Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
Estimates of the labor market 10 years into the future and other career information are available. Includes job openings due to growth and replacement needs, employment change (numbers and percent), median annual wages, type of degree earned/required for job, and actual employment numbers.
Link: http://www.bls.gov/emp/
Date Inventory Completed: 6/4/15
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based?
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- For Education: Is the data collected at least the school level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
- Can the data be linked to other education/workforce datasets (e.g., K-12, higher education, workforce)?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
This program generates data predictions for the whole nation 10 years into the future.
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
See OES inventory for data collection method (survey). Using the 2012 OES data, BLS economists “place base-year staffing patterns under an interative process of qualitative and quantitative analysis.”, examining historical staff patterns and factors that may affect future employment demand.
Who else uses the data?
Data is mainly used by researchers and policy makers but is available for use at the national level for anybody interested.
- Who do they sell the data to?
N/A
Method
What is the data collection method?
Survey - see OES inventory for data collection method.
What is the type of data collected?
Survey
If designed, who created the questions?
BLS
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
First, the Occupational Employment Statistics survey (OES, see related wiki link) is collected. The BLS then uses this data to make 10-year future calculations
Description
- What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Workforce projections
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
2002-2012 (so 2012 and and 2022 projections respectively)
Is data collected and available periodically?
Data is released every other year (even years)
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Every other year.
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents (consider inclusion/exclusion criteria)?
All workforce industries in the nation.
Accessibility
How is the data accessed?
HTML or PDF available on website
- Is it open data?
Yes
- Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
No
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
None
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation: Data is not accessible at the individual level.