Emsi Support

  • Getting Started
  • Tutorials
  • Updates
  • Contact us
  • Change Country
    • Canada
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

Occupations

Before we get started we recommend you familiarise yourself with the difference between industries and occupations by watching this short video.

Occupation Tables 

  • We feel is it best to start with an occupation table.
  • Occupation tables worked best when the user either selects all available or inputs groups they have created around a specific occupational area.
  • The criteria selection pages give you a selection of columns to feature in the table.

Shift share

  • Shift share shows how much of region’s job growth can be attributed to national trends and how much is due to unique regional factors.
  • Shift share compares this picture of “expected” change to the region’s actual change during that time.
  • The difference between the two is one measure of regional performance. Shift share analysis is practical because it provides context for regional job growth.

Location Quotient 

  • While shift share looks at the total jobs in an industry, Location quotient looks at the uniqueness of a regional economy.
  • Location quotient (LQ) is basically a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry is in a region compared to the nation. If the value is 1 this means it matches the national level.

SOC Codes

  • Occupations are classed under 1 to 4 digit SOC codes, or standard occupation classification codes.
  • If you are unfamiliar with SOC codes, we recommend you filter this table at ‘all levels’.
  • This will provide context to very specific occupations and you can add more detail as you progress from 1 digit to 4 digits.
  • At 1-digit level there may be a large decline in one particular occupation. It is important to investigate this in more detail as although the sector may be in decline, one particular occupation may have a large amount of growth. This is why, here at Emsi, we try and provide the most granular data possible.

Change and churn

  • Job ‘change’ is the amount of newly created positions.
  • Openings are the amount of newly created jobs in addition to job churn, this includes death and retirement.
  • Annual openings are the average of this number per year across your selected timeframe.

Occupation overview

  • An occupational overview can provide you with more information about one or more occupations.
  • It will show you an overview of regional trends, demographics and claimant counts.
  • Analyst will also provide you with an overview of any occupational group you create as well as overview for varying detailed SOC codes.
  • We have provided you with template occupation group which you can edit.

Compatible occupations – O*Net

  • Once you provide an occupation, the report will provide you with compatible occupation with similar skills and knowledge.
  • Emsi has taken this model from the American O*Net model and adjusted it to fit within UK comparisons.
  • It allows use to draw very accurate comparisons between the knowledge and abilities required for any job by evaluating their competencies.

Rate this article

© Copyright 2021 Economic Modeling Specialists, Intl. All Rights Reserved.