Featured Research

Compared to past waves of automation in which impacts were concentrated in specific industries and geographic areas, affected workers in specific education and demographic groups, the impact of AI could be much more diffuse. Occupations most likely to be affected by AI include those in computer and mathematical fields and in administrative support. These jobs often involve skills in IT and computer science, processing and organizing information, customer service, and reading and writing.

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Unemployment and Labor Force

The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed. It represents age 16+ residents of an area. Unemployed are those both seeking and available for work. Other jobless people are not in the labor force.

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Jobs and Wages

Represents wage and salary jobs held with employers located in an area.

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Career Exploration

Resources for career exploration and planning. Includes a broad overview of various types of jobs, and a tool to examine wages, number of jobs, and projected job openings in hundreds of occupations by education level and region of the state.  

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Education and Training Outcomes

Information on employment and wage outcomes of graduates from a participating post-secondary institutions and from apprenticeship programs.

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Job Outlook

Jobs today differ from in the past and will differ in the future. Projections of occupational job openings are a tool for career exploration and planning.