Employment

ACCRA Cost of Living Index 
Compare cost of living differences between your community and other communities.
http://www.coli.org/licensing.asp

Covered Employment and Wages 
Annual publications containing employment and wage data for firms covered under the Mississippi Employment Security Law.
http://mdes.ms.gov/media/7768/CEW_2011.pdf

Current Employment Statistics (CES) 
Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 150,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 390,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm

Current Population Survey (CPS) 
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm

Eligible Training Provider List 
The Mississippi Eligible Training Provider Website is a resource base for the public, for training providers, and for professionals of the Workforce Investment Network in Mississippi (WIN in Mississippi).
http://etpl.mdes.ms.gov/

Governor's Job Fair Network 
The Governor's Job Fair Network was created to aid all Mississippians in finding safe and secure employment. This statewide program serves to facilitate interaction for those seeking employment as well as for companies seeking qualified employees.
http://www.jobfairs.ms.gov/

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.
http://www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm

Location Quotient Calculator 
The Location Quotient Calculator is a tool on the BLS website that creates, on demand, tables of private sector employment data, by industry, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. The calculator allows the ready comparison of relative employment levels in the United States, states, counties, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
http://data.bls.gov/LOCATION_QUOTIENT/servlet/lqc.ControllerServlet

Mississippi At a Glance 
Summary of tables for labor related statistics
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.ms.htm

Mississippi BEA County Information 
http://www.bea.gov/regional/bearfacts/countybf.cfm?fips=28000&areatype=28000&yearin=2006&sublist=next

Mississippi Department of Employment Security 
MDES provides an array of services from WIN Job & Claims Centers located throughout the state.
http://www.mdes.ms.gov/

Mississippi Labor Force and Establishment Based Employment 
Annual Averages 2011 Forward
http://mdes.ms.gov/media/9014/annlavge2011.pdf

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm#data

Occupational Outlook (projections) 
The Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future.
http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm#outlook

Productivity and Costs 
Quarterly and annual output per hour and unit labor costs.
http://www.bls.gov/lpc/home.htm

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering 98 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
http://www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm

State and Local Area Personal Income 
http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm#state

Workforce Investment Network (WIN) 
The Workforce Investment Network (WIN) in Mississippi is an innovative strategy designed to provide convenient, one-stop employment and training services to employers and job seekers.
http://www.wininmississippi.org/

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