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The 8th installment of our Summer Sessions blogs. This entry from the Commonwealth of Virginia takes a look at some of the data sources states can use to explore trade impacts by industry and specific products using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,...

Data, data, data! Reviewing labor market information (LMI) can be overwhelming, especially in terms of how to interpret the numbers and apply that knowledge to workforce programming and funding decisions. Fortunately, this daunting task becomes...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employment is projected to increase by 11.5 million over the 2016-26 decade, an increase from 156.1 million to 167.6 million.

The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sought approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for a proposed revision to the report on Current Employment Statistics (CES). BLS published the sixty-day PRA notice for the...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published two sixty-day notices in the Federal Register soliciting public comments by September 29, 2020. The first was on the Business Response Survey (BRS) and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey...

All surveys other than a complete census or complete administrative records involve various types of sampling errors, the most well-known of which is the “margin of error.”  To properly understand and use evidence, it’s important to have a basic...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has issued a Monthly Labor Review article that provides information on the newest long-term national employment projections, which were released August 29, 2024. The ten-year occupational projections for...

The Administration under the leadership of Vice President Biden released a plan to expand the number of pathways for Americans to gain the skills they need to get better, higher-paying jobs and increase access to those pathways.

The Federal Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) advises the Directors of the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESAs) two statistical agencies, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the U.S....

Job developers and other YouthBuild staff who keep an eye on local and regional labor market data can help develop program partnerships with employers and registered apprenticeship sponsors. This page features resources that can guide you in...