As one of the 14 program elements for the WIOA youth program, labor market information refers to services that provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area and includes career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services.

Labor market information also identities employment opportunities, and provides knowledge of job market expectations, including education and skill requirements and potential earnings.   

Numerous tools and applications are available that are user-friendly and can be used to provide labor market and career information to youth. These tools can be used to help youth make appropriate decisions about education and careers.

Check out the resources below for information and ideas on providing labor market and career information to youth.

Labor Market Information

• Guide to State and Local Data

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

• The Economic Value of College Majors

• Important Data Producers and LMI Organizations

• Disadvantaged Youth Data -Childhood Poverty and At-Risk Youth Trends

• Youth Labor Force Participation Rates and Unemployment Rates
  

Career Awareness

• Career Awareness for High School Students

• Integrating Career Awareness Curriculum

Career Exploration

• Get My Future

• What's My Next Move?

• Apprenticeship Finder
  

• Career Exploration Tool

• Economy at a Glance

Career Counseling and Guidance

• Navigating the Road to Work

• Career Cluster Interest Survey

• Career Ability Placement Survey (CAP)

• Career Occupational Preference System Interest Inventory (COPS)

• Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES)

• Career Exploration Inventory

• Career and Technical Education: Five Ways that Pay Along the Way to the B.A.

Career Planning

• College Navigator

• Petersons Guide to Colleges and Scholarships

• US.Jobs by the National Labor Exchange

• CareerOneStop Certification Finder

• CareerOneStop Apprenticeship Finder

• Monster.com

Other Career Exploration Resources and Tools

• My Next Move

• Apprenticeship Finder

• O*NET OnLine – Tool for Career Exploration and Job Analysis

• CareerOneStop Careers Toolkit

• CareerOneStop List of Career Tools

• How to Develop Programs for Youth in Allied Health Careers

 

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