Assessing Industry Trends

Resources from the Federal Government - focus on nationwide trends:

West Virginia - business outlook, job forecasts, etc.:

Bureau of Business and Economic Research, West Virginia University. They do many reports and publications. One new publication of interest is "Eastern Panhandle Region Outlook 2007-2011" - there's a link to this on the main page in the "New Publications" section.
Links to LMI (Labor Market Information) sites. Covers all 50 states and D.C. (District of Columbia).
State Occupational Projections - 50 states and D.C. (District of Columbia)
West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs. See especially the links to "Occupational Data and Projections" and "Industry Projections."
West Virginia Development Office. This site is somewhat more targeted to employers, but there is useful information about job trends. Look in the sections under Business that are labeled "Workforce Profile" and "Technology Assets."
Workforce West Virginia. See especially "Research the Local Job Market."

Associations and Organizations:

Encyclopedia of Associations - Ready Ref AS 22 .E5
Encyclopedia of Associations. International organizations. - Ready Ref AS 8 .E53
Encyclopedia of Associations. Regional, state, and local organizations. - Ready Ref AS 22 .E53
Washington Information Directory (includes non-governmental associations and organizations) - Ready Ref F 192.3 .W33
Associations and organizations - compiled by The Nation magazine
Associations on the Net - list from the Internet Public Library
International Organizations - Union of International Associations
Organizations search - Idealist.org

General Internet resources

CareerOneStop
JobHuntersBible.com - a supplement to the 2008 edition of the book "What Color Is Your Parachute?"
The Riley Guide
Vault.com - research industries, careers, companies, etc. See especially links at top for "Research Industries."

URL: http://webpages.shepherd.edu/lneal/fiyf/trends.htm
Created by Laura Neal, lneal@shepherd.edu
Last updated: November 3, 2007