Available Workforce Help

What does this tool do?

The Available Workforce tool lets you create custom reports to assess the workforce in your local area, your state, or nationally. It includes several reports on labor market and related information:

• Employment (Current, Projected, and Employment Concentration) by occupation and location (more about these reports)
• Wages (current wages) by occupation and geographic area (more about this report)
• Unemployment (latest rates) by geographic area (more about this report)
• Education (Area Institutions and Training Programs) by occupation (more about these reports)
• Industries (top industries) by geographic area (more about this report)
• Local area (area profile including population, labor force, and other factors) by geographic area (more about these reports)

Note that once you’ve selected one of the above reports, help pages are also accessible from the top right of each page

How do I get started?

1. From the main Available Workforce page, enter an occupation name or standard occupational code (SOC) for the occupation you want to study.
   
   Important: Not all reports have data available by occupation (see report descriptions above), but an occupation name or SOC code must still be entered in order to generate a report.
2. Enter the state, city, or zip code for the area. Note that you must enter a state when you enter a city (Chicago IL not Chicago), and you must spell out place names (Saint Elmo, not St. Elmo).
3. Click Search: you will go to the Current Employment report for the occupation you entered.
4. To view a different report, select it from the Select a Report menu (left side of page).
5. To change to another occupation or location at any time, enter your data in the fields at the top of the page, then click Search.