Frequently Asked Questions About LMI Programs
- How would covered employment statistics
be useful to an employer or to an economic development analyst?
The annual and quarterly Employment and Wages publications contain major industry employment, total quarterly wages paid, average weekly wage by major industry group, and the number of units (employers) at the parish, regional labor market area (RLMA), and statewide levels. The annual publication (PDF) lists average weekly wages by industry for all parishes, totaled by RLMAs and statewide. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) report for the first quarter of each year contains data on size of firms by parish, RLMAs, and statewide. Together, this data provides a stable economic indicator of growth or decline at the parish level. For example, one can look at the increase of employers and see what industries are adding firms or workers, as well as whether or not wages are increasing and if they are keeping up with employment gains. Information on how the Hurricanes impacted the statistics collected by this BLS program can be found here.
- Is data compiled in R&S to help
employers with Affirmative Action plans?
The Labor Market Information Unit of the Research & Statistics Department prepares the Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data by Metropolitan Statistical Area and Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data by Regional Labor Market Area to give employers, researchers, and students the latest available annual average population and labor force broken out by race and gender. The data is compiled at the state, MSA, RLMA, and individual parish levels.
- Does R&S collect plant-closing data?
The Mass Layoff Statistics program identifies establishments that have experienced a permanent mass layoff or plant closing. The federal definition of a mass layoff is 50 or more employees who are separated from a specific employer, and this layoff must last 30 days or longer. Data can be accessed from the Web link: http://stats.bls.gov/mls/home.htm.
- What section in R&S collects and
disseminates statistics about work-related injuries and illnesses, and is
data available on work place fatalities?
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Unit surveys Louisiana employers to gather data on the incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. The data is available statewide at the two-, three-, and some four-digit SIC levels. Reports are also generated on the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker characteristics and industry division. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program surveys employers to collect statistics on fatal occupational injuries. Available reports include data by event or exposure, characteristics (examples: age, race, self-employed), occupation, and industry. Results of this survey can be requested from R&S and are available on our Web site.
- What occupations are projected to
increase the most in Louisiana?
Answers to questions such as these can be found in the excel files located on the Labor Market Information menu, under Projections by Occupation and Industry, as well as under Occupational Information on the LOIS portion of our Web site.
The recently released long-term projections are for 2016 to 2026 for the state, and each of the eight RLMAs. This information is an important tool for career decisions, grant applications, and school counselors. - I am writing a grant and need statistics.
What types of data can I get from R&S?
Please click here to view information about the data provided by the Research & Statistics Department.
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