Labor Market Information
Below are links to five useful Labor Market Information (LMI) interactive reports. While this is not an exhaustive list of relevant LMI data sets, it is a good place to begin when considering a community’s workforce pipelines.
1. County Business Patterns
The interactive County Business Patterns report contains the number of establishments, employees and wage information for industries (at the 3-digit NAICS level) by county. These data can help a community determine the largest industries in their area. For more information on NAICS, visit the NAICS webpage.
2. Educational Attainment
Find five-year estimates for the educational attainment in each Georgia county — including less than a high school diploma, high school graduate, some college, associate’s degree, and bachelor’s or higher. More detailed educational attainment data can be found on the U.S. Census website.
3. Occupation Projections for Georgia and Regions
Review occupation projections for the state as a whole, as well as local workforce development areas (LWDAs). Occupational projections are quite complicated and involve several steps for proper analysis. Additional details on occupational projects are offered through a labor market data course for district CTAE leaders offered through the CTAE Resource Network (CTAERN).
4. Poverty
Analyze the poverty count and percentage for a variety of groups, including children ages five to 17, along with median household income.
5. Unemployment and Labor Force Participation
Explore information on total labor force, unemployment rate, and more. Additional unemployment data can be found via the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. The Labor Force Participation report contains the five-year estimates for labor force participation for each county’s 20- to 64-year-old population.