Labor Market Analyst Trainee

Overview

Posting #:2022-236
Closing Date: 8/18/2022
Title: Labor Market Analyst Trainee
Range/Title Code: P95/54140
Salary: $48,531.07-$50,737.29
Unit Scope: Statewide Public/Private
Location: Office of Research and Information (ORI), 1 John Fitch Plaza, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625
Workweek: 35
# Vacancies: 5

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) provides many benefits to employees to acknowledge and value their contribution. Statewide benefits include health insurance, pension, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)/Health Savings Accounts (HSA), life insurance, deferred compensation and more. The DOL also provides tuition reimbursement (after nine months of employment), a higher education program, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Programs, and employee training. The DOL also provides options for participation in the Telework, Alternate Workweek or Flextime Programs pursuant to the Department’s policy.

Under direct supervision of a supervisory official in the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJLWD), assists in a trainee capacity performing routine tasks associated with the collection, generation, coding, analysis, and dissemination of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related program data in accordance with NJLWD & Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey guidelines. Reviews survey responses for correctness and completeness of the data submitted and will make follow-up contacts to acquire missing information and/or clarify incorrect data. Reviews assigned sample units for completeness and accuracy of contact information, solvency, and industry classification. Performs non-response contact follow-up involving telephone, fax, and/or email; does other related duties as required.

Per Executive Order 253, all state employees are required to be vaccinated by October 18, 2021 or undergo frequent testing. Please do not submit your vaccine card at this time.

*THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO POSTING 2022-138 DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY AND WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION*

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which must have been in statistics. Applicants must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts to verify the required credits earned. Failure to submit unofficial transcripts with your resume may result in your ineligibility.

RESUME NOTE: Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of the transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.

LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

VETERANS PREFERENCE: Are you a veteran? If so, proof of your NJ Veterans Preference is required at application. Please provide a copy of your New Jersey Civil Service Commission NOTIFICATION OF VETERANS STATUS along with your cover letter and resume. For information on how to apply for Veterans Preference in the State of NJ, please visit the Civil Service Commission’s website at http://www.state.nj.us/csc/seekers/veterans.

ADVANCEMENT: Appointees who successfully complete the 12-month training period will be eligible for advancement to the title Labor Market Analyst 4 in accordance with Civil Service Commission procedures. The inability of an employee in a trainee title to attain a level of performance warranting advancement shall be considered cause for separation

TO APPLY for this Position: If you qualify and would like to be considered, submit a letter of interest and your resume (including daytime phone number and email address) to the person and email address listed below. You must submit your response by the closing date shown above and include the Posting number.

EMAIL:
Human Capital Strategies
Recruitment Unit
LWDJobPostings@dol.nj.gov

*Subject line must specify complete job posting number

This is not a promotional announcement for a Civil Service Examination. This posting may result in personnel actions which will require final approval by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Civil Service Commission in accordance with Civil Service Commission rules and regulations.

Job Posting Authorized by Tennille R. McCoy, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Human Capital Strategies

• Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that may include fingerprinting.
• Any appointments made from postings that involve movement between unit scopes, may result in a forfeiture of rights to any promotional list in a former unit scope.
• As of September 2010, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7, the “New Jersey First Act,” all new employees must reside in the State of New Jersey, unless exempted under the law. If you do not live in New Jersey, you have one year after you begin employment to relocate your residence to New Jersey, or to secure an exemption.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States according to the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. NJDOL does not provide sponsorship or accept student OPT/CPT programs, F1 or H1B work authorization visas. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.