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Workforce Information Council (WIC) and Policy Council Updates
Making Connections! ALMIS Database Seminar
August 15, 2005
Presented by: Rebecca RustFlorida Agency for Workforce Innovation
Labor Market Statistics
Workforce Information Council
Quality information …
Informed choices
What the Council does
Prepares the Secretary of Labor’s workforce information system plan
Provides cooperative management of the workforce information system
Promotes the workforce information system Listens to customers about their workforce
information uses and needs Works through Policy Councils and work
groups
Who is on the Council?
A Federal-State PartnershipBLSETAState Representatives
10 state membersElected by peers in each region
Who is on the Council?
State Representatives Region 1: Roger Therrien, Connecticut Region 2: David Trzaskos, New York Region 3: Patrick Arnold, Maryland Region 4: Rebecca Rust, Florida Region 5: Sandy Breitborde, Wisconsin Region 6: Al Crumby, Arkansas Region 7: Jeffrey A. Nall, Iowa Region 8: Ron Ahlstrom, Utah Region 9: Bob Murdock, Nevada Region 10: Graham Slater, Oregon
Who is on the Council?
BLS membersOffice of Employment and Unemployment
StatisticsJohn (Jack) GalvinPatricia GetzThomas NardoneGeorge Werking
Office of Field OperationsJohn FilemyrJanet Rankin
Who is on the Council?
ETAOffice of Workforce Investment
Gay GilbertAnthony DaisOlaf Bjorklund
Office of Regional OperationsJoseph Stolz
Policy Councils and Work Groups
Policy Councils for BLS ProgramsCurrent Employment StatisticsLocal Area Unemployment Statistics and
Mass Layoff StatisticsOccupational Employment StatisticsQuarterly Census of Employment and
Wages
Policy Councils and Work Groups
Current work groupsCIPSEA Team (joint group with NASWA
LMI Committee): working on resolving issues related to implementation of federal legislation on confidentiality and data sharing.
Job Vacancy Statistics Users’ Group: chartered to further the development and use of the job vacancy statistics system
Policy Councils and Work Groups
Current work groupsBenefits Survey Users’ Group: chartered to
further the development and use of the job vacancy statistics system
Previous work groupsPlant closings and mass layoffsCustomer satisfactionLocal data needsFunding allocations
More about Policy Councils
Charter issued by the WIC Comprised of State and federal members State Representatives appoint State members
for each region from nominations by LMI directors
BLS members selected by BLS State and federal co-chairs Meeting notes and annual report on WIC web
site
CES Policy Council
Co-chairs Graham Slater, Oregon Patricia Getz, BLS
Major accomplishments 2-year and 10-year plan MSA redefinition CES training improvements Error tracking research Centralized registry
Issues for FY 2005 All employee hours and earnings project Research on seasonality, modeling, and MSA sample weights ACES improvements
LAUS/MLS Policy Council
Co-chairs Phil George, South Dakota Sharon Brown, BLS
Major accomplishments LAUS redesign implementation, including model review and
user Q&A MLS workload reduction resulting from funding cuts Examined MLS topics: offshoring, staff training, response
analysis LAUS and MLS national conferences
Issues for FY 2005 Small area LAUS estimates improvements LAUS and MLS staff training Many technical topics
OES Policy Council
Co-chairs Tom Gallagher, Wyoming George Stamas, BLS
Major accomplishments Semi-annual estimates Conversion to NAICS completed Survey operations improvements: centralized mailing, system
updates Support movement of EDS to Projections Managing
Partnership Issues for FY 2005
Method for problem identification and resolution SOC review Showcase innovative uses of OES data
QCEW Policy Council
Co-chairs Rena Kottcamp, Massachusetts Rick Clayton, BLS
Major accomplishments Accelerated release of QCEW data Business Employment Dynamics New disclosure policy Geocoding Predecessor/Successor and Annual Refiling Survey
improvements Issues for FY 2005
New products from the QCEW data Data sharing with Census Bureau NAICS 2007
Recent WIC Accomplishments
Workforce Information System planSubmitted the plan for Department of Labor
clearance.Monitored and provided guidance on plan
implementation activities.
Recent WIC Accomplishments
Demand for Workforce Information.Gathered and summarized information on
the level of demand for state LMI products and services during 2004.
Demand for LMI – Did you know…
LMI web sites had over 34 million visitor sessions in 2004!
More than 17 million copies of LMI publications were distributed to customers!
Thousands of customers participated in labor market information training!
Many thousands more were served through other State LMI activities!
Recent WIC Accomplishments
Outreach to key customer groups: Publicized state LMI activities to thousands
of workforce board members, businesses, and workforce development professionals
Workforce Innovations 2004 and 2005National Association of Workforce Boards 2005
ForumPromoted SkillWindow and Skills Based
Projections System
Recent WIC Accomplishments
BLS issues. Worked closely with BLS and NASWA LMI
Committee representatives on CIPSEA.Provided input on the change in QCEW
disclosure policy
Recent WIC Accomplishments
ETA issues - Monitored and provided input on:
Workforce Information Performance Measures Work Group activities
Core Products planning guidance
Summarized State Core Products activities based on review of annual reports for PY 2003.
State Representatives Accomplishments
Workforce Investment Act ReauthorizationProvided in-depth review of bills and the
Administration’s proposal from perspective of LMI program
Developed recommendations and legislative language to assist states in working with Members of Congress on LMI aspects of the bills.
Monitored Perkins Reauthorization
State Representatives Accomplishments
FY 2006 Federal BudgetMonitored and analyzed federal
budget requests related to LMIProvided analysis to state LMI
directors Encouraged state contact with
Congress regarding funding
State Representatives Accomplishments
ADAM ALMIS Distributed Access Method (ADAM) System Initiated and directed the project to provide
LMI delivery system users with access to data across state lines.
Pilot testing began in May 2005.System demonstration planned for August
2005 (NASWA LMI Conference)
State Representatives Accomplishments
ETA Core Products. Provided suggested comments to LMI
directors in response to the Federal Register Notice on Core Products Guidance for PY 2005.
More about the WIC…
On the web at
www.workforceinfocouncil.org
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