This document provides an overview of several key labor market data sources and tools available from the Pennsylvania Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (CWIA) for use by CareerLink business services teams: 1) The Pennsylvania Employers Database allows users to search for employers by location, size, and targeted industry for outreach. 2) Help Wanted Online measures online job postings and provides lists of in-demand occupations and employers at the state and local level. 3) New Hires Real Time data shows where and in which industries hiring is currently occurring within 30 days of the close of a quarter. 4) Job Spidering allows searching thousands of online job postings categorized by location, occupation,

1. Labor Market Information
for CareerLink® Business Services Teams
Kim DeLellis and Tim McElhinny
Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (CWIA)

2. Recommended Data Sources
• Pennsylvania Employers Database
• Help Wanted Online (HWOL)
• New Hires Real Time
• Job Spidering
• Employment Assessment Reports
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3. PA Employers Database
• CONFIDENTIAL Access database tool designed for WIBs
and CareerLink ® offices
• Lists every employer in the state that has an Unemployment
Compensation (UC) tax account – covers about 95 percent of
all PA employment
• User can easily identify local employers by location, size
class, or targeted industry cluster
• Pre-populated with WIAs, PA Targeted Industry Clusters and
Sub-Clusters and PA Green Clusters
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4. PA Employers Database
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5. Help Wanted Online (HWOL)
• Measures employer demand by counting online job postings
• Job postings are captured from several sites including:
• Monster
• CareerBuilder
• Employer Job Boards
• Government Job Boards
• Assigned an Occupation Code (SOC), an Industry Code (NAICS), and an
employer if possible
• CWIA then compiles statewide & local lists (by WIA) of Job Postings by:
• Industries/Industry Groups
• Occupations/Occupation Groups
• Employers
•CWIA distributes these to Local Workforce Investment Boards & CareerLinks ® to:
• Help people find jobs
• Determine training needs
• Identify emerging industry and occupational trends
• Find employers for business services team outreach – use Top Employers list
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6. Example of Local HWOL Data
Example from Montgomery County WIA
Online Job Postings by Employer
Employer Jun-11 Jun-10 Change
Judge Group, Inc. 149 86 63
Lockheed Martin 145 7 138
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies 132 45 87
Allegis Group 122 76 46
Medical Staffing Source of America, INC 120 46 74
Bayada Nurses 111 134 -23
Genesis HealthCare 100 89 11
Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc. 95 90 5
PDJBConsulting 88 124 -36
Merck 86 258 -172
Aerotek 85 41 44
Universal Health Services Inc. 80 37 43
GSI Commerce Solutions, Inc. 72 41 31
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 69 64 5
Merck/MSD 69 0 69
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ data set
*This data is for workforce development purposes only and not for public release.
• Use top employer list for focused employer outreach
• Find employer contact information using the PA Employer Database or
CWIA’s Employer Search feature on our website
• HWOL lists by select Targeted Industry Clusters by WIA can be developed
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7. New Hires: Real Time
• By Federal Law, every employer must report a new hire within 20 days
• This is done to aid in child support collection
• This data is available to use for LMI purposes and is available much sooner than
traditional LMI data sources, around 30 days from close of quarter
• Published in Fast Facts, posted on CWIA’s homepage, and distributed to Local
WIBs and CareerLinks ®
• Uses of New Hires Real Time data
• Provides evidence that hiring is taking place all the time
• Shows where (WIA) and in which industries employers are currently hiring
• Identify emerging industry trends
• Can focus on new hires in your Targeted Industry Clusters
• Combine with PA Employer Database, Job Spidering, and CWIA’s Employer Search
feature on our website to find employers
• Input new hires three-digit industry NAICS code
• Focus on trend analysis: compare to a year ago and use volume for significance
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8. Job Spidering
• Job Spidering allows job seekers to review thousands of online jobs from
dozens of web sites in one location
• Different from HWOL; rather than counting and grouping, Job Spidering allows
the searcher to apply for the job
• Located on www.paworkstats.state.pa.us and is free to the public for use
• HWOL data and New Hires data can be used to identify where the demand
exists, and can help guide Job Spidering employer searches.
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9. Job Spidering
• Job postings are categorized in labor market information
language
• Assigned an Occupation Code (SOC), an Industry Code (NAICS), and
an employer if possible; and searchable by geographic area
• CWIA recommends using the Top 25 (or more) Employer job spidering
search feature to find employers for outreach
• Input Targeted Industry Codes into Advanced Search by employer
industry or do searches in conjunction with our many other labor market
information products for focused employer searches
• Job Spidering Micro Data is being distributed (upon request) to:
• LWIBs for trend analysis
• CareerLinks ® for client and business services teams
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10. Real Time Demonstration:
JOB SPIDERING
We will now go through a live
Job Spidering demonstration on
CWIA’s web site
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11. Employment Assessment Reports
• Companies with Layoffs – Rapid Response
• Businesses with Hiring Difficulties
• New or Relocating Companies
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12. Employment Assessment Reports
Data Items:
• Staffing Patterns/Occupational Listings
• Openings & Wages
• Related Occupations
• Educational Requirements
• Average Work Experience
Analysis:
• Reemployment/Employment Outlook
• Competition
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13. Summary
• Pennsylvania Employers Database – research employers in your
service area. Data can be used for many things including HWOL, New
Hires & Job Spidering searches.
• Help Wanted Online (HWOL) – measures employer demand by
counting online job postings. Contact your site administrator for local job
posting file access .
• New Hires Real Time – shows where and in which industries employers
are currently hiring
• Job Spidering – finds job postings by industry and employer
• Employment Assessment Reports – look at occupational patterns or
layoffs within companies and explore all possible types of
hiring/reemployment options.
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14. CWIA Contact Info
CWIA Contact Information
Kim DeLellis 717-772-1364
Email: kdelellis@pa.gov
Tim McElhinny 717-787-3948
Email: tmcelhinny@pa.gov
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15. CWIA Contact Info
CWIA Contact Information
Customer Response Line: 877-493-3282 or
877-4WF-Data
Email: workforceinfo@pa.gov
On the web: www.paworkstats.state.pa.us
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