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Using open-source data effectively Labor Market and Performance Analysis Economic Symposium October 30, 2014 Olympia, WA Byron Mukai, Operations Management Analyst Ryan Leisinger, Assistant Deputy Director
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Employment and Economic
Information Site
Byron Mukai, Operations Management Analyst
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/employmentdata/
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Main Page
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Reports, data & tools
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Median and Average Hourly Wages Washington Employment Estimates Monthly Employment Report Unemployment Benefits Report Current Employment Statistics Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Forecast Business Employment Dynamics Labor Market and Economic Report
Economic reports and data
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Employment Projections Industry Trends Agriculture Employment and Wage Report Fruit Growers Wage Survey Agricultural Workforce Report Find Employers Firm Size
Industry reports, data and tools
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Occupational reports, data and tools
Employer Demand Report Learn about an Occupation Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Job Vacancy and Hiring Survey Report Employee Benefits Survey Report
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Learn about an occupation
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Occupation Detail
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Local Unemployment Statistics Labor Market Supply/Demand Reports Numbers and trends Labor Area Summaries WorkSource Performance Dashboard Reports Local Employment Dynamics EB-5 Investor Targeted Employment Areas Distressed Areas List County Profiles
Regional reports, data and tools
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Labor market supply/demand report
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Top ten pages for current month
Rank Page title Page views 1 Learn about an occupation 118,751 2 Occupation detail 21,697 3 Find employers 12,804 4 Get jobs 8,849 5 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 4,409 6 Employment resources 3,504 7 Labor area summaries 2,202 8 Monthly Employment Report 2,003 9 Map of County Unemployment Rates 1,685 10 County Profiles 1,366
Total 177,270
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Open data
Ryan Leisinger, Assistant Deputy Director
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Federal Level US – data.gov UK – data.gov.uk NZ - data.govt.nz
Washington State • data.wa.gov • House Bill 2202 - Concerning the establishment of an open data policy to facilitate sharing and publication of government data. • OCIO Will Saunders - https://ocio.wa.gov/initiatives/open-data
City Seattle Raleigh Denver Chicago Houston NY LA Philadelphia
State of open data
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Characteristics of Open Data
The 8 principles of open government data Complete Primary Timely Accessible Machine processable Non-discriminatory Non-proprietary License-free
Additional Online and free Permanent Trusted A presumption
of openness Documented Safe to open Designed with
public input
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Cost, ROI and Value
Simple does not work $Tax Revenue > $Open Data Cost + $Data Sales Reduce cost with scale. Each release creates more value. ∑($Tax revenue + $Reduced tax avoidance $Social services cost avoidance + $FOI avoidance + $Improved productivity + $Reduced corruption + $Reduced protests) ↑ Increasing returns > ($Open data cost + $Data sales + $Increased protests) ↓ Reducing costs
October 2013 - McKinsey Global Institute estimate 3 to 5 billion dollars globally
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