Case Studies and Examples

News Articles/Reviews

• 03/18/2010.   Where Can I Find Commuting Data?
  Where Can I Find Commuting Data? The Census Bureau recently released OnTheMap Version 4. This tool provides data about where workers are employed and where they live with companion reports ...



• 03/03/2007.   Census CounterParts, Vol 16, No 3. "Job Data Gives Boost to Economic Development." [PDF; File Size: 158KB]



• 02/20/2007.   Indiana Economic Digest. " OPINION: What is the truth about jobs in Indiana?" Morton J. Marcus.



• 12/2006.  Maine Department of Labor, Labor Market Digest. "Local Employment Dynamics - A New Tool for Tracking Local Labor Market Conditions." [PDF; File Size: 424KB]



• 09/19/2006.  Iowa Workforce Development. "OnTheMap Is Here!!!" [PDF; File Size: 500KB]

• 07/13/2010. MERIC recently completed ten briefs based on IRS migration data compared to LED data. One is a statewide brief, the other nine are based on Missouri's Workforce Investment Areas. We wanted to share the link with you in case you were interested. See links at http://www.missourieconomy.org/regional/migration.stm.
  
  
• 03/18/2010.   Quarterly Workforce Indicators data were used to recognize trends in California's workforce. These data demonstrated that California's workforce is aging and that industries which are historically male dominated are beginning to see an increase in female employment. Gender Poster [PDF; File Size: 125KB]. Aging Poster [PDF; File Size: 290KB].
  
  
• 03/15/2010.   Ontario, Oregon-Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  Often existing beyond community borders, regional economies are dynamic zones of business activity. The Ontario Area spans two counties and two states. OnTheMap provides regional analysis answering questions from economic development entities, workforce system participants, and others. Oregon-Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area [PDF; File Size: 222KB].
  
  
• 03/08/2010.   The American Community Survey (and Local Employment Dynamics data) tells us that the average Utah worker spends just about 21 minutes traveling to work each day. http://jobs.utah.gov/opencms/wi/pubs/trendlines/marapr10/theoutskirts.pdf [PDF; File Size: 207KB].
  
  
• 06/05/2008.   The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's Planning Department presented a poster at the recent American Planning Association Conference in Las Vegas, NV. This poster, Who's Working Where" [PDF; File Size: 1.50MB], shows how the Census Bureau's Local Employment Dynamics (LED) can be used to identify characteristics of the workforce (individuals working in an area) and labor force (individuals living in an area) to address issues like job training, commuting, and other topics related to planning.
  
  
• 06/20/2007.   Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), "Local Employment Dynamics (LED) in Use" [PDF; File Size: 3.59MB]. A 10-slide presentation depicting the many uses of LED data in reports, evalutating economic impacts, assisting with business retention and attraction, and disaster mitigation and assistance planning, by MERIC.
  
  

• Skinning. LED analytical tools can be hosted by state partners so that it looks as if the analytic tools run from the state website. QWI Online hosted by Alabama



• Drop-In Article for Your Publications and Newsletters:  A ready-to-print (drop-in) introductory article on LED tools is available for use in your newsletters and listservs. The Census Bureau-approved article can be modified to change the contact person to someone on your local staff or to provide specific data for your area.



• QWI Online Bookmark [PDF; File Size: 104KB] shows the selection options, eight measures, and the results for a WIA on one side and important information about new hires and new hire wages for the LED partner states on the other side.



• 4 Easy Steps: QWI Online: [PDF; File Size: 252KB] details four easy steps, complete with screen shots, to access detailed industry information for your local area in QWI Online.



• Sample information using LED tools for
      Local employers [PDF; File Size: 122KB]
      Local workers [PDF; File Size: 114KB]