Lessons Learned from State Experiences and Customer Reactions on Separations Update
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Separations Update Lessons Learned, State Experiences, and Customer Reactions Nathan Harbert, California October 11, 2018
Preparations • Distributed PR materials to unit, local analysts, & research team • Oct 2017 • Announced at Labor Market Information Advisory Meeting • Nov 2017 • Published Short-Term Statewide Projections • Feb 2018 • Updated projections methodology pages online • April 2018 • Published Long-Term Statewide Projections • June 2018
Results: Contacted: • Unit analysts • Local area analysts • Applied Research Team Ø “All quiet on the western front.”
Oscar Wilde: “I love to talk about nothing. It’s the only thing I know anything about.”
1. Too soon Only shows on: • Statewide Short-Term • ~7 months • Statewide Long-Term • ~3 months
2. Sub-state gets more attention • Customers are more interested in their own areas than the State • Published later thisyear, into next year
3. Too abstract for most • Methodology changes are “abstract data geek stuff” • Numbers are there; the how doesn’t matter
4. Too good a job explaining • All questions answered preemptively • Nobody complaining ⇒ Nobody noticed • No news is good news?
Thank You Nathan Harbert, Research Data Analyst II Email: Nathan.Harbert@edd.ca.gov Phone: 916-651-5697 California Employment Development Department • Workforce Services Branch • Labor Market Information Division • Workforce Labor Market Information Section • Regional Analysis and Support Group • Projections Unit