What are Job Vacancy Statistics?
Job vacancy surveys provide accurate, objective and timely
information on the quantity and quality of job vacancies in local communities.
Job vacancy statistics supply:
- A measure of employer demand for workers in local communities.
- A good labor market indicator.
- An analysis of the characteristics of vacancies, including
- Wages and benefits offered.
- Education and experience requirements.
- Whether full or part-time positions.
Who uses Job Vacancy Statistics?
- Policymakers - to identify the quantity and quality of current job
vacancies and employer demand for workers.
- Economic development community - for analysis and marketing.
- Workforce development community including WorkForce Center staff,
Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), employment and training service
providers–to understand current labor market conditions and more
effectively help jobseekers.
- Employers -to determine hiring competition and prioritize human resource
needs.
- Jobseekers - for information on the location of jobs, their education
and experience requirements, and wages and benefits paid.
Job vacancy statistics are particularly useful to (WIBs) and are a required data product under Section 305
of the Workforce Investment Act. Specifically, they can be used in the
following ways:
- Job vacancy statistics improve WIB members’ understanding of
high-demand occupations, thereby aiding WIBs in their review of WIA-certified
training offerings.
- Job vacancy survey reports and customized analysis allow WIBs to communicate
the needs of the business community to educational institutions. Individual institutions, as well as state higher education
systems, can then better plan for the development or expansion of programs
in shortage occupations.
- Job vacancy survey reports and customized analysis enable occupation-specific
or industry-specific project planning. Example: In Minnesota, analysis
of healthcare workforce shortages was incorporated into statements of
need for two successful H1B Training Grant proposals.
- WIBs can provide job vacancy survey reports and customized analysis
to employment service providers that are associated with One-Stop Centers.
Example: Employment service providers in the Twin Cities metro area
use job vacancy survey reports in jobseeker counseling and in recruitment services offered to area employers.
- WIBs can market job vacancy survey reports and customized analysis
to the employer community as a business decision-making tool - a benchmark
for comparing an individual company’s hiring needs against hiring
competition regionally.
- By reaching out to employers through the job vacancy survey, WIBs
can build employer awareness of and appreciation for their workforce
development efforts and services.
Examples of Job Vacancy Statistics
Following are links to job vacancy statistics, reports and
information. Some states listed below are in the process of developing
job vacancy statistics but have not posted results or have posted only
experimental results. Not all states use National JVS Workgroup methodology.
We strongly urge users to read the methodology, if available, or call
the analysts who produced the statistics for more information on methodology. Because
methodology differs, not all statistics are comparable to each other.
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