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Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development is now
seeking to fill a Research Specialist position, one-year
appointment, possibly renewable. The position announcement can be
found at...
https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/a02f65c343282defc5c99ea8e9b56e2d/R\
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Search for "Labor Market Analyst."
You can apply through that website.

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RESEARCH ANALYSIS SPECIALIST
$ 17.42-$ 25.57 hourly, $ 36,373-$ 53,390 annually


Date Posted: 09/29/2004
Closing Date: 10/14/2004
Working Title: Labor Market Analyst
Hiring Agency: Employment & Econ Development Dept
Division/Bureau: Workforce Services
Location: St. Paul
Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
Posting Number: 04DEED000059
Employment Conditions: Limited, Full-time
Work Shift: Day Shift
Days of Work: Monday-Friday , 08:00 AM-04:30 PM
Travel Required: no
Classified Status: Unclassified

Job Description: This position exists to develop and provide
localized labor market information to support the administration and
allocation of dislocated worker funding and to provide technical
analysis and support to Regional Analysts and other Labor Market
Information (LMI) Office staff and managers.

Specific responsibilities include: 1) Develop methods for
determining local labor market conditions pertaining to the
marketability of skills possessed by dislocated workers potentially
eligible for long-term training. 2) Provide high level technical
support to LMI Office Regional Analysts and other LMI analysts in
the form of statistical analysis, customized data sets, technical
description, and other forms of requested information. 3) Provide
articles and supporting analysis as requested for publication in MN
Economic Trends, Employment Review and other publications.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's or graduate-level education in
public policy analysis, statistics, public administration, economic,
political science, other social science, or related area.

At least one year experience conducting economic or other social
science research. Significant knowledge of the Minnesota labor
market. Experience with data query and manipulation software such as
Access, SAS, SQLServer, FoxPro, SPSS, or related software. Excellent
written and oral communication skills. Working knowledge of
spreadsheets and word processing, preferably Excel and Word.
Excellent problem solving skills.

Selection Process: The selection process is a resume-based,
skill-matching process. Your resume will be scanned into the Skill
Search resume database. The software program matches your skills
with the skills needed to perform the duties of the position. If
your skills match the required skills for this position, the
department may contact you.

How to Apply: You are strongly encouraged to submit your resume
through the online Resume Builder at
https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/ResumeBuilder. You may copy
and paste in your existing resume or let the software create a
resume for you. You may edit your resume later should your contact
information or experience change. The Resume Builder also collects
your work preference information so we can match you with future job
openings that meet your interests.
Contact for More Information: Janice Cano, 651-297-3453 /
janice.cano@....

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