Guided exercise for REL Appalachia workshop, Using Local Labor Market Data to Guide High School Students

College and Career Preparation

SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS (SDA) EXCEL

GUIDED EXERCISE
In this exercise, we will follow the 6-step process outlined in Supply and Demand Analysis (SDA) Excel DIRECTIONS FOR USE to explore the supply and demand of Web/Multimedia Management, Programming jobs in Region 12.

1) Enable macros

Open SDA Excel and make sure you are on the Main page.

Click on the Options box at the top of the top of the page, then click on Enable macros.

2) Select a region
Select LWIA 12.

Region 12 will display on the top line of Column D, highlighted in blue.

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Guided exercise for REL Appalachia workshop, Using Local Labor Market Data to Guide High School Students College and Career Preparation

3) Select a Program of Study

Select Web/Multimedia Management, Programming.

4) Display results.
Click Update.

Demand Directly below the Update button, the Demand Data table shows the occupations that are most closely related to training in Web/Multimedia Management, Programming. Look at the table and answer Question #1: 1. Which of these occupations has the Greatest current annual employment? _______________ Lowest expected growth rate? _______________ Highest median salary? _______________ Lowest educational requirement? _______________

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Guided exercise for REL Appalachia workshop, Using Local Labor Market Data to Guide High School Students College and Career Preparation Supply The Supply Data table appears below the Demand Data table. It shows the completers (the number of people who have completed various education levels in corresponding occupations). Look at this table and answer Question #2.

2.

How many completers have the following credentials? High school CTE concentrations in Information Science/Studies _____ Certificates in Computer and Information Sciences, General _____ 2-year college degrees in Management Information Systems, General _____ 4-year college degrees in Management Information Systems, General _____

5) Interpret results
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants Look at the UI Claims Data table, which appears below the Supply Data table, and answer Questions #3 and 4:

3. Which occupation in the Web/Multimedia Management, Programming field has the greatest number of unemployment insurance claimants?

SOC Title _________________________________

Number of UI claimants _____

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Guided exercise for REL Appalachia workshop, Using Local Labor Market Data to Guide High School Students College and Career Preparation 4. What is the total number of unemployment insurance claimants?

Total number of UI claimants for this cluster _____

Supply and Demand Analysis Look at the table with the yellow highlighted cells and answer question #5

5. What is the total supply for the Web/Multimedia Management, Programming field, including the number of people receiving credentials in the field and the number of people claiming unemployment insurance?

[ # of people receiving credentials _____ ] + [ # of people claiming UI _____ ]

= Total supply for this cluster _____ * *This number is different than the number in row 34.

Now, scroll to the right to see the occupational outlook for this field and answer question #6:

6. Why is this cluster ungraded? _____________________________________________________________

6) Close the program

When you exit the program, you will be asked if you want to save changes. Select Dont Save.

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