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.
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Finding Local Jobs Stories in BLS Data by Tami Luhby
- 1. Finding Local Jobs Stories in BLS Data Tami Luhby Senior Writer, CNNMoney Tami.Luhby@turner.com
- 2. Today’s Agenda Familiarize yourself with BLS Understand the terms used Learn how to access the data Think how to incorporate stats in stories
- 3. Overview of BLS Data the bureau collects Organization of data Regional offices Ways of accessing data
- 4. Basic terms Unemployment/employment Labor force Employment population ratio Labor force participation rate Seasonally/non-seasonally adjusted
- 5. How to use BLS data in stories Monthly releases Data points in trend/feature articles Digging through data to find stories
- 6. BLS Homepage
- 7. National: Monthly jobs report Two surveys: Payroll and household Number of jobs added/lost (P) Unemployment rate (H) Industry breakdown (P) Long term unemployment (H)
- 8. National: Monthly jobs report Demographics from household survey Race Age Gender Education
- 9. Other National Info Hours and earnings Weekly earnings by occupation Weekly hours worked Minimum wage – by industry/state
- 10. Story ideas The 86 million invisible unemployed Fewer young adults hold jobs Women leaving workforce in record numbers Workers’ wage gains lag pace of inflation
- 11. Subject areas
- 12. State and local: Monthly reports Unemployment data by state/metro/county Employment/labor force Quit hit: Look at the dinosaur
- 13. State and local: Unemployment Industry breakdown Changes over time
- 14. State and local: Demographics Only available by annual averages Age Race Education
- 15. Data screen
- 16. State and local data: Employment Industry breakdown Some statewide/some metro Earnings Economy at a Glance
- 17. Story ideas 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
- 18. State and local: Employed Quarterly reports with more data Automotive repair to waste collection All employees/establishments Total wages, av. weekly wages, av. annual pay
- 19. State and local: Occupations 800 occupations for 640 areas One occupation over multiple areas Multiple occupations in one area Downside: comes out once a year
- 20. State and local: Occupations Employment numbers Average hourly wage Annual 90th percentile wage Fun facts: highest/lowest paying jobs
- 21. Hot jobs Top 30 jobs employment growth/declines 2010-2020 Growth by education level
- 22. What else is out there? JOLTS Mass layoffs Green jobs
- 23. Story ideas 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
- 24. Know the code A lot of unpublished data Call BLS helpline Get answers on data questions
- 25. Contacts BLS PR: Gary Steinberg (202) 691-5902/steinberg.gary@bls.gov National Unemployment (202) 691-6378 State & Local Unemployment (202) 691-6392 National Employment (202) 691-6555 State & Local Employment (202) 691-6559
- 26. Summary Find trends Bolster stories with stats Navigate the maze Call BLS for help