finding local jobs stories in bls data by tami luhby
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Tami Luhby presents "Finding Local Jobs Stories in BLS Data," a free, one-hour webinar hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.For more information about free training for journalists, please visit businessjournalism.org.TRANSCRIPT
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Familiarize yourself with BLS Understand the terms used
Learn how to access the data Think how to incorporate stats in stories
Today’s Agenda
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Data the bureau collects
Organization of data
Regional offices
Ways of accessing data
Overview of BLS
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Unemployment/employment
Labor force
Employment population ratio
Labor force participation rate
Seasonally/non-seasonally adjusted
Basic terms
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Monthly releases
Data points in trend/feature articles
Digging through data to find stories
How to use BLS data in stories
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BLS Homepage
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Two surveys: Payroll and household
Number of jobs added/lost (P)
Unemployment rate (H)
Industry breakdown (P)
Long term unemployment (H)
National: Monthly jobs report
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Demographics from household survey
Race
Age
Gender
Education
National: Monthly jobs report
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Hours and earnings
Weekly earnings by occupation
Weekly hours worked
Minimum wage – by industry/state
Other National Info
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The 86 million invisible unemployed
Fewer young adults hold jobs
Women leaving workforce in record numbers
Workers’ wage gains lag pace of inflation
Story ideas
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Subject areas
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Unemployment data by state/metro/county
Employment/labor force
Quit hit: Look at the dinosaur
State and local: Monthly reports
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Industry breakdown
Changes over time
State and local: Unemployment
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Only available by annual averages
Age
Race
Education
State and local: Demographics
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Data screen
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Industry breakdown
Some statewide/some metro
Earnings
Economy at a Glance
State and local data: Employment
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Odd dynamic propels Ore. jobless rate to No. 2
Howard County earnings down, but still better than state average
'Part Time' Cleaner Survives by Constant Work
Wage gains not matching job gains in Miami
Story ideas
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Quarterly reports with more data
Automotive repair to waste collection
All employees/establishments
Total wages, av. weekly wages, av. annual pay
State and local: Employed
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800 occupations for 640 areas
One occupation over multiple areas
Multiple occupations in one area
Downside: comes out once a year
State and local: Occupations
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Employment numbers
Average hourly wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Fun facts: highest/lowest paying jobs
State and local: Occupations
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Top 30 jobs employment growth/declines
2010-2020
Growth by education level
Hot jobs
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JOLTS
Mass layoffs
Green jobs
What else is out there?
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Nurse demand high
3.1 million 'green jobs' number casts wide net
Colorado experienced 12 mass layoffs in April
Boston salaries higher than nation's average
Story ideas
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A lot of unpublished data
Call BLS helpline
Get answers on data questions
Know the code
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BLS PR: Gary Steinberg (202) 691-5902/[email protected]
National Unemployment (202) 691-6378
State & Local Unemployment (202) 691-6392
National Employment (202) 691-6555
State & Local Employment (202) 691-6559
Contacts
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Find trends
Bolster stories with stats
Navigate the maze
Call BLS for help
Summary