Show Me the Data: Where Do I Find It?

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Show Me the DataWhere Do I Find It?

• 1st Joint Workforce and Economic Development
  Conference
• Austin, Texas
• June 26, 2003
• Richard Froeschle, Director
• Career Development Resources(CDR)
• rich_at_cdr.state.tx.us
• [phone]

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How can economists, working with the same data,
reach such widely different conclusions?Anonymous
, Augusta, Georgia

• Economists are a lot like chefs. You can give a
  dozen good chefs exactly the same ingredients and
  equipment and staff and be amazed at the variety
  of stuff they cook up!
• Marilyn Vos Savant--Parade Magazine
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Occupational Employment data

• ?DOT OES are dead! ONET/SOC 3.0- federal
  occupational classification system, 1,100
  occupations X 800 characteristics, KSAs
• ?SOC-Standard Occupational Classification system
  (1998) Census 2000 ? SOC 2.0 (1997)
• ?Texas occupational projections by LWDB, SOC
  (2000-2010)
• ?Texas occupational wages (2001), by LWDB, SOC,
  Wage Information Network (WIN), detailed wages by
  industry by occupation by LWDB
• ?National projections (2000-2010) by SOC,
  earnings, U rates
• www.twc.state.tx.us www.bls.gov

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Industrial Employment data

• ?NAICS- North American Industry Classification
  system replaces SIC codes, phased in, full use by
  2003, reflects new technology industries, similar
  to harmonized codes for imports (NAFTA)
• ?ES-202 Industry employment and wages by county
  (TWC/LMI)
• ?CES/BLS-790 Industry employment by MSA/average
  weekly wages/hours
• ?On-line Employer database (inquire only)
  TRACER/SOCRATES

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Other LMI Initiatives

• ?TRACER II on-line LMI inquiry system---WIN Wage
  data
• ?iOSCAR on-line ONET assessment career search
  (iOSCAR.org)
• ?Labor Supply data http//DECIDE.cdr.state.tx.us
  
• ?Emerging occupations Biotech, High Tech
• ?SOCRATES- Projections (tables graphs),
  Occupational Profiles, County Narrative Profiles,
  Shift-share analysis, Regional Targeting,
  interactive industry/occupation matrix

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Sources for LMI Data

• SOCRATES Website
• http//socrates.cdr.state.tx.us
• TRACERII LMI inquiry system at
• www.tracer2.com
• DECIDE labor supply, postsecondary outcomes
• http//decide.cdr.state.tx.us
• Career Development Resources (CDR) Website
• http//www.cdr.state.tx.us/
• iOSCAR skills transferability software
• http//www.iOSCAR.org

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Torture numbers and they will confess to
anything. Gregg Easterbrook

• Turning data into information, and then into
  intelligence, requires an understanding of data
  sources and limitations and a clear objective of
  what you want to achieve using data.