U.S. Services Linking U.S. Services Linking Employment Demand Employment Demand

With SupplyWith Supply

eta EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATIONUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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Supporting Economic Growth Through Effective Employment ServicesSupporting Economic Growth Through Effective Employment ServicesCancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico – September 29, 2004Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico – September 29, 2004

eta Two Vehicles

• The physical system - The The physical system - The demand-driven One-Stop demand-driven One-Stop Career Center systemCareer Center system

• The virtual system -The virtual system -America’s Job Bank (AJB) America’s Job Bank (AJB) labor exchange systemlabor exchange system

eta One-Stop Career Centers

The primary means of linking The primary means of linking employment demand with supply employment demand with supply is through the public workforce is through the public workforce systems’ One-Stop Career Centerssystems’ One-Stop Career Centers

eta Overview of the Public Workforce System

Linking…Linking…

• EmploymentEmployment

• EducationEducation

• Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

eta The Public Workforce System

U.S. Department of

Labor

State Workforce Investment Boards

(Includes Business, Government and Labor Leaders)

Local Workforce Investment Boards

(Includes Business, Labor and Other Community Leaders)

Local One-Stop Career Centers

(Delivers Services to Employers and Job Seekers)

• Publicly FundedPublicly Funded

• Deliver Federal, Deliver Federal, State, and Local State, and Local Employment and Employment and Training ProgramsTraining Programs$

$

$

eta More than 1,900 Career Centers Across America

1,984 Centers 1,984 Centers Plus 1,637 Plus 1,637 AffiliatesAffiliates

eta Finding the nearest One-Stop Career Center

Go to:Go to:

www.careeronestop.orgwww.careeronestop.orgOr callOr call

1-877-US2-JOBS1-877-US2-JOBS

eta America’s Service Locator

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Services for EmployersServices for Employers

• RecruitmentRecruitment

• TrainingTraining

• RetentionRetention

• InformationInformation

• Specialized Benefits and Specialized Benefits and ResourcesResources

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Recruitment ServicesRecruitment Services

• Job PostingJob Posting

• Resume SearchesResume Searches

• Candidate MatchingCandidate Matching

• Assessment and TestingAssessment and Testing

• Job Fairs and Specialized RecruitingJob Fairs and Specialized Recruiting

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Training ServicesTraining Services

• Job Readiness SkillsJob Readiness Skills

• On-the-Job TrainingOn-the-Job Training

• Training for Current WorkersTraining for Current Workers

• Skills UpgradingSkills Upgrading

• ApprenticeshipApprenticeship

• Specialized Technical Skills TrainingSpecialized Technical Skills Training

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Retention ServicesRetention Services

referral to:referral to:

• TransportationTransportation

• Child CareChild Care

• HousingHousing

• Emergency Health Care ServicesEmergency Health Care Services

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Information ServicesInformation Services

• Labor Market InformationLabor Market Information– Wage and Employment TrendsWage and Employment Trends– Occupational ForecastsOccupational Forecasts– Demographic DataDemographic Data– Economic DataEconomic Data– Local Labor Market AnalystLocal Labor Market Analyst

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Specialized Benefits and Specialized Benefits and Resources to EmployersResources to Employers

• Work Opportunity Tax CreditWork Opportunity Tax Credit

• Rapid ResponseRapid Response

• Compliance AssistanceCompliance Assistance

www.dol.gov/elawswww.dol.gov/elaws

eta Services for Job Seekers

• Registration Registration

• Initial Assessment Initial Assessment

• Job Search Job Search

• Resume Writing Resume Writing

• Interviewing Skills Interviewing Skills

• Job Placement Job Placement

• Career Counseling Career Counseling

• Labor Market Labor Market Information Information

• Job Vacancy Listings Job Vacancy Listings

• Electronic Job Electronic Job Banks/Computer Access Banks/Computer Access

• Program Performance Program Performance Information Information

• Program Cost Program Cost Information Information

• Supportive Service Supportive Service Information Information

• Financial Aid Information Financial Aid Information

One-Stop Career Centers provide the One-Stop Career Centers provide the following core services:following core services:

eta America’s Job Bank (AJB)

America’s Job Bank (AJB) America’s Job Bank (AJB) www.ajb.orgwww.ajb.org

AJB is the virtual means of linking AJB is the virtual means of linking employment demand with supply employment demand with supply

eta America’s Job Bank (AJB)

eta America’s Job Bank (AJB)

• AJB is a self-service national labor AJB is a self-service national labor exchange operated in partnership with exchange operated in partnership with the states the states

• Approximately 50% of the job openings Approximately 50% of the job openings on AJB come up from state systems, on AJB come up from state systems, while the other 50% are entered in AJB while the other 50% are entered in AJB directly by businesses directly by businesses

• AJB is a free public resource for both AJB is a free public resource for both businesses and job seekers businesses and job seekers

eta AJB Holdings Statistics

• Job OpeningsJob Openings – approximately 1.4 – approximately 1.4 million jobs are available daily million jobs are available daily

(5.9 million listed with AJB for the year (5.9 million listed with AJB for the year ending June 30, 2004)ending June 30, 2004)

• ResumesResumes – approximately 700,000 – approximately 700,000 resumes are available daily resumes are available daily

(679,000 were posted with AJB for the (679,000 were posted with AJB for the year ending June 30, 2004)year ending June 30, 2004)

eta AJB User Statistics

• Employer RegistrationsEmployer Registrations – nearly 350,000 – nearly 350,000 registered employer users registered employer users

(47,300 new registrations for the year (47,300 new registrations for the year ending June 30, 2004)ending June 30, 2004)

• Job Seeker RegistrationsJob Seeker Registrations – nearly 5.2 – nearly 5.2 million registered job seekers million registered job seekers

(952,500 new registrations for the year (952,500 new registrations for the year ending June 30, 2004)ending June 30, 2004)

eta AJB Usage Statistics

For the Year Ending June 30, 2004, AJB For the Year Ending June 30, 2004, AJB users:users:

• Visited 67.2 million timesVisited 67.2 million times

• Viewed 643.8 million pages of Viewed 643.8 million pages of informationinformation

• Performed 169.1 million job searchesPerformed 169.1 million job searches

• Performed 8 million resume searchesPerformed 8 million resume searches

eta AJB Job Seeker Basic Features

Job SeekersJob Seekers

• Search for jobs:Search for jobs:

– Using quick searchUsing quick search– By job titleBy job title– By keywordBy keyword– By job numberBy job number– By military codeBy military code

eta AJB Job Seeker Basic Features

Job Seekers (cont.)Job Seekers (cont.)• Establish an account:Establish an account:

– Save job search profiles (Job Scout)Save job search profiles (Job Scout)– Create and save multiple resumesCreate and save multiple resumes– Create and save multiple cover Create and save multiple cover

lettersletters– Manage contact informationManage contact information– Save useful web linksSave useful web links

eta AJB Business User Basic Features

BusinessesBusinesses

• Post unlimited job listings and search the Post unlimited job listings and search the resume database at no costresume database at no cost

• Save resume search profiles (Resume Scout)Save resume search profiles (Resume Scout)• Manage their account:Manage their account:

– View/Update job orders and openingsView/Update job orders and openings– View/Update Resume Scout profileView/Update Resume Scout profile– View results of recent activityView results of recent activity– View numbers of job orders/resumes View numbers of job orders/resumes

accessed and contact info viewedaccessed and contact info viewed

eta AJB Recent Upgrades• Powerful Quick Search - the default job search optionPowerful Quick Search - the default job search option

• ““One Click” Navigation to Create, Modify, or Delete One Click” Navigation to Create, Modify, or Delete Jobs Jobs

• Simplified and improved resume and job order Simplified and improved resume and job order buildersbuilders

• Access to labor market and O*NET Information from Access to labor market and O*NET Information from job listingsjob listings

• Contextual translation of AJB into nine other Contextual translation of AJB into nine other languages, including Spanishlanguages, including Spanish

• New & Improved Management of Saved ResumesNew & Improved Management of Saved Resumes

eta AJB’s Relationship with Commercial Products

• AJB offers the ability to take in AJB offers the ability to take in large numbers of jobs directly from large numbers of jobs directly from large businesses’ HR systems. large businesses’ HR systems.

• Many private job posting sites also Many private job posting sites also post their openings on AJB as an post their openings on AJB as an additional service to their paying additional service to their paying customers.customers.

eta AJB is a Unique Resource

• Free public resource for both Free public resource for both businesses and job seekersbusinesses and job seekers

• Job listings from the entire Job listings from the entire economyeconomy– Professional Professional andand non-professional non-professional– High-tech High-tech andand low-tech low-tech– Listings across the entire wage scale Listings across the entire wage scale

and all major industries and all major industries

eta AJB is a Unique Resource (cont’d)

• Only electronic labor exchange to Only electronic labor exchange to provide contextual translations to provide contextual translations to nine other languagesnine other languages

• Provides Federal contractors an Provides Federal contractors an easy way to meet their easy way to meet their requirements to post jobs with the requirements to post jobs with the One-Stop Career Center systemOne-Stop Career Center system

• Part of the larger CareerOneStop Part of the larger CareerOneStop suite of Internet web sites suite of Internet web sites

eta AJB is a Unique Resource (cont’d)

• Is a self-service resource that is Is a self-service resource that is affiliated with One-Stop Career affiliated with One-Stop Career Centers where individuals can go Centers where individuals can go to get in-person assistance if they to get in-person assistance if they need additional helpneed additional help

eta AJB Association Sites

Association sites provide a different interface Association sites provide a different interface on AJB for specific targeted audiences. on AJB for specific targeted audiences. Current association sites include:Current association sites include:

• DoD Job Search - DoD Job Search - A site developed A site developed specifically for transitioning military to help specifically for transitioning military to help them find civilian employment. It contains them find civilian employment. It contains a special military resume writer that helps a special military resume writer that helps translate their military experience into translate their military experience into civilian terms and provides a place for civilian terms and provides a place for businesses who like to hire ex-military a businesses who like to hire ex-military a place to post their jobs.place to post their jobs.http://dod.jobsearch.org/http://dod.jobsearch.org/

eta AJB Association Sites (cont’d)

• Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service Job Bank - Employment Service Job Bank - A site A site developed specifically to help their Chapter developed specifically to help their Chapter 31 clients find employment.31 clients find employment.http://dva.jobsearch.org/http://dva.jobsearch.org/

• Caregiver Jobs Clearinghouse - Caregiver Jobs Clearinghouse - A site A site developed to highlight and help address developed to highlight and help address the need for long-term care and other the need for long-term care and other health-care workers. health-care workers. http://carecareers.net/http://carecareers.net/

eta Contact Information

U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Employment and Training

AdministrationAdministration

Harvey Ollis, Ph.D.Harvey Ollis, Ph.D.Manager, Electronic Linkages GroupManager, Electronic Linkages GroupOffice of Workforce InvestmentOffice of Workforce Investmentollis.harvey@dol.govollis.harvey@dol.gov(202) 693-3699(202) 693-3699