Local Employment Dynamics (LED) is a partnership between the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the U.S. Census Bureau to develop information about local workforce and labor market conditions. This information is built from sources that cover more than 90% of total wage and salary civilian jobs, primarily state and federal administrative records. Exclusions to this coverage include federal government workers, agricultural workers, domestic workers, and the self-employed. The identities of individuals and businesses are protected against disclosure in accord with strict state and federal requirements.
QWI Online
LEHD State of Illinois County Reports
QWI Online provides eight key economic Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWIs):
- Employment
- Changes in employment (net job flows)
- Job creation
- New hires
- Separations
- Turnover
- Average monthly earnings
- Average new hire earnings
These can be queried by:
- Geography: county, metropolitan area, or workforce investment area
- Industry (2, 3, or 4 digit NAICS)
- Gender
- Age group
- Ownership (all or private sector only)
Industry Focus
Industry Focus: Selecting Top Industries
What are the top industries in your county, metropolitan area, or Workforce Investment Area? What are the attributes of workers in those industries? Industry Focus reports the top industries by providing eight quarterly workforce indicators:
- Employment
- Growth in employment
- Growth in hiring
- Number of new hires
- Firm job change
- Average monthly earnings for all workers
- Average monthly earnings for new hires
- Growth in average monthly earnings for all workers
OnTheMap
OnTheMap We-based Application
OnTheMap is a web-based mapping and reporting application that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It enables creation, viewing, printing and downloading of workforce related maps, profiles, and underlying data. OnTheMap provides reports of age, earnings, and industry distributions. It is a unique resource for mapping the travel patterns of workers and identifying workforce characteristics of areas as small as a Census Block Group.
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