California "LMI e-Newsletter" - February 16, 2007

In this Issue:

  *  No Data Release on February 16, 2007
  *  Upcoming Revisions for Industry Employment and Labor Force Statistics 
  *  2007 Data Release Schedule
  *  New Look for California Web Site
  *  Multiple Jobholding by State in 2005
  *  Detailed Industry Employment for California and Counties for the Second Quarter of 2006
  *  Extended Mass Layoffs Actions in California - Fourth Quarter of 2006
  *  California Gets WIRED!!

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No Data Release on February 16, 2007
There will be no data release on February 16 to provide the extra time 
needed for the annual benchmark revisions to the labor force and industry 
employment data.  See the article below for details.  The next data release 
will be March 2, 2007.

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Upcoming Revisions for Industry Employment and Labor Force Statistics
 
Each year, the Labor Market Information Division revises historical 
industry employment and labor force data for California, counties, 
metropolitan areas (Metropolitan Statistical Areas or Metropolitan 
Divisions), and other sub-state areas.  This revision, also called a 
"benchmark," reflects updates to the data sets used to generate the monthly 
estimates.  See the article, "What is a Benchmark?" for additional information.  

There are some important changes in 2007 regular users of our data 
should know:

  *  Labor force data for all areas will be revised for 2000 through 2006 
     (monthly and annual average).

  *  Industry employment not seasonally adjusted data for all areas will be 
     revised for 2005 and 2006.  The seasonally adjusted data for 
     California will be revised for 2002 through 2006.  This is monthly and 
     annual average data.

  *  Due to changes in some industry definitions and the removal of series 
     breaks in historical files, revisions were made in historical industry 
     employment data. Industries in all areas are subject to revision back 
     to 1990.  We advise customers to replace their historical data with 
     the newly-released series.

  *  For the first time, we will be producing seasonally adjusted total 
     nonfarm data for selected metropolitan areas.  The final list of areas 
     for which these estimates will be prepared will be published March 2.

Here is the 2007 release schedule for the revised data - we will also 
release the normal data for that month.  For detailed description of the 
types of geographic areas and the counties they include, go to the article, 
"Information on the March 2006 Benchmark."

ON MARCH 2, 2007:

Industry Employment Data (monthly and annual average data):

  *  California - 
       >  Revised not seasonally adjusted data for January 2005 through December 2006 and preliminary January 2007.
       >  Revised seasonally adjusted data for January 2002 through December 2006 and preliminary January 2007.

  *  Metropolitan areas and counties not in a metropolitan area - 
       >  Revised not seasonally adjusted data for January 2005 through December 2006 and preliminary January 2007. 

  *  Total nonfarm seasonally adjusted data beginning in January 2007 for some metropolitan areas.

Labor Force Data (monthly and annual average data):

  *  California and the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division (Los Angeles County) - 
       >  Revised seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 through December 2006 and new estimates for January 2007. 

  *  All Areas (California, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, and Local Workforce Investment Areas) - 
       >  Revised not seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 through December 2006 and new estimates for January 2007. 
       >  Important Note: Data for January 2000 through December 2005 will not be available.  Since the newly revised 
	      data will not be consistent with the old data, data for 2000-2005 will be blank.
ON MAY 18, 2007:

Labor Force Data (monthly and annual average data):

  *  California and the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division (Los Angeles County) - 
       >  Revised seasonally adjusted data for January 2000 through December 2005. 

  *  All Areas (California, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, and Local Workforce Investment Areas) - 
       >  Revised not seasonally adjusted data for January 2000 through December 2005. 
ON JULY 20, 2007:

Industry Employment Data (monthly and annual average data):

  *  Counties in multi-county metropolitan areas - 
       >  Revised not seasonally adjusted data for January 2005 through December 2005. 
       >  New not seasonally adjusted estimates for January 2006 through December 2006.
NOTE:  Information shown here is subject to change.  We will make every effort to keep our 
customers up-to-date on the benchmark release schedule through the "LMI e-Newsletter" and the article, 
"Information on the March 2006 Benchmark."  

Historical data are available in the LaborMarketInfo "Data Library." 

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2007 Data Release Schedule
The 2007 Data Release Schedule for labor force and industry employment data 
is available on-line.

Most release dates are the third Friday of each month.  The primary 
exception is the release of the January 2007 data which is early March to 
accommodate the annual benchmark process.

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New Look for California Web Site
On January 22, 2007, Clark Kelso, California's Chief Information Officer, 
unveiled that the redesigned California Portal at www.ca.gov.  

The redesign is part of an effort to expand and refresh California's 
on-line presence and to help visitors find the information they need as 
quickly as possible.  Some notable changes include:
  *  A new look-and-feel, 
  *  The reorganization of the navigation and structure of the home page, 
  *  Change to the Google search engine, and 
  *  A new State brand.

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Multiple Jobholding by State in 2005
From 2004 to 2005, 23 states experienced decreases in their multiple 
jobholding rate - the percentage of working people who hold two or more 
jobs - while 21 states and the District of Columbia recorded increases, and 
six states, including California, had no change.  In California, multiple 
jobholders made up 4.4 percent of the State's total employment.  These data 
come from the Current Population Survey.

The article, "Multiple Jobholding in States in 2005," was included in the 
November Monthly Labor Review.

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Detailed Industry Employment for California and Counties for the Second Quarter of 2006
The Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) program data for the 
second quarter of 2006 are now available on-line.  These data represent 
employment and payroll information reported by employers for the second 
quarter (April thru June) of 2006.  A year-over comparison of the second 
quarter in 2005 and 2006 reveal the following trends: 

Year-to-Year Trends between 2005 and 2006
  *  Employment statewide increased 2.2 percent between 2005 and 2006.

  *  Total Quarterly Wages grew 6.5 percent statewide from 2005 to 2006.

  *  The total number of second quarter reporting establishments increased 
     by 4.3 percent between 2005 and 2006.

Industries Experiencing the Greatest Year-Over Percentage Growth in Employment
  *  The Construction industry saw an average growth in employment of 
     approximately 4.6 percent.

  *  Average employment in the Professional and Business Services industry 
     expanded by about 3.9 percent.

  *  The Leisure and Hospitality industry experienced an average employment 
     growth of roughly 3.5 percent.

Industries Experiencing the Greatest Percentage of Decline in Employment Year-Over
  *  Average employment in the Natural Resources and Mining industry 
     decreased by approximately 3.7 percent. 

  *  The Federal Government dropped average employment by approximately 
     0.8 percent.

There are two ways to access the QCEW data:
    Quick Query by Geography
    
    QCEW Data Search Tool (search for all geographic areas for particular industries)

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Extended Mass Layoffs Actions in California - Fourth Quarter of 2006
In the fourth quarter of 2006, California employers reported 288 mass 
layoff actions that resulted in the separation of 32,064 workers from their 
jobs for at least 31 days.  These preliminary data are collected through 
the federal Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Program and released by the U.S. 
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  There was an 
increase of 210 layoff events and 17,704 separations compared to the fourth 
quarter (October-December) of 2005.  The year-over increase in layoffs was 
most notable in the Manufacturing, Construction, and Finance and Insurance 
industries. 

Extended mass layoffs that involve the movement of work within the same 
company or to a different company, whether domestic or outside of the 
United States, occurred in 3 percent of the non-seasonal layoff events 
affecting 2,167 worker separations, which is higher than previous year. 

Other significant trends include:

  *  Of the employers who anticipated recalling workers, 21 percent 
     expected to extend the offer to all affected workers, down from the 
     43 percent recall rate in the fourth quarter of 2005.  

  *  Permanent worksite closures occurred in 7 percent of all events 
     affecting 6,870 workers.  This is one percentage point higher than was 
     recorded for the October-December quarter in 2005.

  *  The most common reasons given for the verified layoffs are: 

       *  Forty-five percent of the employers reported completed contracts 
          as the reason for the layoffs resulting in 10,720 separations.

       *  Eighteen percent of the employers reported seasonal work as the 
          reason for the layoffs resulting in 6,471 separations.

       *  Thirteen percent of employers reported layoffs due to internal 
          company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, 
          financial difficulty, and reorganization) resulting in 11,613 
          separations. 

       *  Two percent of employers reported business ownership change as 
          the reason for layoffs, resulting in 5,443 separations. 

The California Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information 
Division operates the Mass Layoff Statistics Program through a cooperative 
agreement with the BLS.  You may find out more information about the MLS 
Program on-line.   

The full BLS news release reporting MLS data are available on-line: 
 
     Adobe Acrobat version
     Internet Page version

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California Gets WIRED!!
California has recently received a WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional 
Economic Development) grant of $15 million from the U.S. Department of 
Labor.  California will use these funds to develop an integrated regional 
approach to workforce and economic development and education.

In coordination with the Employment Development Department, the California 
Space Authority has established partnerships with 68 industry and workforce 
development organizations in 13 counties called the California Innovation 
Corridor.  Here, California's WIRED grant efforts, known as the Workforce 
Transformation Project, will help California capitalize on its wealth of 
science, research, and manufacturing assets, and retain its place at the 
leading edge of global innovation.  Since these non-traditional approaches 
require sophisticated labor market information products and services, 
California's Labor Market Information Division has organized its research 
and consultant assets to meet the special data needs of the project's 
industry and workforce development partners.  

The project partners will: 
     1) Create an atmosphere in which innovation and entrepreneurship drive 
          culture, environment, and systems.
     2) Ensure common "smart supplier" competitiveness and enterprise-
          driven outcomes across supply chain provider/support network.
     3) Integrate consideration of current and future industry enterprise 
          needs into workforce and educational planning and policymaking.

In January 2006, the Department of Labor announced a second WIRED grant for 
California, to the Northern Rural Training Employment Consortium (NORTEC), 
and on February 13, the Department of Labor announced a competition 
for a third round of WIRED grants.  See the grant announcement on-line. 

See the WIRED brochure for additional information.

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