
What Can We Learn From Our Existing Workforce?
EVALUATING THE LABOR MARKET FROM THE DEMAND SIDE PROVIDES KEY INDICATORS Evaluating the labor market from the employer’s perspective or demand side provides an assessment of employers labor needs based on their current skill and occupation requirements. Changes in labor markets come primarily from organic expansion and contraction of industries within a given market. Several other factors may also drive future demand of occupations in an industry. Other factors include region