Labor Market Information
Resources for Business
American Library Association
Going Local:
Statistical Resources for Business
June 23, 2008
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California’s Labor Market
Information Division
The CA Labor Market Information
Division offers information and services
to support informed hiring, planning
and decision making
Comprehensive web site at
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Labor Market Consultants located
throughout the state
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What is Labor Market Information?
Information about the market where
labor skills are exchanged for
wages. Information can be
descriptive (qualitative) or statistical
(quantitative).
The key elements in the labor market
are the workers (labor resources) and
jobs (employment opportunities).
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Labor Market Information Includes:
Demographic data such as population
and labor force statistics
Industry employment
Occupational and career information
Wage data
Other economic data
Most of this data is available online for
California and other states.
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Accessing Labor Market Information at
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
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Resources for Business
Click on
“Business / Employers”
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Resources for Business
Local Area Profile
Click on
“Local Area Profile”
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Local Area Profiles include data for
Labor Force
Industry Employment
Occupations
CPI
Median Home Prices
Taxes
Demographics
Other Economic Indicators
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Local Area Profile
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Resources for Business
Occupation Profile
Click on
“Occupation Profile”
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Occupational Profiles include
Job Description and Code
Wages
Projections of Growth
Licensing
Training
Skills
Industry staffing patterns
And more
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Occupational Profile
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A Note about Coding Systems
North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes
are used for industry employment data
See http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm
Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) Codes are used for occupational
data (derived from O*Net, the national
Occupational Information Network
See http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
You’ll find links to these systems at
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
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Data Library
Employers can also download data
from our Data Library
Labor Force
Industry Employment
Occupations (projections, licenses,
staffing patterns, wages, training, etc.)
Census/population
Read about methods
Link to other States’ (or national) LMI
Web sites for comparable data
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Employer Locator Tool
Use the Employer Locator tool at
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/employerl
ocator/employerlocator.asp to find
information about a specific employer
or list of employers anywhere in the
nation
Search by location, occupation,
industry or keyword
California has a similar version at
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.go
v/aspdotnet/databrowsing/empMain.a
spx?menuChoice=emp
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Other Publications of Interest
Careers in High Growth Industries:
Health Care (two reports)
Biotechnology
Manufacturing
Construction
Logistics
County Snapshots (updated annually)
Online maps
E-newsletters
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Useful Links
CA Labor Market Information
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Links to states’ Web sites
http://www.workforceatm.org/subject_lin
ks.cfm?results_sub_id=21
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
NAICS Industry Codes
http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm
SOC Occupational Codes
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
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Contact information
Public information: (916) 262-2162
Local Labor Market Consultants: see the
“Contact Us” link on our site
Web site: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Presented by:
Ann Marshall, Labor Market Consultant
CA Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division
(949) 341-8051
amarshall@edd.ca.gov
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