State by State Reports on Older Workers
July 13th, 2007The U.S. Census Bureau has begun launching its report series on older (55+) workers in 31 states, based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program.
- The first report, The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in Iowa: 2004 [PDF], highlights the age composition of the state’s work force, job gains and losses for older workers by industry, industries in which older workers are concentrated and their job stability and earnings. Get the pdf report.
- Second wave: Maine, Vermont, Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana.
- Third wave: Maryland, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Colorado, Delaware, Kentucky and South Carolina.
- Fourth wave: Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
- Fifth wave: California.
Check out the online tools from LED, too.
QWI (Quarterly Workforce Indicators) shows 8 economic indicators: total employment, net job flow, job creation, number of new hires, separations, turnover and average monthly earnings for all workers and new hires. Each indicator combines wage information with demographic data to use as a measure of a local area’s workforce and economy.
Industry Focus allows users to identify the leading industries for an area, focus on a particular industry to see how it ranks among top industries, and view graphs and charts of worker characteristics within industries. Users can analyze industries by state, county, workforce investment or metro area based on eight workforce indicators.
On the Map is a Web-based mapping tool that shows where people live in relation to where they work. It includes reports on age, earnings, industry distribution and local workforce indicators.
