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What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!

What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!

Agree with Berg
Those state economists are assigned by region and can be extremely knowledgeable about job openings and major employers listing such openings. Use them. Get to know them. They tend to be delighted to help and love data. I get them impression some may be a bit bored. Ours not only track listings made by employers to state employment but can also give you numbers of openings from other sources on www. I have asked them for example for numbers of job openings by occ between X and Y date as well as a list of employers with the most openings. Armed with that you can pick up the old phone and call employers saying for example that you were informed by the state economist that your company had an opening as of May 2020 and get more information as to qualifications, demands, wage based upon what person brings to the table. 

It is has been stated by VEs on this forum that such is "impossible". Such is total BS. An admission of lack of experience/competence. Most VEs and RCs truly hate LMS, go all out to avoid it, and find it all so icky they fib about it. Any wonder why it is "impossible"? Job developers I have employed over the years laugh about that. They are good at it. They like the hunt. If a VE is lousy at it, which most really are, they should retain a job developer, someone with a substantially different set of skills than a typical CRC or VE to accomplish the task. We all have different skills. That is okay.

What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!

What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!

A few months ago, I was asked (wrongful termination case) for a lms regarding a specific occ, in a specific labor market, and between certain dates. 
Fortunately, my referral source was able and willing to pay for this specialized request and I was recommended, and used, a service with Malcolm Cohen/Amnon Steiner at         amnon@forensicjobstats.com
of the Employment Research Corporation.   Phone: 734-477-9040        <o:p></o:p>Employment Research Corporation  .  
Enough information about most listings enabled me to make direct contact with the hiring party, if I so desired.
Although somewhat pricey, imo, the results exceeded my expectations in terms of the number of results, and the detailed job & employer descriptions, etc. Also included were BLS stats by county, etc.  I would use them again for any similar type of research.   (Disclaimer:   I am not paid nor compensated in any way by this vendor and there is no financial relationship between us.   'Just passing on another professional resource for us to access.)  

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What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!

A few months ago, I was asked (wrongful termination case) for a lms regarding a specific occ, in a specific labor market, and between certain dates. 
Fortunately, my referral source was able and willing to pay for this specialized request and I was recommended, and used, a service with Malcolm Cohen/Amnon Steiner at         amnon@forensicjobstats.com
of the Employment Research Corporation.   Phone: 734-477-9040        <o:p></o:p>Employment Research Corporation  .  
Enough information about most listings enabled me to make direct contact with the hiring party, if I so desired.
Although somewhat pricey, imo, the results exceeded my expectations in terms of the number of results, and the detailed job & employer descriptions, etc. Also included were BLS stats by county, etc.  I would use them again for any similar type of research.   (Disclaimer:   I am not paid nor compensated in any way by this vendor and there is no financial relationship between us.   'Just passing on another professional resource for us to access.)  

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What are the current best ways to perform a retro labor market survey?  I'm currently contacting different libraries about their classified archives.  Most online job sites don't have archives past a few months.  What are some methods or literature that might be helpful?Thanks so much!