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Title: Occupational Outlook
Originator:
Department/Agency Name:
Department Of Labor
Major Organizational
Subdivision: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Minor Organizational
Subdivision: Office of Employment Projections
Name of Unit: Division
of Occupational Outlook
Access Constraints: None. Approved for
Public Release
Use Constraints: None
Abstract:
Occupational Outlook publishes information on a variety of topics. Two
well-known publications are the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" and the "Career
Guide to Industries". Topics covered in these publications include demographic
characteristics of workers, educational attainment statistics, employment
trends, job market experience and earnings of college graduates, employment
outlook for occupations, job search aides, labor force trends, new and emerging
occupations, occupational research findings, salary trends, training
opportunities, and unusual occupations.
Purpose: The
information developed is used in career guidance, education planning and policy
formulation. This information is published in the Occupational Outlook
Handbook, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, and the Monthly Labor Review.
Agency Program: 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 1501, 1752 Statutory Requirements
Met by the Program: The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall acquire and diffuse
among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected
with labor, especially upon its relation to capital (29 U.S.C. 1). The Job
Training Partnership Act directs the Secretary of Labor to maintain a
comprehensive system of labor market information a National, regional, State,
local, or other appropriate basis (PL 97-300, Section 461). The Job Training
Partnership Act directs the Secretary of Labor to develop current employment
data by occupation and industry, based on the BLS occupational employment
statistics program and projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
employment and openings by occupation (PL 97-300, Section 462).
Local Subject Terms:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- OOH
- employment projections
- employment trends
- career projections
- career trends
- career guidance and counseling
- job search
- US Federal GILS
Availability:
Distributor:
Name:
Office of Publications and Special Studies
Organization:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Street
Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Room 2860
City:
Washington
State:
DC
Zip
Code: 20212
Country:
USA
Network
Address: blsdata_staff@bls.gov
Hours
of Service: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Telephone:
(202) 691-5200
Fax:
(202) 691-7890
Order Process: website
Linkage:
http://stats.bls.gov
Linkage Type: text/html
Point of Contact:
Name: Office of
Publications and Special Studies
Organization: Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Street
Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Room 2860
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20212
Country: USA
Network Address:
blsdata_staff@bls.gov
Hours of Service: 8:30
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Telephone: (202)
691-5200
Fax:
(202) 691-7890
Sources of Data:
Department/Agency Name:
Department Of Labor
Major Organizational
Subdivision: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Minor Organizational
Subdivision: Office of Employment Projections
Name of Unit: Division
of Occupational Outlook
Record Source:
Name: Office of
Publications and Special Studies
Organization: Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Street
Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Room 2860
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20212
Country: USA
Network Address:
blsdata_staff@bls.gov
Hours of Service: 8:30
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Telephone: (202)
691-5200
Fax:
(202) 691-7890
Date of Last Modification: 20000912
Control Identifier: DOL-BLS-000181
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