employment needs & labor market data

Employment Needs & Labor Market DataVACTEA2010

DEMOGRAPHICS & WORKFORCE GROUP, WELDON COOPER CENTER University of Virginia

CTE Planning Requires Employment Data Administrators need employment data to complete many VDOE documents.Labor Market NeedsEmployment DataEmployment Needs


Labor Market Data For New CoursesNew Course Forms ask for Data on labor market and/or employment needs.


Labor Market Data For Local PlansSchedule 9 asks for labor market analysisSchedule 12 asks for employment counselingSchedule 14 asks for employment needs review


Labor Market Data For Plans of StudyPlans of Study ask for Sample Occupations.


Local Knowledge Is KeyMaintaining good communication with your local business community is the best way to keep up with local labor market needs.You can also find other ways to keep up with local trends. For example, one school division analyzed local want ads to find out about demand for a new program.Your local Economic Development Department, and Virginia Department of Business Assistance staff working in your area are great resources.


Official Statistics Are Also ValuableOccupational Demand Supply System (OSDS) has occupation data you can use.


Occupational Supply Demand SystemIncluding data related to specific CTE courses


Occupational Supply Demand SystemOSDS contains many data elements


Call for help finding and using labor market dataDont waste time searching the internet for labor market data.We can help you find, understand, and use the data relevant to Virginias CTE courses.


Virginia Workforce ConnectionRun by the Virginia Employment CommissionVWC contains employment projections and other data.New local projections will be released in October.


What Data Are Available, (and what do they tell us about Virginia)PopulationPovertyEducational attainmentOccupations and employmentAnd many more topics


Virginias PopulationPopulation is concentrated in the north and east.


PovertyPoverty is concentrated in the south and west.


High School GraduationLike poverty, low rates of education are concentrated in the south and west.Source: American Community Survey, 2006-08


Educational AttainmentSource: American Community Survey, 2006-08Educational Attainment,Virginians 24-64About a third of working-age Virginians have a bachelors degree or higher.


Gender Differences, Age 18-24Virginia Educational Attainment, Age 18-24Source: American Community Survey, 2006-08Younger men are falling behind


Gender Differences Are IncreasingSource: USDOE, NCES


Occupational Employment Data


Virginia Occupational EmploymentSource: Virginia Workforce ConnectionOfficeSalesBusinessFood


Virginias Largest OccupationsThe Top 20 in 2008The Bottom 500Source: Virginia Workforce Connection


The Recession in VirginiaSource: Virginia Workforce Connection


Virginia Employment Projections 2008-18Source: Virginia Workforce ConnectionProjections, 2008-18


Projection Details, Virginia 2008-18Source: Virginia Workforce ConnectionMost New JobsMost Job Openings


Occupational Education Levels and OpeningsOccupations Primarily Hiring Workers at These Education Levels Source: U.S. BLS


Learn More, Earn MoreSource: U.S. BLS


Real Wages Are Falling For MostSource: Monthly Labor Review, June 2009


How Wages Are ChangingSource: Monthly Labor Review, June 2009


New Projections from Georgetown University


Demand for Postsecondary is RisingSource: Help Wanted, June 2010+290K+110K+38K


High-Paying Jobs Need More EducationSource: Help Wanted, June 2010


Licenses & CertificatesSource: Valuing Certificates, 2009Earnings vary substantially within degree levels. There is substantial earnings overlap across degree levels.


What does this mean for CTE?Job openings will return across the occupational spectrum, eventually. Help Wanted predicts return to job growth in 2011-2012.BUT recessions squeeze out inefficiency and pump up demand for skills. Educational and certification requirements will continue to rise (Wages probably wont.).Qualifications matter. Postsecondary education and industry certifications are essential for most good jobs.The cost of education is rising. Students should aim for degrees and certifications they can complete; a 2 year college graduate with certifications is more employable than a 4-year college dropout.Workplace Readiness Skills and work experience matter. Students will need to prove they can fit in to the workplace.


CTE Follow-up SurveyHow We We Doing?Each school division must do a follow-up survey of CTE completers each spring.Schools collect data on completers:Transition to postsecondary, employment, or the militarySatisfaction with CTE programs


How is CTE Doing94% transition to employment, the military or postsecondary education77% received postsecondary education in the year after graduation6% were unemployed.2009 follow-up of 2008 graduates2010 follow-up of 2009 graduatesResults are not ready for release yet.Preliminary results are very similar to last years. CTE students continue to do well in work and at school.


Online ResultsResults should be available online in late October. You will be able to receive raw data files if you need them.


Mark Your Calendar for Next YearThe survey begins in March.The deadline for responses is July 1.We will send all the instructions, information, and tools that you need to conduct the survey.We anticipate significant improvements. We would like to hear more from you about what you need.


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Contact InformationAchsah CarrierDemographics & Workforce Group Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service University of Virginia434-825-3298achsah.carrier@virginia.eduwww.coopercenter.org/demographics

At the Demographics & Workforce Group we assist agencies throughout Virginia with demographic data, for all kinds of planning, evaluation and grant proposal purposes. Because of our long-term relationship with CTE we are especially interested in providing information you need. One of your major needs is for Employment & Labor Market data.For example, in order to introduce a new course, you need to report nata on labor market or employment needsLocal plans require you to consider labor market needsPlans of Study require you to list sample occupations relevant to your CTE coursesWe can help you with this, using a national system called the OSDSThis includes occupational /.employment data from the Virginia Employment Commission. This has been specifically related to Virginia's CTE courses.It contains a range of information relevant for the planning that you eed to do, including: information about education requirements, employment, wages, and industries.We can help you use these data when when you need to. Just pick up the phone.People at the Weldon Cooper Center can help you find data that you need. Dont hesitate to call.This is made worse by the fact that these areas are aging. The largest groups are management, office and salesThe top 20 occupations employ about a third or workers. By and large these dont require high levels of education.Dont worry about this now. Just mark your calendar and wait for us to contact you in the spring.Dont hesitate to get in touch any time if we can tell you more about this or answer any other questions

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