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Occupational Outlook
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National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix
The matrix provides detailed information on the distribution of occupational employment by industry.
Data available
- Distribution of occupational employment by industry for current and projected years.
- Distribution of industry employment by occupation for current and projected years.
Coverage
- Over 500 detailed occupationsùwage and salary, self-employed, and unpaid family workers. Wage and salary workers for 240 detailed industries.
Sources of data
- Historical and current years based on Occupational Employment Statistics Survey for nonagricultural wage and salary workers and Current Population Survey for self-employed and unpaid family workers and workers in the agriculture and private household industries.
- Projected years based on analysis of historical data and information from secondary sources.
Reference period
- Annual average data for current and projected years. Projected years approximately 10 years from base period.
Forms of publication
- Data files on tape and diskette.
Uses
- Analysis of changes in the occupational structure of detailed industries resulting from changes in technology, product mix, and other factors.
- Development of projections of occupational employment for detailed occupations by industry under alternative assumptions.
- Development of State and local area industry-occuption employment matrices.
- Analysis of the effect of government programs on employment by occupation.
National occupational projections
This program produces national occupational employment projections.
Data available
- National occupational employment for current and projected years for 512 detailed occupations for all industries combined and within 240 detailed industries.
Coverage
- Total employment. Self-employed and unpaid family workers only for total of all industries. Wage and salary workers for detailed industries.
Source of data
- National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix.
Forms of publication
- Articles in Monthly Labor Review.
- Articles in Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
- Biennially in Occupational Outlook Handbook.
- Biennially in Occupational Projections and Training Data.
- Biennially in Career Guide to Industries
- Data on tape and diskette.
Uses
- Career guidance and counseling, including preparation of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
- Planning educational and training programs.
- Market research.
- Personnel planning and policy development in public and private organizations.
- Analyses of future occupational supply-demand conditions.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This biennial publication provides career guidance material.
Data available
- For each occupation: Nature of the work; working conditions; employment; job outlook and earnings; related occupations; sources of additional information; and training, other qualifications, and advancement.
Coverage
Sources of data
- Personal contact with business firms, professional societies, trade associations, labor organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies. Analysis of secondary sources, including information on education, earnings, and demographic and technological trends.
- Data from the National Industry-Occupation Employ-ment Matrix on current and projected employment.
Uses
- Career guidance and counseling.
- Personnel planning and policy development.
- Basic reference on occupational trends and supply demand analysis.
Major research in progress
- Development of improved data on occupational openings caused by occupational transfers and labor force separations for use in supply-demand analysis.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
This quarterly magazine is designed to keep users of the Occupational Outlook Handbook informed about new occupational studies and other topical items of interest between editions of the Handbook.
Coverage
- Varied topics including demographic characteristics of workers, educational attainment statistics, employment trends, job market experience and earnings of college graduates, employment outlook for occupations, job search aides, labor force trends, new and emerging occupations, occupational research findings, salary trends, training opportunities, and unusual occupations.
Sources of data
- Personal interviews with professionals in many occupations and contact with professional and trade associations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
- Analysis of secondary sources on education, earnings, and demographic and technological trends.
- National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix on current and projected employment.
Uses
- Career guidance and counseling
Occupational Projections and Training Data
This biennial publication is a statistical supplement to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Data available
- Detailed occupational statistics including the following: Projected numerical and percent change in employment for each occupation; projected estimates of job openings due to growth and total as well as net replacement needs; and completions of institutional education and training programs.
- To aid comparisons among occupations, also includes a ranking of all occupations by employment, employ-ment change, job openings, earnings, unemployment rates, prevalence of part-time work, and significant sources of formal training.
Coverage
Sources of data
- National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix
- Current Population Survey
- National Center for Education Statistics
Uses
- Education planning
- Vocational guidance and counseling
- Personnel planning and policy development
Publications
Bulletins
- The American Work Force: 1992-2005, Bulletin 2452 (1994).
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-95 edition, Bulletin 2450 (1994).
- Occupational Projections and Training Data, 1994 edition, Bulletin 2451 (1994).
- BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2414, ch. 15, (1992).
- How Workers Get Their Training: A 1991 Update, Bulletin 2407 (1992).
- Monthly Labor Review articles/reports
- "Health Care Alternatives: Employment and Occupations in 2005" (April 1994).
- "Infrastructure Alternatives for 2005: Impacts on Employment and Occupations" (April 1994).
- The American Work Force, 1992-2005 (November 1993).
- "Historical Trends, 1950-92, and Current Uncertainies."
- "The U.S. Economy to 2005: Framework for BLS Projections."
- "Another Look at the Labor Force."
- "Industry Output and Employment."
- "Occupational Employment: Wide Variations in Growth."
- "Job-related Education and Training: Their Impact on Earnings"(October 1993).
- "Employer and Occupational Tenure: 1991 Update" (June 1993).
- "Employment Effects of the Rise and Fall in Defense Spending" (April 1993).
- "Training to Qualify for Jobs and Improve Skills, 1991" (September 1992).
- "Evaluating BLS Projections for 1990" (August 1992).
- "Evaluation of Labor Force Projections to 1990."
- "Evaluating the 1990 Projections of Occupational Employment."
- "BLS Employment Projections for 1990: An Evaluation."
- "Reconciling Conflicting Data on Jobs for College Graduates" (July 1992).
- "Future jobs for College Graduates" (July 1992).
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