Use the links below to begin researching your chosen career. Thanks to English teacher Ivana Orloff for compiling these helpful links!
Occupational Outlook HandbookLearn all about the occupations you find interesting. You can read about the nature of the work, education and training requirements, advancement opportunities, employment, salary, and ten-year job outlook for hundreds of occupations. The Handbook also lists related occupations and sources of additional information.
Occupational Outlook QuarterlyThe articles in this quarterly magazine cover a wide range of topics relating to occupations and finding jobs – from job outlook by degree to finding an internship.
Spotlight on StatisticsCheck out this user-friendly fact sheet that provides interesting information on a wide-range of topics in a colorful, graphic layout with charts, graphs and tables. Spotlights can range from facts about starting the school year to how Americans spend their time during Thanksgiving weekend.
Issues in Labor Statistics and The Editor’s Desk (TED) Issues in Labor Statistics are succinct, up-to-the-minute, background papers on current topics. The Editor's Desk, issued every business day, highlights fresh information from all over the Bureau of Labor Statistics including intriguing BLS data that you might otherwise have missed.
Monthly Labor Review and Compensation & Working Conditions OnlineMonthly Labor Review is our principal journal of fact, analysis, and research. Topics include the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, wages, prices, and many more. CWC Online is an e-journal providing a current, convenient, user-friendly, and economical source of information and data on compensation and workplace issues.
Occupations by Education Level and Projected GrowthThe "Search by Education" option will help you find which occupations typically need a certain level of education for entry. The "Search by Occupation" option allows you to compare over 700 occupations by employment size, projected employment growth, wages, and the typical entry-level education.
Occupational employment and job openings data and worker characteristics Job openings result from the need to replace workers who leave the occupation, as well as from new job growth. This table contains information on annual average job openings from both sources, along with worker characteristics of the occupation.
Occupational ProfilesOccupational profiles can help you choose your classes or major by showing you where certain occupations are prevalent and how much you might expect to get paid for those occupations in different areas and industries.
At a GlanceThe “At a Glance” pages give an economic overview of the U.S., areas throughout the country, and industries by compiling BLS data on these subjects. Just click on the links below.
Data RetrievalRetrieve all types of BLS data, view our most requested statistics, create your own table, and access our research databases (FTP access) here. Students, you may wish to analyze Import/Export Price Indexes or use our International Labor Comparisons (ILC) to aid in class research or in writing an economics or international relations paper. Teachers, you could create a lesson plan, for example, that might involve looking at historical price changes from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to show how the purchasing power of a dollar has changed over time.
BLS Handbook of MethodsRead our detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains and prepares the economic data we publish.
TECHNOLOGY
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428402/automate-or-perish/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43384144/
http://envisioningtech.com/
http://techchange.org/index.php?/Blog/latest.html&gclid=CNTOmKLD2LICFaaDQgodZRAAzw
http://www.techthefuture.com/
http://www.iftf.org/
http://www.technologyreview.com/
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech
http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/imagining-the-future-of-technology
AMERICAN SOCIETY
How to Prepare for your Family’s Financial Future
http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/personal-finance/45380-how-to-prepare-for-your-familys-financial-future
Aging Trends Point to Business Opportunities
http://www.journalismcenter.org/resource/immigration/children-immigrant-families-essential-america%E2%80%99s-futureChildren in Immigrant Families: Essential to America’s Future
http://workforce.newamerica.net/events/2012/the_future_of_family_and_work_1The Future of Family and Work
http://workforce.newamerica.net/events/2012/the_future_of_family_and_work_1
How the Future of Higher Education Affects Businesses
Hybrid learning may be more prevalent in academia and industry over the next decadehttp://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/08/16/how-the-future-of-higher-education-affects-businesses
Current and Future Trends in Higher Education
http://www.bmwf.gv.at/uploads/tx_contentbox/trends_summary.pdfPresident Obama and Skills for America's Future Partners Announce Initiatives Critical to Improving Manufacturing Workforce
WORLD AFFAIRS
The Skeptics Are Thrashing The Alarmists In The Global Warming Debate
http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtmlWhy Student Apathy, Not Concussions, Could Doom High School Football
http:////www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/10/04/why-student-apathy-not-concussions-could-kill-high-school-football/
MACROECONOMICS
http://money.usnews.com/money/business-economy/articles/2010/02/02/the-future-of-the-us-economy-2050?page=2
http://www.economist.com/node/21528433