Office of Workforce Development
Division: OIS Research and Statistics
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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The Labor Market Specialist 1/2/3 plays a key role in preparing, collecting, and analyzing survey data for the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program. This position reviews returned reports for accuracy, completeness, and content and analyzes returned data to assign appropriate occupational codes and evaluate wage data for accuracy. Some travel for training may be required.
The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is a key division of Louisiana Works managing programs in workforce training, job placement, apprenticeships, and business engagement. Through collaboration with local boards, educational institutions, and industry partners, OWD aims to improve economic mobility for job seekers and ensure Louisiana employers have the skilled talent they need, contributing to the state’s economic growth.
IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
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Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
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Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
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Using Data: The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.
Six semester hours in economics with an additional six semester hours in economics, math, computer science, statistics, or marketing plus one of the following:
Three years of experience in accounting, financial auditing, or statistical analysis; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
A bachelor's degree.
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties:
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Exercise judgement and leverage professional knowledge of industry and occupation characteristics to ensure the data produced by the OEWS unit is statistically reliable.
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Process completed surveys in accordance with guidance provided by federal agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
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Assign proper occupation codes based on the Office of Management and Budget’s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System and analyze reported occupation codes against standard industry patterns.
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Assist in the address refinement efforts for every OEWS sample, including a thorough analysis of each designated sample unit to ensure the solvency of the business, correct industry classification, and the accuracy of all contact information.
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Communicate with employers included in the OEWS sample through email and phone calls, as needed.
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Conduct a quality assurance process to uncover possible errors in the reported data.
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Assist in the analysis of the final estimates based on the collected data by using statistical tools as well as local labor market knowledge to suppress estimates based on incorrect or incomplete information.
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Publish OEWS estimates to the Louisiana Works website. The specialist will analyze occupations and/or industry compositions for publication.
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Support other Research & Statistics programs and units as needed, including the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program; the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program; the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program; the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, and the Labor Market Information (LMI) unit.
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Other Duties as assigned, Travel maybe required.
Position Specific Details:
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Appointment Type: Probational / Job Appointment / Promotional / Detail to Special Duty
Career Progression Group: Labor Market Specialist 1 / Labor Market Specialist 2 / Labor Market Specialist 3
Please click on the links below to learn more about each job level:
LABOR MARKET SPECIALIST 1
LABOR MARKET SPECIALIST 2
LABOR MARKET SPECIALIST 3
How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heather Courville
[email protected]
Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154.
