Occupations for Southeast Texas for Program Year
Southeast Texas Community Audit ( 4 LMI Department-TWC May Purpose of the Study: –“ Analyze the characteristics of the unemployed persons in the three-county area of Southeast Texas Workforce Development Area (WDA).” ? The Skill sets unemployed workers possess ? The historic underpinings of the area’s unemployed ? The current industrial mix in the area ? Some of the reasons unemployed workers may show a lack of interest in available jobs ? Some common perceptions of the unemployed workers
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