Of the categories (5) listed below what number of organizations in
each of the four categories would have job opening(s)on a given day
this past October 2003? I'm looking for a reasonable estimate for
each category, not an exact answer. It would be nice to know what % of
the organizations in each category are government (local, state,
federal) and private industry.
(Categories (5):) Organizations with:
(1) < 50 Employees 20,355
(2) 51 - 100 Employees 1,331
(3) 101 - 250 Employees 634
(4) 251- 500 Employees 144
(5) 500+ Employees 97 |
Clarification of Question by
alanhyman-ga
on
09 Nov 2003 08:34 PST
There are five categories - I wrote "four" in one spot.
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
10 Nov 2003 13:17 PST
Hello alanhyman-ga,
Your question is tough to answer for a couple of reasons. The most
recent labor market information includes September 2003 data. October
is not yet available. I?ve also found lots of information for
employment and unemployment figures by region and/or industry but not
by size of establishment.
There are some excellent labor market resources available for Maine
but it will be time consuming to extract detailed information for
specific geographic locations or industrial segments. Determining
where there might be job openings on a particular date is extremely
difficult. The open/posted job market is a small percent of the jobs
that companies are trying to fill. The general employment and
unemployment rates for communities and industries can be used as
indicators of where job vacancies might be.
I would love to work on your question but I don?t think the statistics
you?re looking for are collected in the categories you?ve specified.
If you could give me some additional information about your need for
job vacancy information I could better help you get the information
you need.
I look forward to your clarification.
~ czh ~
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Clarification of Question by
alanhyman-ga
on
10 Nov 2003 14:45 PST
If October stats are not available, September is ok. I am looking for
an educated estimate in the 5 segments. I would personally estimate
that 15-20% of companies in any segment are hiring. And organizations
with a higher number of EEs would have a higher probability of having
openings.
I'm looking for "circumstantial evidence" to corroborate a % for each
segment. Some reasonable theory.
I hope this helps.
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
10 Nov 2003 16:49 PST
Hello again alanhyman-ga,
Thank you for the clarification about your being satisfied with
?circumstantial evidence? for job vacancies according to company size.
My preliminary research shows that it would be extremely difficult to
get vacancy statistics based on company size. The labor market
information that is readily available is kept by industry and
geography. The State of Maine has some excellent LMI databases that
you can search in a variety of ways and you can compile your own
customized reports.
http://www.state.me.us/labor/lmis/pdf/augdig.pdf
October 2003 -- Labor Market Digest based on August 2003 data
***** This 8-page newsletter gives you a current overview of the labor
market in Maine. See the charts for aggregate employment/unemployment
by size of establishment and industry employment figures.
Understanding the current situation for industry and geographic
employment rates will give you some starting points for coming up with
best guesses for who might have the most vacancies.
http://www.state.me.us/labor/lmis/data/laus/mecty03.html
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES FOR MAINE AND MAINE COUNTIES, BY MONTH
AND ANNUAL AVERAGE, 2003
Reviewing the county unemployment figures for September 2003 would
lead to the conclusion that there are probably fewer job vacancies in
Washington County (7.4%) or Somerset County (7.8%) than in Lincoln
County (2.8%) or Cumberland County (3.0%). Counties with low
unemployment rates probably have more vacancies in more types of jobs
and the jobs probably stay unfilled longer because of the shortage of
talent. High unemployment figures may be the result of elimination of
jobs. In addition, when the unemployment rate is high employers are
usually slow to hire and reluctant to advertise the few jobs they
have.
The size of the company is not likely to be the most significant
factor about having vacancies but rather the availability of supply in
ratio to demand. Low-paying jobs in the service sector turn over
rapidly so there are seemingly unlimited openings in fast-food or
low-paying social service jobs. The size of the restaurant or agency
is not likely to be the controlling factor. Skilled jobs such as
nursing may be harder to fill because of a shortage of candidates.
Again, the size of the employer may not be significant.
Please let me know if additional labor market information would be
helpful. There are lots of resources available for understanding the
Maine employment picture. They?re just not in the statistical
categories you?ve defined.
I look forward to working with you.
~ czh ~
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Clarification of Question by
alanhyman-ga
on
11 Nov 2003 03:56 PST
How do you suggest we proceed, if at all?
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
11 Nov 2003 09:17 PST
Hello alanhyman-ga,
Thank you for getting back to me. As you can see from the links I
suggested in my clarification, there are lots of sources for
employment / unemployment and labor market information for Maine. If
you could tell me some more about the purpose of your research I will
be better able to pin point what source will meet your needs.
Are you interested in all industries? Information about vacancies by
size of company may be available for selective industries or
companies. Do you need information for all of Maine? Sometimes there
is more detailed information for metropolitan areas, counties or other
localities. Do you care about all jobs or would information about
specific professions or job families work for you? You said you needed
up-to-date information. Historical employment statistics are much more
likely to be available.
It?s difficult for me to suggest the next step without knowing more
about how the data gathered will be used. The more you can tell me,
the greater the likelihood that I can come up with a solution. Please
tell me more.
~ czh ~
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