New York City Labor Market Information Service

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From Data to Information to Knowledge to Action

New York City’s policy makers and practitioners engaged in workforce development, education, and economic development operate within a dynamic and complex labor market. The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) develops research and tools that help them make sense of the labor market and make informed decisions that benefit their constituents and the City’s economy.

Download a one-page description of the NYCLMIS here [PDF].

Contents of this Page

  • 1. Research
  • 2. Labor Market Information Tools
  • 3. Strategic Analyses
  • 4. Current Projects
  • 5. Advisory Board Members
  • 6. Funders and Partners: Past and Present
  • 7. Contact Information


1. Research


New York State Green Jobs Study: Key Statewide Findings and New York State Green Jobs Study: New York City Findings (November 2011)

NYCLMIS, with the New York State Department of Labor and other research partners, conducted a large-scale study to measure employer demand for green jobs in New York City and throughout the State. In keeping with the priorities of New York State’s Energy Plan, the Green Jobs Study focused on industry clusters that are most involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy: Construction, Building Services, Professional Services and Component Manufacturing.  Within this area of interest, green jobs were then defined as those primarily engaged in producing products or delivering services that increase energy efficiency or generate renewable energy.

Download the New York City Key Findings here [PDF]

Download the New York State Key Findings here [PDF]


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State of the Unions 2011: A Profile of Organized Labor in New York City, New York State, and the United States (September 2011)

Issued jointly by the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, and the NYCLMIS, this report highlights the continuing strength of organized labor in New York – especially in the public sector – despite the many challenges unions face in the context of the anemic economic recovery.  Second in an annual series, the study looks in detail at variations in unionization rates among immigrants and by industry in the City and State.



FY 10 SONYCWFS Report CoverOne System for One City: The State of the New York City Workforce Report, FY 2010 (May 2011)

“One System for One City,” the first annual report  on New York City’s menu of workforce development services, offers a comprehensive picture of publicly funded and administered employment, training and workforce education programs in New York City, including demographic information on customers served as well as a complete program inventory. The report features an analysis of labor market opportunities and challenges conducted by the NYCLMIS.




Introduction to New York City Green Jobs (May 2010)

Jobseekers and workforce providers need more concrete information to navigate the new and evolving green economy. Policy makers need to anticipate and fund the right amount of relevant training for incumbent, new, and dislocated workers in green occupations. The NYCLMIS' Introduction to New York City Green Jobs attempts to provide this information. The  report defines the green economy, identifies local industries that are most closely involved in it, defines green jobs, distinguishes new jobs from old jobs that require new skills, gives examples of green jobs likely to grow in New York City, and outlines the major factors that will affect the future demand for green jobs.

A great deal remains to be known about the prospect for green jobs in New York City. In the final section, the report describes a study being undertaken by the NYCLMIS. The study will assess the nature and extent of employer demand for green jobs and the supply of educational and training opportunities in New York City.


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Green Collar Training & Workforce Development Conference Materials (July 2009) PowerPoint presentation and data handouts containing the long-term outlook for occupations in selected green sectors in New York City. These materials were developed for and presented to over 100 workforce development providers at a meeting that was co-sponsored by the NYC Workforce Investment Board, the NYC Department of Small Business Services, and the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability on July 22, 2009.

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Industry Group Profiles (May 2009). Profiles of nine industry groups previously identified iby the NYCLMIS as important to the local labor market and public workforce system in its report Gauging Employment Prospects in New York City, 2009 (below). The profiles contain information about job and wage trends, largest local employers, employment retention during previous recessions, occupational opportunities, and workforce facts. The information can be used by workforce development professionals for business development, job placement, career counseling, and curriculum planning. Jobseekers can also use the information contained in the profiles to help make career decisions.



COVER Gauging Employment Prospects

Gauging Employment Prospects in New York City, 2009 (February 2009) is a systematic assessment of New York City’s labor market intended for use by the policymakers and providers of the city's workforce development system. In the report, the NYCLMIS examines the largest employment industries according to five criteria relevant to placing jobseekers – employment trends, wage level trends, access for people with less than a four-year college degree, performance during previous recessions, and exposure to the financial services industries. Findings are presented for each set of assessment measures, and then in combination, to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of key industry groups. The report identifies home health care, individual and family services, colleges and universities, doctor's offices, and grocery stores as the most all-around resilient industry groups in 2009.

Worker2Employment 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 four subsectors and help jobseekers with career decision-making. The four user-friendly subsector profiles are available here [in PDF format]:

2. 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.

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Monthly Labor Reports for Workforce and Education Providers

September 2011 [PDF]

August 2011 [PDF]

Green Occupational Spotlights (November 2011)

In collaboration with the New York State Department of Labor, the NYCLMIS prepared profiles of 10 of occupations found in the state's green economy. The profiles were produced as part of the larger Statewide Green Jobs Study. The occupations are (in separate [PDF] files):

2000-2009 Job and Wage Trends in New York City by Sector (Excel): This tool contains charts and data that demonstrate job and wage trends in New York City's labor market by sector and subsector.

2008-2018 Occupational Projections for NYC (Excel): This tool contains a summary of the New York State Department of Labor’s most recent employment projections through 2016 and current wage information for all occupations in New York City.

Useful LMI Resources for NYC (PDF): This tool contains links to labor market information tools (jobseekers, career advisors, and account managers) such as career exploration tools, job counts, occupational projections, and reports on special topics.

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

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.

Introduction to Labor Market Information Workshops and Materials

The NYCLMIS periodically conducts workshops with workforce providers to help them use publicly available labor market information to inform their strategic planning and daily practice. Here, you can link to a sample of the handouts and PowerPoint presentation used in a half-day workshop with the CUNY Adult and Continuing Education Deans and Directors group on January 20, 2010 at the Graduate Center.

Detailed Occupation Profiles 10 Transportation Occupations

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:

3. Strategic Analyses

Geographic Analysis for Workforce1 Expansion Centers (January 2011)

The New York City Department of Small Businesses asked the NYCLMIS to perform geographic analyses that would inform the placement of 10 new Workforce1 Expansion Center. NYCLMIS mapped concentrations of service - people served and placed in jobs by the City's Workforce1 Career and Sector Centers - and need - individuals receiving Unemployment Insurance(using aggregate records obtained from the New York State Department of Labor). The results showed an overall alignment of service to need, even at the peak of the recession and identified strategic locations where additional sites could further improve service.

In Demand Occupations List (January 2010)

Section 134(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) requires administering agencies to provide information about in-demand occupations to jobseekers at one-stop centers to guide their career decision-making and use occupational information to determine eligibility for Individual Training Grants in New York City. At the request of the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the New York City Workforce Investment Board (WIB),  NYCLMIS reviewed the methods in current use and recommended a revised methodology. This work was performed in the latter half of 2009 and the revised method was formally adopted by the WIB. The method is outlined in the attached summary. Also attached is the complete list of the new in-demand occupations.

Methods Summary: Summary of In-Demand Occupations Analysis for NYC Department of SBS

In-Demand Occupations List: Printable table of in-demand occupations


4. Current Projects

Research

  • New York State Green Jobs Study
  • Contributor, State of the New York City Workforce System, FY 2011

Strategic Analyses

  • Staffing the CUNY Jobs Task Force, for the CUNY Chancellor, an assessment of employment trends in strategic sectors

Information Tools

  • Development of Career Pathway Brochures, or the Learning to Work Program of the New York City Department of Education
  • Monthly real time and traditional LMI reports

Data Advocacy

  • Consultant to NYC's Workforce Cabinet (Employer Engagement, Workforce System Reporting and Advocacy Committees)
  • Co-convener, NYC Economic Roundtable

5. Advisors

Advisory Board

Gregg Betheil, Executive Director, Office of School Programs and Partnerships, NYC Department of Education

Virginia Cruickshank, Senior Vice President, Employment, Career and Workforce Development, F.E.G.S. Health and Human Services System Chair, New York City Employment and Training Coalition

Michael Dardia, Deputy Director, NYC Office of Management and Budget

Dale Grant, President, D.B. Grant Associates

Amy Landesman, Executive Director, Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Mark A. Levitan, Director of Poverty Research, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity

Sheila Maguire, Senior Vice President, Program Effectiveness, Public/Private Ventures

Jeanette Nigro, Vice President, Economic Development, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Ed Ott, Distinguished Lecturer, Labor Studies, Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies

James A. Riccio, Director, Low-Wage Workers and Communities, MDRC

Rae Rosen, Senior Economist and Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Standing Advisors


Francesco Brindisi, Vice President and Chief Economist, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University Department of Economics

Suri Duitch, Associate Dean, Deputy to the Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs, City University of New York

David Fischer, Senior Director of Career and Technical Education, New York City Department of Education

Lea Kilraine, Director, Strategic Initiatives, NYC Workforce Investment Board

John H. Mollenkopf, Director, Center for Urban Research, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, City University of New York Graduate Center

Shayne Spaulding, Director, Workforce Initiatives, City University of New York

Philip Weinberg, President, NYC Workforce Investment Board

6. Funders and Partners: Past and Present

  • City University of New York, Workforce Development Initiative
  • Fund for the City of New York (as agent to the Workforce Professionals Training Institute)
  • New York City Department of Education
  • New York City Department of Small Business Services (as agent to NYC Workforce Investment Board)
  • New York City Economic Development Corporation, Center for Economic Transformation
  • New York State Department of Labor, LMI Improvement Grant (Green Jobs Study)

7. Contact Us


Lesley Hirsch

NYC Labor Market Information Service

CUNY Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue, Room 6202

New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-817-2031

Fax: 212-817-1575

E-mail: nyclmis@gc.cuny.edu



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