California "LMI e-Newsletter" - October 19, 2007

In this Issue:

  *  Labor Force and Industry Employment Data for September 2007
  *  We Need Your Help for the EDD Web Site Redesign
  *  2007 LMI Forum in Sacramento
  *  Next LMI Advisory Group Meeting
  *  Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
  *  New 2004-2014 Projections of Employment for Local Areas

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Labor Force and Industry Employment Data for September 2007
PLEASE NOTE:  Since the publication of this e-Newsletter, data for September 2007 have 
been revised.  See the current issue of the LMI e-Newsletter.  
  
Monthly release schedule.

Data for the current month's release can be accessed on-line.  

Historical data are available on-line in the LaborMarketInfo "Data Library".

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We Need Your Help for the EDD Web Site Redesign
Do you use the Employment Development Department Web site including 
LaborMarketInfo?  Then we need YOU!!  In the next two weeks, we will be 
launching an on-line survey to determine what customers are looking for 
when they come to our Web site.  We are developing a new organization for 
the site to make it easier for our customers to find the information they 
need.  

When you see the survey, please participate!  Your input is very valuable 
to us!  

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2007 LMI Forum in Sacramento
The national Labor Market Information Training Institute is hosting the 
2007 LMI Forum in Sacramento, California on November 6-8. This event brings 
together LMI and workforce development professionals from all over the 
country to share ideas and learn more about workforce information.

Workshops include:
  *  Skills Shortage Indicators: Key Words for Electronic Resumé 
  *  Special Orders Don't Upset Us 
  *  State Level Business Employment Dynamics 
  *  Supply & Demand: Info for Training Investments 
  *  The Care & the Feeding of the News Media 
  *  Using GIS to Analyze LMI & Workforce Data 
  *  Workforce Information: Panning for Gold 

You can find additional information such as registration information -for 
either the entire conference or a single day - and the full agenda on the 
LMI Institute Web site.

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Next LMI Advisory Group Meeting
The next LMI Advisory Group meeting will be Thursday, October 25, 2007. The 
LMI Advisory Group is one way that LMID determines unmet customer 
information needs and receives customer input on changes to existing 
products and services.  Members represent state, local, and Federal 
government entities; the workforce preparation community; education; 
economic developers; economists; and researchers; as well as the employer 
and job seeker communities.

You can review the agenda for the next meeting or minutes from previous 
meetings.  To sign-up to attend, contact LMID at (916) 262-2162.  

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Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
The Milken Institute has released a new study, "An Unhealthy America: The 
Economic Burden of Chronic Disease: Charting a New Course to Save Lives and 
Increase Productivity and Economic Growth." The study looks at the economic 
loss chronic disease places on our nation and how much worse this burden 
could become in the coming decades. 

Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, are the 
leading causes of death and disability in the United States. These 
conditions shorten lives and reduce productivity in the workplace along 
with damaging the overall quality of life. In California, the cost of 
treating these conditions totaled $26.9 billion in 2003. The total cost of 
lost productivity was $106.2 billion. Although chronic diseases are among 
the most common and costly health problems, they are also among the most 
preventable. Reasonable improvements in preventing and managing chronic 
disease could impact California's economic health by $117 billion in 2023. 
This includes $98 billion saved in increased productivity and $19 billion 
from reduced treatment spending.

The study is available at the Milken Institute Web site.

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New 2004-2014 Projections of Employment for Local Areas
We have just released the 2004-2014 Projections of Employment by Industry 
and Occupation for the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and 
Metropolitan Divisions (MD):  

  *  Salinas MSA (Monterey County)
  *  San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County)

Go to the Projections of Employment by Industry and Occupation to access the data files 
plus tables of the "Fastest Growing Occupations" and the "Occupations With the Most Job Openings."

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The "LMI e-Newsletter" is a product of the Labor Market Information 
Division of the California Employment Development Department.  LMID 
regularly collects, analyzes, and publishes information about California's 
labor markets.  These data are available on the LaborMarketInfo Web site at 
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/, a section of the EDD Web site at 
http://www.edd.ca.gov/ 

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(916) 262-2162 or via our on-line electronic mail.

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