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OES Wage Survey Data Notice
May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Survey data was released in July 2012 and is available. The Survey
is transitioning to the new 2010 version of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. Due to this transition, the occupational wages have not currently been updated in the Data Analysis Tool. Access the new data using these links:
July 2012 OES Publication in PDF
Wage Survey-BLS Website |

QCEW Data Notice
2011 Annual Covered Employment and Earnings QCEW data has been released and is available. The Survey has transitioned to the new 2012 version of NAICS. Due to this transition, the data has not currently been updated in the Data Analysis Tool. Access the new data here.
1/17/2013 |

Data Adjustment Notice
Updates to Arkansas Civilian Labor Force Statistics and Arkansas Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (CES) have resulted in changes affecting 2010, 2011, and 2012 data.
3/13/2012
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| Workforce Investment Areas |
A Workforce Investment Area (formerly called Service Delivery Area) is a labor market area that is usually a group of contiguous counties, where employment, training, and educational services are provided. These areas were established through the Workforce Investment Act to provide services for dislocated workers and other eligible individuals. The State of Arkansas is divided into ten local workforce investment areas based on common geographic and economic factors.
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| What is SOC? |
SOC stands for Standard Occupational Classification. This is a coding system for identifying and classifying occupations. 5/16/2012 read more... |
| What is O*Net? |
Occupational Information Network Codes or O*Net codes were developed by job analysts... 9/9/2004 read more... |
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| What is CIP? |
CIP stands for Classification of Instructional Programs. This is a coding system developed by the United States Department of Education to provide an ordered classification system for the accurate tracking and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity. 7/26/2011 read more... |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) |
Metropolitan Statistical Area is a term applied by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to counties or aggregations of counties that have one or more central cities and that meet specified criteria of population, population density, commuting patterns, and social and economic integration.
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