Training

The Census Bureau conducts training sessions for labor market information (LMI) analysts to help them use the Local Employment Dynamics information they need for decision-making.

For State Partners:

Training for the state of Louisiana on June 24-25, 2009.

• Training announcement by the state [PDF; File Size: 12KB]
• Training outline and schedule [PDF; File Size: 44KB]
• Introduction [PDF; File Size: 832KB]
• Employment Definitions [PDF; File Size: 56KB]
• Quarterly Workforce Indicators [PDF; File Size: 544KB]
• Definition Review [PDF; File Size: 60KB]
• OnTheMap [PDF; File Size: 56KB]
• Capstone Exercise [PDF; File Size: 20KB]
• Wrap Up [PDF; File Size: 388KB]
• Evaluation Form

For Workforce Investment Boards:

• The first training session, "Using LED" was held in Suitland, MD from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2004

Training materials:

• Better-Informed Decision Making through LED [PPT; File Size: 339KB]
• Template for Workforce Investment Boards [PPT; File Size: 333KB]
• Template for Employers, Customized Tools, and Other Workforce Information [PPT; File Size: 410KB]
• Product Development and Next Steps [PPT; File Size: 60KB]

For labor market information analysts:

• Quarterly Workforce Indicators for Analysts (January 24 - 26, 2005)
• Local Labor Market Scans Using Quarterly Workforce Indicators (Sept. 27 – 29, 2004)
• Introduction to LED Measures (Sept. 1 - 3, 2004)

LMI Training Institute 2003

The initial LED-LMI Training Institute was held in June 2003 in Arlington, VA.

• Document No. WD-2003-15
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 7: Access [PDF; File Size: 287KB]
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD
• Document No. WD-2003-14
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 6: Successor-Predecessor Analysis [PDF; File Size: 129KB]
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD
• Document No. WD-2003-12
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 4: QWI disclosure limitation
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD
  Obsolete. Superceded by http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/library/techpapers/tp-2006-01.pdf
• Document No. WD-2003-11
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 3: QWI Imputations [PDF; File Size: 165KB]
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD
• Document No. WD-2003-10
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 2: QWI Weights [PDF; File Size: 176KB]
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD
• Document No. WD-2003-09
  LMI Training Institute Training Manual Chapter 1: QWI Basics [PDF; File Size: 643KB]
  Date: June, 2003. Author(s): LEHD