FYI

For Immediate Release
Michael W. Horrigan, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Occupational 
Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U. 
S. Department of Labor, will discuss Tomorrow's Jobs: BLS Industry and 
Occupational Projections, 2002-2012 during a Webcast from the National 
Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, The Ohio State 
University, 3:00 p.m. ET, June 24, 2004. You can view the webcast from any 
computer with Internet access at 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=117. If you cannot view 
the webcast live, you can view the archived webcast on the National 
Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Website at 
www.nccte.org.

Michael Horrigan will suggest that one of the great constants of the U.S. 
economy is change. The aging of the baby boom cohort, rapid increases in 
productivity through the use of technology in the workplace, changes in the 
organization and location of work, global competition, and continual shifts 
in the demand for goods and services are reshaping the types of skills that 
employers are demanding of workers. These changes, especially the prospect 
of large scale retirements of the baby boomers, serve to highlight current 
concerns over whether or not there is-or will be--a growing gap between the 
demand for and the supply of skilled workers.

Mr. Horrigan will present the results of the 2002-2012 industry and 
occupational employment projections recently released by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. He will focus on the education and training requirements 
that are associated with high-demand occupations. Additionally, he will 
address the potential impact on occupational employment of changing 
demographics, productivity trends, industry output and employment trends, 
and global competition.

Viewers of the webcast can ask questions of Michael Horrigan by signing up 
(no charge) for a WebBoard Account at www.nccte.org. The chatroom allows 
you to submit questions for Mr. Horrigan during his presentation. Please 
allow ample time as your account must be validated by an email 
confirmation. Questions for Mr. Horrigan can be pre-submitted by linking to 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=117.

Michael W. Horrigan has been Assistant Commissioner, Office of Occupational 
Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
since October 2001. This office conducts the biannual Occupational 
Employment Survey, which produces detailed occupational employment and wage 
information by industry for the nation, by State and Metropolitan 
Statistical area. His responsibilities also include the BLS long-term 
projections of industry and occupational employment, which are updated and 
released every two years. He began working at the BLS in 1986 as a research 
economist and has served as program manager for the BLS Establishment 
Surveys of Employer-Provided Training (1991-1996) and as Director of the 
BLS National Longitudinal Surveys Program (1996-2001). Other significant 
work experience includes serving as a Senior Labor Economist at the 
President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1990-1991, and teaching part 
time as an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University.

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