September 29, 2008 Update ...
WWW.WORKFORCE3ONE.ORG has added a number of links to state-developed tools and resources that put the knowledge and power in the hands of the user looking for reliable and understandable workforce information. You are encouraged to take a look! Here is just a small sampling ...
California
California Regional Economies - Industry Clusters of Opportunity User Guide
The two-part Guide is designed to assist workforce and economic development professionals with the key steps needed to develop economic data sets that can be used to drive decision-making across many areas including strategic planning, investment decisions and policy changes. The guide provides a step-by-step methodology of how to identify industry clusters of opportunity, and how to use this information for planning, policy and program investment decision-making.
Georgia
Cobb Talent Inventory
The ultimate goal behind the development of the Cobb (County) Talent Inventory in Georgia was to provide state workforce boards and agencies with a comprehensive workplace database - a flexible model/template - that they can make available to local workforce investment boards (LWIBs) and local workforce development staff.
Indiana
STATS Indiana
STATS Indiana provides access to thousands of data items related to geographic areas in Indiana and across the nation, and is an outstanding example of a creative partnership between state government and academia.
Iowa
Iowa Labor Shed Studies
Iowa's Laborshed studies provide community economic developers and existing or prospective employers with a flexible tool to understand the local labor market and make informed expansion and site selection decisions.
Montana
OurFactsYourFuture.org
OurFactsYourFuture.org is Montana's website for its Department of Labor and Industry Research and Analysis Bureau that provides users with easy, fully-integrated home page access to all facets of labor market and workforce information.
Minnesota
Minnesota Occupations In Demand (OID)
Minnesota's Occupations In Demand (OID) Data Tool allows uses to select, view and download currently available high-demand career opportunity (occupation) data by region.
North Carolina
ShOW-IT (Shift Share Occupational Workforce and Industrial Tools)
Originally designed with economic developers in mind, ShOW-IT, an acronym for Shift-share Occupational Workforce and Industrial Tools, is an extensive database and reporting application for economic analysis developed by North Carolina's Labor Market Information (LMI) Division. This program allows the user to investigate and analyze 17-year employment data for industries and over seven years for occupations.
Ohio
What's in a Word - Maybe Your Next Job!
Ohio's "What's in A Word, Maybe Your Next Job" uses the importance of appropriate keyword selection as a basis to successfully guide users through the job search process.
Texas
Texas Reality Check
The Texas Reality Check website is an on-line budget calculator that, with a click of a button, helps students easily find the careers that will pay enough money to sustain their chosen lifestyle.
