Research Publications

2009 Publications

• 2009 Health Care Employment in Ohio: Components of a Growth Sector previews health care industries & occupations, education & training needs for key occupations, nursing shortage issues, and the health care labor markets for Ohio's and the eight largest metropolitan areas.
• 2009 Workforce Analysis: Ohio & Pennsylvania's Five County Interstate Region provides a summary snapshot of the area's economy and examines selected key economic and demographic trends.
• 2009 Economic Analysis: Responding to Recession, Preparing for Recovery reviews Ohio's employment situation, past employment trends and employment outlook.
• Business Resources for Ohio Employers, in pdf, provides links to on-line resources that can provide a competitive edge. Additional resources are available at Links for Business.

2008 Publications

• Keyword Analysis of Job Orders and Resumes analyzes 2006 transactions data from America's Job Bank to determine keywords associated with resumes that were reviewed by human hiring managers. The report identifies occupational skill imbalances between resumes and job orders that shared the same keywords.
• 2008 Ohio Economic Analysis: Changing Course, in pdf, reviews economic indicators important to Ohio's future and summarizes several key workforce development programs.
• Ohio Health Care Employment: Labor Market Trends and Challenges, in pdf, reviews the industries & occupations in the health care sector, education & training needs for key occupations, the education system's ability to meet demand for health care graduates, and the health care labor markets for Ohio's twelve Economic Development Regions. (Revised 5/2008)
• Ohio's Graying Labor Force: Aging through 2016, in pdf, reviews expected demographic changes by age and gender of the population and labor force.

2007 Publications

• Identifying Regional Skill Shortages: Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, in pdf, identifies potential occupational skills shortages that may be obstacles for business. The report includes training investment opportunities. For greater analytical detail, see Research Documentation.
• 2007 Ohio Economic Analysis: Understanding the Environment and Charting a Course for the Future, 2007
• Workforce Analysis by Economic Development Region provides economic information about Ohio's Economic Development Regions.
• Workforce Analysis by Workforce Investment Area provide economic information about Ohio's Workforce Investment Areas.
• What's in a Word: Maybe Your Next Job... is a job search manual in pdf with information on selecting keywords for resumes and tips for successful resumes, job search & interviews. (Revised 1/2007)

2006 Publications

• Industry Profiles, in pdf, present selected employment, wage, projection & other data on agriculture, construction, education, health care, information technology, manufacturing, trade, and transportation.
• Keyword Analysis of Resumes and Job Orders summarizes research that may help job seekers increase the number of employer interviews that are generated by their resumes. Included are indicators of imbalances between job orders and resumes for selected primary keywords from 2004 America's Job Bank transactions data.
  • Preface to Keyword Analysis, in pdf.
  • Full Keyword Analysis Report, in pdf.

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