Using Labor Market Data to Improve the Job Prospects of People with Disabilities

March 1, 2010

Provides an overview of labor market information and outlines its utility to better inform and improve state and local “to-work” activities for people with disabilities.

Provides an overview of labor market information, outlines its utility to better inform and improve state and local “to-work” activities for people with disabilities, and identifies publicly available information sources that produce the data. Finally, it showcases a strategic partnership in the state of Maine between the state labor department and disability service providers that works to assist frontline staff in the disability employment field to understand and integrate labor market information and tools into their practice.