Navigating the Virginia Workforce
Connection Website
John Tyler PEER Educators’ Institute
April 25, 2013
Jennifer Shell, Business Intelligence Architect
What is the Virginia Workforce
Connection?
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The Virginia Workforce Connection (VWC) is your
doorway to employment and labor market information
in Virginia. It is a powerful online labor market
information tool accessed as a website on the Internet.
It is specifically designed to connect job seekers,
students, employers, training providers, veterans,
workforce professionals, and others seeking to explore
local labor markets in Virginia to helpful and current
information.
www.VaWorkConnect.com
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From the Virginia Workforce
Connection home page, visitors
can access information on a
variety of topics such as job
postings, veteran assistance
services, unemployment
insurance, education/training
providers, and labor market
data.
Getting Started
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Registration with the Virginia
Workforce Connection website
is not required, however, it is
necessary to access certain
features on the site.
Individuals who wish to apply
for jobs or post a resumé
online will need to register.
Employers interested in posting
job openings or searching for
potential candidates online will
also need to register.
Job Seeker
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Clicking on Job Seeker from
the Virginia Workforce
Connection home page will
take visitors to this page, My
Workspace.
My Workspace offers links to
available Services for
Individuals (non-Employers)
such as Career Services, Job
Seeker Services, and Youth
Services.
Click on Job Seeker Services
to find job listings.
Job Seeker Services
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The Job Seeker Services page
offers several links to assist
individuals in their job search.
Registered users can build
resumés, create cover letters,
and schedule a recurring
search for job openings with
the Virtual Recruiter.
To search job postings, click on
Find Job Openings.
Users do not have to be
registered to use this feature.
Find Job Openings
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Clicking on the Find Job
Openings link will take users to
the Job Search page.
Various tabs offer users
options for conducting a job
search, e.g., Quick Job Search,
Advanced Job Search, and
Job Search by Employer.
After choosing a tab, users
may select additional criteria
such as area type and
keywords to further narrow
their job search.
Quick Job Search
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After clicking the Search button,
a list of job openings that match
the user’s selections will be
displayed.
The Virginia Workforce
Connection website pulls job
postings from most national job
sites as well as corporate
websites.
Clicking on the job title will
display details about the
position and allow registered
users to access instructions on
how to apply for the job.
www.VirginiaLMI.com
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Clicking on Labor Market
Information from the
Virginia Workforce
Connection home page will
take visitors to this page,
VirginiaLMI.
Virginia LMI provides links
to a variety of resources
for current and historical
labor market, economic,
and demographic data.
Occupation Profile
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To access information about
a particular occupation, go
to Occupation Profile on
the left side of the page
and click on Occupation
Details.
This occupational data
comes from the
Occupational Information
Network (O*NET) program
sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s
Employment and Training
Administration.
Occupation Details
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Clicking on the Occupation
Details link will take users to
this page.
Various tabs offer users
options for conducting an
occupation search, e.g.,
Occupations by Keyword and
Occupations by Group.
Users interested in seeing an
alphabetical list of all
occupations available should
select the third tab,
Occupation Listing.
Occupations by Keyword
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After clicking the Search button, a
list of occupations that match or
are similar to the user’s selections
will be displayed.
Clicking on an Occupation will
display information such as current
job openings, related jobs,
education requirements, salary
ranges, and projections of job
growth.
Occupational Profiles give users
the opportunity to learn about the
career paths available for a
specific occupation.
Labor Market Data
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The Industry Data link on
the VirginiaLMI page
offers a variety of
employment and wage
statistics by industry
sector.
The link is located under
the Labor Market Data
section.
Industry Data
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Clicking on the Industry
Data link will bring the
user to this page.
Select Industry
Employment and
Projections (Long Term) to
view projected
employment information
such as growth rate by
industry.
Industry Employment and Projections
(Long Term) - Search
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Select State: District of
Columbia, Maryland, or
Virginia
Select Area: Metropolitan
Statistical Area, State, or
Workforce Region
Select Time: 2010 – 2020
Projections
Select Industry(s)
Once all selections have
been made, click Search.
Industry Employment and Projections
(Long Term) - Results
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The following selections were
made:
State: Virginia
Area: Crater Area Workforce
Region
Time: 2010 – 2020
Projections
Industry: Educational Services
Users have the option to print
out the results or export the
data in either Excel or Text
formats.
Labor Market Publications
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The Virginia Employment
Commission produces many
publications about labor market
information including Community
Profiles, Virginia Economic
Indicators, The Forum newsletter,
and the Career Guide 4
Virginia (CG4VA).
These publications are available
in PDF format for download and
printing.
The Community Profiles are
some of our most popular
publications.
Community Profiles
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Clicking on one of the
Community Profiles links from the
VirginiaLMI page will bring the
user to this page.
Community Profiles offer a wide
variety of demographic,
economic, and educational data
for different types of locations in
Virginia.
Users may select a statewide
report or choose from
counties/cities, PDCs, WIAs,
Congressional Districts, MSAs, or
Community College Regions.
Community Profile - Chesterfield
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Visit the LMI Store
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Educators, training
providers, job seekers, and
students should explore our
LMI Store.
The LMI Store offers visitors
the opportunity to order
free publications such as
career guides, brochures,
posters, and bookmarks.
To access the store, click on
Visit the LMI Store from the
VirginiaLMI page.
Visiting the LMI Store
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Select the quantity of a
particular item(s)
Fill out the Your Information
portion at the bottom of the
order form.
Click the Submit Order
button.
The items ordered will be
shipped to the address
provided on the order form.
Virginia Workforce Connection
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The Virginia Workforce Connection
website is your source for all things
employment-related. With just a few
clicks, you can find the information
needed to succeed in an everchanging job market. Just go to
www.VaWorkConnect.com.
Notifications and updates for
www.VirginiaLMI.com are available
through Twitter at #VirginiaLMI or by
joining our mailing list at
www.vec.virginia.gov/pressrelease-mailing-list
For additional Labor Market Information:
Jennifer.Shell@vec.virginia.gov