New York City Labor Market Information Service

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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 NYC 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 the 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

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

Green Collar Training & Worforce Development Conference Materials (July 2009)

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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.

Data Tables: NYC Occupational Outlooks in Selected Green Sectors
Presentation: NYCLMIS at Green Collar Training & Workforce Development

NYCLMIS Industry Profile Covers

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. While there are no promising sectors in a severe recession, 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 the short-term.

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 four 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.

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.

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.

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:

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