1. Interactive Market Analysis

2. @*#&! http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html

3. Why Market Analysis? Prepare for Jobs Find Jobs Plan for Job Upgrades

4. National Trends: The Bad News Roughly 13.5 million people are out of a job Areas that have had very severe housing market corrections have shown the lest improvement The national unemployment rate as of March 2011 was 9.2% (seasonally adjusted 8.8%) Private job creation is still lacking Inflation increased 2.1 percent in February Source: Current Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov/ces/ www.bls.gov/ces/

5. National Trends: 12 Month percentage Change in Private Sector June 2009 – June 2010

6. National Trends: The Good News Nearly half of the jobs in the labor market today are “middle-skill” and demand is likely to remain strong as the economy recovers. Under the recovery plan, the most new jobs are expected in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and leisure and hospitality. Temporary and contractual work has accounted for a growing share of the American economy, becoming a major entry point into the labor market for many individuals. An estimated 4.2 million green jobs by 2038. February employment gains: 192,000 jobs 34,000 jobs in both education and health care 33,000 jobs in manufacturing Source: Various Urban Institute reports, www.urban.orgwww.urban.org

7. National Trends: Growth & Confidence

9. Fastest Growing Occupations in the U.S. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

10. Where do I Find Labor Market Information?  Department of Labor– www.mynextmove.org www.mynextmove.org  Bureau of Labor Statistics -- www.bls.gov www.bls.gov  Economic and Labor Statistics by State -- www.statemaster.comwww.statemaster.com  Career InfoNet -- www.careerinfonet.com www.careerinfonet.com

11. 1.Describe economic climate in your area. 2.List top three challenges you face in finding jobs for refugees. 3.Choose ONE challenge to focus on as a group. What’s Going On in Your Area?

12. Using Social Networking to Connect Clients with Jobs

13. Social Media Versus Social Networking “Social Media can be called a strategy and an outlet for broadcasting, while Social Networking is a tool and a utility for connecting with others.” - Lon Cohen

14. Popular Social Media and Social Networking Services Social Networking MySpace Facebook LinkedIn Twitter* Social Media Blogger Wordpress Flickr YouTube

15. What’s the difference? LinkedIn is the office Twitter is the water cooler Facebook is the bar MySpace is the bar after midnight

16. How Can Social Networking Help With Finding Jobs? Social Networking IS Networking! Less Random than Traditional Networking Information Comes to You Access to Individuals that Would Be Otherwise Difficult to Connect With Learn About Events Before They Become Public Knowledge

17. Facebook Groups Groups tend to best serve communities of individuals wishing to engage around a particular issue and organize themselves around actions or discussions. They can be user- generated or set up by an organization.

18. Facebook Pages Pages are a more formal presence to share information about their organization with the larger public audience. More than 22,000 non-profits currently have a presence using Facebook Pages.

19. Facebook Causes Causes is an application that enables users to organize themselves into communities of action that support specific issues, campaigns, or non-profit organizations.