Date of Product Submittal September 16, 2011

Name of Your Organization Office of Employment and Population Statistics, Arizona

Department of Administration

Formerly, Research Administration, Arizona Department

of Commerce

(Arizona Department of Commerce is now Arizona

Commerce Authority)

Grant Program Name Arizona State Labor Market Information Improvement

– Green Jobs

ETA Issued Grant Number

(this can be found on the first

page of your Grant Agreement)

GJ-19839-10-60-A-4

The Industry focus of your

project

Emerging Green Economy Industry Sectors in the State

of Arizona

Grant End Date September 30, 2011

Name of your Federal Project

Officer

Latha Seshadri

Key contact involved in

developing the product(s)

(include name, address, telephone

number, and email address)

Kenneth Poole

President & CEO

Council for Community and Economic Research

(C2ER)

1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2225

Arlington, Virginia 22209

(703) 522-4980

kpoole@c2er.org

Product Name of Product

Package

Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons

from LMI Improvement Grant Research

Session 1

National Research on Green Economy Research

Activities

A C2ER PowerPoint Presentation for LMI Professionals

April 25 -26, 2011

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This PowerPoint presentation was made to the Arizona

Green Economy Advisory Committee (GEAC) by C2ER

and the Arizona Green Economy Project Steering

Committee (GESC).

The GESC is comprised of the Arizona State LMI

Improvement Grant internal stakeholders consisting of

select staff of the Office of Employment and Population

Statistics and other germane divisions of the state

government, including the state’s SESP managing

partners. The overall responsibility for managing and

executing the Arizona state LMI Improvement grant

initiative rested with the GESC.

The GEAC is comprised of the Arizona State LMI

Improvement Grant external stakeholders consisting of

select business leaders, education experts, HR

professionals, workforce and economic development

professionals, LMI experts, Arizona’s SESP partners,

and local government officials whose inputs and

recommendations were elicited and incorporated in the

development of the grant products.

This PowerPoint Presentation was developed to outline

and summarize the key LMI Improvement (LMII) grant

research by other states LMII grantees in comparison to

Arizona.

The presentation was used in Session 1 of a two-day

seminar (April 25-26, 2011) to enhance stakeholders’

understanding of the green economy in Arizona based

on lessons learned from the LMI Improvement Grant

research.

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Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons

from Labor Market Information – April 25 – 26, 2011

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The State of Arizona received a $1.2 million Labor

Market Information (LMI) Improvement grant from the

U.S. Department of Labor in November 2009 as part of

the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The grant provides resources to the Arizona LMI

Research office to assess the state’s green economy,

measure the number of green jobs available, and

provide baseline information about location of current

jobs and where future job opportunities will likely be in

this emerging sector of the state’s economy.

The project is being advised by a statewide group of

business, government, and academic leaders with

expertise in various aspects of the green economy.

A national research team, led by the Council for

Community and Economic Research (C2ER), is

providing research assistance.

The project’s seventh major deliverable is a series of

PowerPoint Presentations, identified under Tasks 1-6 of

the “Project Timeline,” and designed to engage

stakeholders’ inputs via seminars and training sessions

with the states LMI staff. As part of this series of

deliverables, this PowerPoint Presentations was

developed for for a two-day seminar (April 25-26, 2011)

on “understanding the green economy in Arizona from

lessons learned.”

The PowerPoint was developed to outline and

summarize the key LMI Improvement (LMII) grant

research by other states LMII grantees in comparison to

Arizona.

The primary goal of the seminar was to create

sustainability action plans (including government policy)

through training and continuing discussions with all

stakeholders within the State about how to deploy

lessons learned to inform future LMII green research as

well as progress the strategic opportunities identified by

project research findings for developing and growing

the emerging green economy in Arizona.

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dislocated or incumbent workers,

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Business leaders, LMI experts, Workforce and

economic development professionals, Human Resources

professionals, community college and university

educators, local and state government officials, and

Arizona’s SESP partners.

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development professionals, Human Resources

professionals, community college and university

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coordinators, WIB members,

marketing and dissemination

staff, etc.)

Arizona’s SESP partners.

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ARIZONA IN THE GREEN ECONOMYARIZONA IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons from LMI Improvement Arizona: Lessons from LMI Improvement

Grant Research

Session 1

National Research on Green Economy Research Activities

April 25, 2011

CREDITS AND DISCLAIMER:� This PowerPoint Presentation was funded by a grant awarded by

the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training

Administration. The Presentation was created by the Council for

Community and Economic Research with assistance from

Arizona’s Office of Employment and Population Statistics and

does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S.

Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no

guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or

implied, with respect to such information, including, but not

limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness,

timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or

ownership. This PowerPoint Presentation is copyrighted by the

Arizona Department of Economic Security. Internal use by an

organization and/or personal use by an individual for non-

commercial purposes are permissible. All other uses require the

prior authorization of the copyright owner.

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SESSION OVERVIEW

� Background on LMI Improvement Grants

� Examples of different types of green economy

research engaged in by state LMI agencies

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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION –

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT

GRANTS

� 30 Grants funded through American Recovery

and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including Arizona

� Competitive grant process

� Applications permitted from states and state

consortiums

� Awards totaled $48.8 million; ranging from

$763,175 to $4,000,000

CONSORTIUM AWARDS

Grantee Member States Project Areas

Indiana Department of

Workforce Development

IN, MI, OH •Auto Industry Transformation

•Supply Chain Transformation

•Alternative Career Pathways

•Skills Gap Analysis

State of Louisiana Office of

Occupational Info Services,

Research & Statistics Division

LA, MS •Survey of green industry employers

•Summarize key industry and occupational competency

models,

•“Mine” UI claims and job bank data

•Produce a dynamic tool to describe available jobs and training

Maryland Department of MD, DC, VA Regional survey to contribute to a regional green workforce Maryland Department of

Labor, Licensing and

Regulation

MD, DC, VA Regional survey to contribute to a regional green workforce

development plan

Montana Department of

Labor and Industry

MT, IA, NE, ND, SD, UT,

WY

•Enhance labor exchange for green careers in rural states

•Survey of green jobs

Nevada Department of

Employment, Training, and

Rehabilitation

NV, CO, FL, IL, NY, NC,

TX, UT

•Complete rewrite of employment projections software

•Develop staff training to use software in e-learning framework

Vermont Department of

Labor

VT, CT, ME, MA, NH,

NJ, NY, RI

•Define green occupations and industries

•Auto-code of jobs and firms based on green definitions

•6-12 month vacancy projections (green and non-green)

•Use real-time labor market information

STATE AWARDS

Project deliverable* # of states

Green Jobs Survey 12

Of the 24 state awards, indicated research focus

includes:

Job vacancy Survey 3

Occupational Profiles 6

Real-time LMI 4

*Key deliverables from Arizona LMI Improvement project

PROJECTIONS MANAGING PARTNERSHIP –

PROJECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION

� Complete re-write of Projections Suite software

� Development of Report Manager

� Existing training courses moved to electronic

delivery

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delivery

� New training developed for Report Manager

� Redesign of ProjectionsCentral.com

MISSOURI GREEN JOBS SURVEY REPORT

� Focused on six sectors:

� Energy Production

� Building

� Manufacturing

� Salvage/Remediation

� Public Administration

� Farming

LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI

JOINT QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS

Specific questionnaires

designed for:

� Industry Experts

� Scientists

� Human Resource

Professionals

� Advocacy Groups & Policy � Advocacy Groups & Policy

Makers

� Economic Development

Professionals

� Workforce Development

Professionals & Training

Providers

LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI INTERVIEWS:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPER SAMPLE QUESTIONS

� What do you think of when the term “green” job is mentioned?

� What jobs, industry sectors, or economic activity do you

perceive to make up the green economy?

� What industries providing green-related products or services

currently exist in your region?

� Name the associations representing these industries.� Name the associations representing these industries.

� Who are the major local businesses providing green-related

products or services?

� What policies (international, national, state, or local) are

creating demand?

� What are the barriers to long-term growth?

UTAH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

GREEN CAREERS

� Document links the Consortium’s

green job survey efforts with

Utah’s State Energy Sector

Partnership project

� Survey data linked to green

curriculum and training providerscurriculum and training providers

� Provides overview of green

training curriculum

� Includes anecdotal

success stories

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IDAHO JOB VACANCY SURVEY

� No focus on green

employment

� Results analyzed by

region, industry and

occupation group

� Conducted April – May,

2010

� 10,649 job openings found

statewide

� In all occupation groups

the majority of positions

had been open less than

60 days

� Median wage: $9.30/hour

WYOMING GREEN JOBS CAREER EXPLORER

� Series of articles

illustrating trends in

occupations and

industries

� Career advice

� Interview tips

� Resume advice� Resume advice

� “Career Menu” – short

job descriptions with

salary information

� Includes labels of

“bright outlook” and

“green”

CALIFORNIA GREEN TRANSPORTATION JOBS

� Done under contract with

California Energy

Commission

� Green Job Survey data

analyzed related to

Alternative and Renewable

Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fuel and Vehicle Technology

Program

� Provided knowledge on new

skills and knowledge needed

by workforce of green

transportation industries

KEY TAKEAWAYS

� States have engaged in a wide variety of research on

the green economy

� Arizona can learn from the experience and literature

of other state agenciesof other state agencies

� Data collected in the Arizona Green Jobs Survey may

provide useful insights in other research

� States now face the challenge of continuing products

developed with LMI Improvement Grant funding

THANK YOU