1. Making Better Choices: LMI At Your Fingertips Angels Rodriguez and Juan Millan January 2015

2. “The world makes way for the person who knows where she/he is going.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. Today’s Topics “Why LMI” for Career Exploration Assessing the big picture CA Career Zone and Making Money Choices EDD’s Labor Market Information Website Projections Industry and Occupational Employment Occupational Profiles and Comparisons Education Pays

4. Information about the market where labor skills are exchanged for wages. This information can be descriptive (qualitative) or statistical (quantitative). The key elements in the labor market are the workers and jobs. WHAT IS LABOR MARKET INFORMATION?

5. During the modern day Great Recession, Los Angeles County saw 368,100 civilians join the ranks of the unemployed. During the 31 month period, an average of 11,155 jobs were lost per month.

6. The Economy is Always Changing Then Post world war II Defense related Manufacturing Natural resource based activities Now The new millennium The internet Biotechnology Motion pictures & multimedia Advanced communications

7. Source: EDD labor Market Information; CES monthly employer survey, August 2014

8. Emerging Trends Our global economy lets employers move work around the world. The aging workforce will mean retirements and worker shortages. Increased demands for healthcare, leisure time activities, and business services. Today’s worker changes employers (not jobs) an average of six times. Employers look for workers who can take on a greater variety of tasks. Skills, not job titles, are the key to the future.

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25. Free Online Cost of Living Calculators Making Ends Meet http://cbp.org/MakingEndsMeet/ Single Adult Single Parent, Two Children Two Parents, Two Children, One Parent Working Two Parents, Two Children, Both Parents Working Self-Sufficiency Calculator for California http://www.insightcced.org/calculator.html Number of Adults: 1, 2, 3, 4 or more Number of Children: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more and Ages

27. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ~Confucius

28. www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

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31. High Demand Occupations

35. “The secret of success is to be ready for opportunity when it comes. ~Annonymous

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44. California earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment Unemployment Rate (%)Median annual earnings in ($) All workers 9.8% All workers $37,194 Note: Data are for persons age 16 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-20013 5-Year American Community Survey

45. What Can We Do For Each Other? Questions – Thoughts ?

46. Los Angeles Central Coast Region Ericka Saenz, Region ManagerEricka.Saenz@edd.ca.gov(626) 960-7281FAX (626) 960-7301 Angel Rodriguez, ManagerAngel.Rodriguez@edd.ca.gov(916) 651-5738FAX (916) 651-5784 Juan Millan, ConsultantJuan.Millan@edd.ca.gov(626) 962-0508FAX (626) 962-7451