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Local Employment Dynamics (Census Bureau)

Quarterly data since 1997 on employment, job creation, job loss, and monthly earnings
Geography: counties and large cities in 25 states
Links to data sources for low wage work, transportation, pensions, and productivity

Mass Layoffs (BLS)

Layoffs by state and industry since 1995
Includes unemployment insurance and reasons for layoff (e.g. natural disaster, model change, parts shortage
Some analysis of plants moving overseas

Minimum Wage (Dept. of Labor)

Monthly Labor Review (BLS)

Full text of articles on labor and legislation since January 1997
Sample topics include youth employment, state unemployment compensation legislation, and measuring the producer price index
Statistics incorporated into articles
Searchable subject index since 1991

National Compensation Survey

Hourly salaries for wide range of individual occupations by various experience levels and private v. public employers
Annual or biennial data for large metropolitan areas
Text and Adobe Acrobat format

National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix (BLS)

Presents 2004 and projected 2014 employment data showing the distribution of total employment for almost 700 detailed occupations within more than 260 industries.
Determine occupational employment within an industry (e.g. librarians in the automotive industry)

National Longitudinal Survey (Ohio State Univ)

Annotated bibliography of reports from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, 1968-96
Reports cover statistical data on various age groups of the population
Searchable by author, title, subject, citation, and cohort (e.g. young men, mature women)
Citations are extensive but do not provide the data online

National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS)

Description of database with microdata of mortality by cause, occupation, and demographic characteristics
Original source material for occupational suicide
The Straight Dope for April 21, 2001 suggests the highest suicide rate is among dentists
Check the journal literature, and particularly the medical journal literature, for additional information

O*NET (Employment and Training Administration)

Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Determine personal skills and jobs that match or check jobs to determine skills needed for writing a job description
Extensive list of jobs with working conditions, skills needed and occupational outlook
Downloadable Version

Occupational Classification System Manual (BLS)

Classification manual for use with BLS statistical programs
Arranged by occupation group and subgroup with brief descriptions of occupations
Links to the Census Bureau's 1990 Index of Occupations