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NAVIGATING THE ECONOMY WITH LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

FY 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics
National LMI Conference
Minneapolis, MN

Monday, May 24, 2010

6:00  PM       Conference and  reception

7:00  PM       Welcome and introductions

John M. (Jack) Galvin, Associate Commissioner
Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Jay Mousa, Acting Associate Commissioner
Office of Field Operations and
Chicago Regional Commissioner
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Dan McElroy, Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Steve Hine, Director
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
State of Minnesota

Guest speaker

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

8:30    Welcome and conference overview

Jack Galvin
Steve Hine

8:45    Prospects for the Recovery of the Labor Market

Alexandre Mas, Chief Economist
U. S. Department of Labor

9:30    Developments in the Federal-State cooperative statistical programs

Jack Galvin

10:15  Break

10:45  Federal-State program developments from the State perspective

11:15   Developments in Employment Projections

12:00  Luncheon and awards ceremony

Moderator:  Jay A. Mousa, Acting Associate Commissioner
Field Operations and Chicago Regional Commissioner
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Keith Hall, Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics

1:30    Concurrent Program workshop: Current Employment Statistics Restructuring

Pat Getz, Assistant Commissioner, Industry Employment Statistics
Ken Robertson, Chief, Current Employment Statistics
Kirk Mueller, Branch Chief, State and Area

State Speaker

  Concurrent Program workshop: Occupational Employment Statistics

George Stamas, Chief, Occupational Employment Statistics

State Speaker

3:00    Break

3:30    Concurrent Program workshops—repeated

5:00    Adjourn

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

8:30    Concurrent Program workshop: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Mass Layoff Statistics


Sharon P. Brown, Chief, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

                 State speaker

Concurrent Program workshop: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Richard L. Clayton, Chief, Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover

                 State Speaker         

10:00  Break

10:30  Program workshops—repeated

12:00  Lunch on your own

1:30    The Recession in Perspective

Terry J. Fitzgerald
Senior Economist and Assistant Vice President
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

2:15   The BLS Measuring Green Jobs Initiative

Dixie Sommers, Assistant Commissioner, Occupational Statistics and
Employment Projections

Pat Getz

3:00    Break

3:30  Exploring the green economy: State LMI grantee experiences

Moderator:

Oriane Casale, Assistant Labor Market Information Director
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Joe Newsome
Georgia Department of Labor

Todd Younkin, Research and Analysis Chief
Montana Department of Labor and Industry

4:45    Conference Summary

Jack Galvin
Steve Hine

5:00    Adjourn

Thursday, May 27, 2010

8:00    Regional meetings

Norway I
Norway II
Norway III
Oslo Boardroom
Minnesota Room
Stockholm Room

         
12:00 Adjourn