Labor Market: The nominal market in which workers find paying work, employers find willing workers, and wage rates are determined. Labor markets may be local or national (even international) in their scope and are made up of smaller, interacting labor markets for different qualifications, skills, and geographical locations. They depend on exchange of information between employers and job seekers about wage rates, conditions of employment, level of competition, and job location.

The State and local economies are complex and can be difficult to understand. I-Train offers information about the salary, hiring and layoff trends for the State and your local area so that you can better understand the economy and make better labor market decisions. The following links provide information that was generated by the EDD and the State of California.

California and Local Links:

• Find Your Local Area Employment Profile

• Labor Market Information (LMI) Glossary of Terms

• Mass Layoff Statistics in California

• Labor Market Information (LMI) in Spanish

National Links:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics