New York City Labor Market Information Service

NYCLMIS_logo_hires The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) provides labor market analysis for the public workforce system. The NYCLMIS was formed in Spring 2008 as a joint endeavor of the New York City Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and The City University of New York at the Center for Urban Research (CUR).

Objectives

Develop action-oriented research and information tools that will be used by workforce development providers and policy makers to improve their practice and strategic decision-making;
Be a portal for cutting-edge and timely labor market data about New York City; and
Contribute to raising awareness of workforce development issues in New York City.

Audiences and Users

NYCLMIS synthesizes, distills, and frames the volumes of available labor market and economic information and makes it accessible for use by the public workforce system’s partners and stakeholders for their day-to-day operations and strategic decision-making.

NYCLMIS co-convenes an informal labor market data users work group that works toward improving the quality and accessibility of information about New York City’s workforce and economic environment.

Research

Employment in New York City’s Transportation Sector (September 2008) is a comprehensive examination of the status and economic importance of four strategic transportation subsectors and their role as sources of jobs for the customers of the city’s public workforce system: air, truck, transit and ground passenger, and support activities for transportation. In addition to examining the respective subsectors’ roles in the metropolitan economy and major trends that influence their labor market needs, the report includes analysis of employment and wage trends, occupations and advancement pathways, and current workforce demographics. The NYCLMIS has also issued four shorter companion pieces to inform workforce professionals’ business development, job placement, and training activities in each of the 4 subsectors and help jobseekers with career decision-making.

The four user-friendly subsector profiles are available here [in PDF format]:

air transportation;
truck transportation;
transit and ground passenger transportation; and
support activities for transportation.

Labor Market Information Tools

The NYCLMIS strives to create research and tools that are usable by a broad range of users in the workforce development world - including jobseekers, career advisors, account executives, researchers, agency staff and policy makers. The purpose of the tools is to help workforce development stakeholders to collect and use information in their day-to-day lives and strategic decision-making.

1. Detailed occupation profiles for the top 10 occupations in the transportation sector: Considering a number of criteria including number of jobs, rate of growth, comparatively low educational requirements, and good wage levels, the NYCLMIS has selected ten occupations in the transportation sector for consideration by workforce development professionals and created a detailed occupational profile for each. Workforce professionals can use them to inform and refine their career advising and job-matching activities. Jobseekers themselves can use them profiles to better understand occupations in the transportation sector and determine their own interest and compatibility. Each profile includes information about: wages and employment trends, job characteristics, employee characteristics and qualifications (including required education, training and/or licensing), the abilities and skills necessary to be successful in the occupation, as well as a list of related occupations. The detailed occupation profiles - excerpted from the longer report, Employment in New York City's Transportation Sector, are below:

2. Key Terms and Definitions in Labor Market Analysis: This tool defines some key classification terms used in labor market analysis.

3. How To Find and Download Business Lists: This tool provides step-by-step instructions for determining which businesses you want to identify and downloading business lists from InfoUSA or Dun & Bradstreet's proprietary databases for free at the New York Public Library.

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