"The Heart of LMI: Sharing Success Stories Among
the States"
Labor Market Information encompasses a broad range of
data, statistics, research studies, and other products and
services that support workforce development activities.
At the heart of LMI, however, are the everyday successes
of states in meeting the needs of their customers. This
session will highlight various state LMI programs and
initiatives including training, marketing and collaborative
funding efforts. A summary of the national training survey
conducted by the LMI committee will also be provided.
Moderator and Presenter, Brenda Njiawji, Director,
Office of Labor Market Information, Michigan Department of Career Development, Employment Service Agency
James Barnes, Director, Labor Market Information
Department, Texas Workforce Commission
Henry Jackson, Director, Labor Market Information
Division, Illinois Department of Employment Security
A panel of LMI experts will give brief but incisive descriptions of both ongoing and fast-breaking LMI projects from around the country. The Local Data Needs Workgroup, ALMIS consortia, state research projects, LMI for business, and evaluating economic impacts of the September 11 disaster are all slated for discussion.
Rebecca Rust, Process Manager, Labor Market Statistics, Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation [PowerPoint Presentation]
Dixie Sommers, Executive Director
Workforce Information Council
Bill Layes, Chief, Labor Market Information Division
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Henry Jackson, Director, Labor Market Information
Division, Illinois Department of Employment Security
Phil Baker, Administrator, Nebraska Workforce
Development - Labor Market Information
Nebraska Department of Labor
Tom Gallagher, Assistant Administrator
Wyoming Department of Employment
Innovative Services Using One-stop LMI Funds
Hear about the new and exciting activities going on in the states using funds provided by the Employment and Training Administration through LMI One-stop grants.
Moderator, Mary Ann Regan, Director, Center for Workforce Information and Analysis
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Olaf Bjorklund, LMI Program Analyst, Division of USES/ALMIS, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training Administration, US DOL
Edward Legge, Program Manager
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry [PowerPoint Presentation]
Roger Therrien, Director, Research and Information
Connecticut Department of Labor [PowerPoint Presentation]
Joe Ward, Assistant LMI Director
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
A Report on WIA Implementation
The General Accounting Office will discuss the results of its recently released report, "Workforce Investment Act: Better Guidance Needed to Address Concerns over New Requirements." In this report, GAO highlighted state and local implementers' experiences, and actions needed to enhance WIA implementation. Following the overview, planned work on WIA-related matters will be discussed with the audience.
Lori Rectanus, Assistant Director
U.S. General Accounting Office's Education, Workforce and Income Security Team [PowerPoint Presentation]
Introduced by Tom Gallagher, Assistant Administrator
Wyoming Department of Employment
The Systems that Make LMI Tick
Several programs are available to all states as a part of the national employment statistics system in developing and disseminating quality labor market information. This session will review some of those system products.
Moderator, James Barnes, Director, Labor Market
Information, Texas Workforce Commission
Dave Morman, Director of Research and Development, Office of Technology, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Bob Cottrell, Deputy of Information Technology Division
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Greg Weeks, Director, Labor Market and Economic Analysis, Washington Employment Security Department
Gary Ray, Application Director
Utah Department of
Workforce Services [PowerPoint Presentation]
Many states have developed specialized labor market information products that have proved to be quite useful for local area needs. Some of these innovative efforts will be highlighted in this session.
Moderator, Richard Holden, Chief, Labor Market Information Division, California Employment Development Department
Jay Mousa, Research Director
Minnesota Department of Economic Security [PowerPoint Presentation]
David Nelson, Manager, Workforce Analyst Program
Oregon Employment Department
Pat Arnold, Director, Office
of Labor Market Analysis and Information, Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation [PowerPoint Presentation]
"Real World LMI: One WIB's Experience"
Hear how a local New Jersey WIB has made effective use of labor market information.
Moderator, Shirley Goetz, Director, Labor Market and Demographic Research, New Jersey Department of Labor
Dante Rieti, Director
Cumberland/Salem, New Jersey Workforce Investment Board [PowerPoint Presentation]
Initiatives for Regional Workforce Boards
California and Florida will share their experiences as Labor Market Information departments and regional Workforce Investment Boards have cooperated and coordinated to meet local data needs.
Moderator, Richard Holden, Chief, Labor Market Information Division, California Employment Development Department
Rebecca Rust, Process Manager, Labor Market Statistics
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation
Brendan Kelly, Manager
California Cooperative Occupational Information System [PowerPoint Presentation]
Corey Kidwell, Executive Director
Bay Area Information Technology
Kathy Zwart, Assistant Director, Human Resources Agency
California
CareerWorks Division
Survey Design Techniques
Local boards and LMI departments are being called upon to design and implement ad hoc surveys on an increasing basis. They are also asked to evaluate survey results, whether internally or externally produced. An expert on survey design will provide guidelines that everyone needs to know when considering whether to do a survey.
Introduced by Lorraine Faulds, Coordinator, LMI Training Institute, South Carolina Employment Security Commission
"The Importance of Quality, Timely Information"
Hear how the effective use of labor market information provides a path to quality customer service. Accessibility and ease of use of the information is imperative to serve customers.
John Dorrer, Workforce Development Program
National Center on Education and the Economy [PowerPoint Presentation]
Introduced by Henry Jackson, Director, Labor Market Information Division, Illinois Department of Employment Security
