Even with the almost-insatiable demand for information technology (IT) workers, historic wages and other data don’t indicate a dramatic shortage. We explore using the freshest labor market data available.
Mar. 11, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightPosts Tagged ‘Data Spotlight’
Are Real Estate Jobs Growing? Yes, But Only Among Proprietors
Calculated Risk has a fresh look at the boom and bust of real estate in California, showing the precipitous decline in the number of real estate sales agent licensees. In this post, we look at employment data for the U.S. and California to see how labor market data stacks up to the number of licensees.
Feb. 20, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightCanada’s Fastest-Growing Jobs
To give you an idea of what Analyst for Canada can do, we thought we would start by getting a broad picture of Canada’s workforce in 2012. We’re going to use Analyst to find out what the best-paying, fastest-growing jobs in Canada were in 2012, and where they’re growing the fastest.
Dec. 19, 2012 | Posted by Fraser MartensThe (Continued) Explosion of Oil & Gas Extraction Jobs
Based on our just-finalized data release, the six occupations with the highest growth rate from 2011-2012 (and seven of the top 10) are riding the fossil-fuel wave. We explore each in detail.
Dec. 14, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Rise of Management Consultants
We explore the growth of the management consulting field, especially among those who work on the side as consultants, and where it’s grown the most (hint: Washington, D.C. and state capitals with government-heavy workforces).
Dec. 3, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightAmerica’s Most Competitive Metros Since 2010
Which metros are becoming more competitive (that is, gaining a larger share of total job creation) and which are losing their share of the jobs being created. We take a look using shift-share analysis.
Nov. 7, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightComparing Private and Public Sector Job Growth
Private industries have added more than 3.9 million estimated jobs from 2010 to 2012 (a 4% increase). During the same timeframe, the public sector has contracted by nearly half a million jobs (a 2% decrease).
Oct. 15, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightSOC 2010 Transition Codes: A Look at Information Security Analysts
From 2009-2012, information security analysts added more than 15,000 new jobs, which amounts to 5% growth. The average wage is quite high ($36 per hour) and there are now nearly 314,000 of these jobs in the U.S.
Oct. 15, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzOccupation Report: Computer Control Programmers and Operators
If there is an occupation that typifies the high-tech, advanced nature of domestic manufacturing, it’s computer control programmers and operators. In this post, we look at where workers in this occupation are concentrated, what knowledge and skills they require, and the top industries that staff them.
Oct. 5, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzThe Post-Recession Rebound of Production Workers
In most states, production occupations are rallying after major job losses during the Great Recession. We take a look at which occupations have bounced back the most, and which states are leading the surge in production jobs.
Oct. 3, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightAn IT Worker Shortage? It Depends on the State
In this post, we look at another way to measure the supply and demand of IT workers — a group of 11 occupations that includes computer systems analysts, software developers, and database administrators — by state and the largest metros.
Sep. 26, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightOccupation Report: Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Everyone’s always searching for new, emerging, and soon-to-be essential occupations. And when it comes to health care, America’s fastest-growing industry sector, medical records and health information technicians — a key healthcare IT occupation — sits pretty near the top.
Sep. 20, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzEngineers: Greater Demand and Faster Recovery
Engineers are currently in high-demand, so we broke down the 18 engineering occupations and checked their numbers. Then we focused on Michigan to see how the engineers are faring, specifically in the auto industry.
Sep. 5, 2012 | Posted by Christian LeithartThe Growing Number of Freelancers in Entertainment
EMSI’s new class-of-worker data shows that proprietors account for 242,000-plus, or nearly 80%, of the jobs added since 2001 in the 10 main entertainment and sports-related fields.
Aug. 13, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightUnemployment by Detailed Occupation
The BLS provided EMSI with unpublished data on unemployment by detailed occupation from 2000 to 2010 (with 2011 included separately), and the numbers are as unpleasant as you might expect for low-skilled and production workers.
Jul. 31, 2012 | Posted by Joshua Wright‘In-Demand’ Occupations for the Self-Employed
Our friends over at CareerBuilder posted a helpful lineup of 10 occupations that are “in demand.” Here at EMSI, we’re always looking for a chance to show off our data and tools, so we saw this article as an opportunity to use our new “class of worker” categories and compare salaried workers to the self-employed.
Jul. 31, 2012 | Posted by Christian LeithartCharacteristics of the Self-Employed
In this post, we’ll use EMSI’s self-employment data to dig into a segment of the workforce that has previously been hard (or impossible) to get at for local researchers and planners.
Jul. 18, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightWhat Are the Top College Degree Areas in Your State?
Unless you live in Wyoming, the most common postsecondary degree awarded in your state is related to two fields: health or business. And, yes, education and liberal arts have been wildly popular degree areas too.
Jul. 10, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightTop Metros for Transportation Jobs
In our first post in this series we gave an industry overview for the transportation sector. Here we’ll look at the top (and bottom) metro areas for transportation jobs.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Number and Proportion of STEM Jobs by State
In this post, we take a step back and provide a general STEM jobs overview. Which states and metro areas have the greatest proportion of STEM jobs? How do the average hourly earnings in each state stack up with earnings in STEM jobs?
Jun. 20, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Overwhelmingly Aging Postal Service Workforce
The Postal Service, to no one’s surprise, has been bleeding jobs for years. But what’s striking is how old, on average, the postal workforce is across America.
Apr. 20, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Demise of Retail Jobs? Not So Fast
The retail trade sector has bled jobs in the last four years, but a select few subsectors within retail — particularly warehouse clubs such as Costco and Sam’s Club — have flourished. We look at EMSI data for the retail sector in detail.
Apr. 16, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Prevalence of Low-Wage/Low-Skill Jobs in the US
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Editor’s Desk highlighted two compelling employment charts, both of which point to just how many low-wage/low-skill jobs there are in the US.
Apr. 3, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightA Broader Look at America’s Fossil Fuels Jobs Boom
We identified nine key oil and gas, pipeline, and related construction industries, a sector that had 30% more jobs in 2011 than in 2005, according to EMSI’s 2011.4 Covered Employment dataset. Over the same time, national employment has shrunk 2%.
Mar. 16, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightOccupation Report: ‘Technical’ Sales
In this post, we will focus on two different occupations: sales engineers and sales representatives that sell wholesale and manufacturing products.
Mar. 1, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzData Spotlight: Ranking States by Their Dependence on Manufacturing
In this post, we provide an overview of the 10 states most dependent on manufacturing, with the top five subsectors for each based on their concentration compared to the nation. We also show data on all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Mar. 1, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightData Spotlight: Engineers in Manufacturing
We’ve been asked several times about the demand for engineers in the manufacturing sector. In this post, we provide some answers by looking at 31 engineering occupations that staff manufacturing.
Feb. 3, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzOn Labor Force Dropouts and the Share of Women in Local & State Government
Catherine Rampell took a look at the drop in the labor force this week, noting that women made up the entire net loss (315,000). One theory Rampell posited, before her followup post, is perhaps some of the drop can be traced to state and local government employees who were let go.
Dec. 8, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Nation’s Strongest Metros For Finance & Insurance Jobs
EMSI created an index — based on 2011 jobs, employment concentration, and two-, five-, and 10-year job growth — to come up with the top finance and insurance metros in the US. The top three: New York City, Dallas, and Des Moines, Iowa.
Dec. 5, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightAnother Angle on Supply of Engineers: Foreign-Born Graduates
The latest data suggests that a decent-sized segment of engineering grads are going to school in the US and moving back to their home country to work — a nuance that needs to be considered when analyzing the supply and demand for engineers and other STEM jobs.
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