Labor Market Information
Labor Market information can be an invaluable tool for job seekers. You can research the field you'd like to go into and find out exactly how the job of your dreams matches the needs of your reality.
Labor Market Websites
The Job Market Library
Labor Market Websites
The following websites provide extensive information about wages, salaries, training requirements, and employment outlooks for different occupations. Research the jobs you're interested in and see if you're on a realistic track.
The Occupational Outlook Quarterly
A Dept. of Labor publication, with articles on occupations, trends, education and training, choosing and changing jobs, college graduates, and workers without a bachelor's degree.Occupational Outlook Handbook
A Dept. of Labor publication, which profiles occupations using national trends and wage information.O*Net
A great resource for researching skills, tasks, and related occupations.America's Career InfoNet
Hosts information about career exploration, general outlook, wages and trends, and state profiles. Also contains a resource library. Lets you search by occupation for specific employers down to the community level.Projections & Planning Information
Contains data on: Labor Force; Wage and Salary Employment; Industry and Occupational Projections; Occupational Wages; and Social/Economic data. Statewide and county reports are also available.CA Directory of Local Area Wages
Contains data on the wages paid in the various counties in California over the past three years.Occupational Outlook Reports
Includes information on wages, employer benefits, skills, education, training and experience requirements, worker supply and demand, advancement potential, occupational projections, employment trends, and recruitment.CA Job Prospects
This is a career planning tool specifically for folks in California. You can choose from the following topics: Choosing a Career; Preparing for Your Career; Where the Jobs Are; Getting the Job; Your Future; and Internet Resources.CA Professional & Business License Handbook
Contains a list of occupations licensed by the state of California, along with licensing requirements, license fees, and the name and address of the licensing authority.California Training and Education Programs (CTEP)
Offers information on local schools and colleges, and the educational and training programs they offer.California Career & Training Information System (CaCTIS)
Contains job profiles, information about job training, and links to job sites.CA Occupational Guides
Provides statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training.CALMIS
Comprehensive statewide labor market information from the CA Employment Development Department.
The Job Market Library
The Job Market hosts an extensive library of labor market information. Here is a list of our current holdings: