The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has launched two statewide surveys designed to help further gauge the real-time needs and challenges faced by job seekers and businesses across New York State.
Now in their third year, these first-of-their-kind surveys have collected the voices of more than 12,000 job seekers and nearly 6,000 businesses coming from every region and industry in New York. The state has been sharing results from the surveys with hundreds of job seekers and businesses directly as well as with leaders in school districts, higher education, workforce development, business associations, training providers and much more.
“Knowledge is power, and we are going directly to the source to better understand where to direct needed resources,” said New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon. “I encourage job seekers and businesses to provide their perspective on what they are experiencing and how we can help. I thank our many partners, especially local workforce boards, for helping us get the word out about these surveys.”
The job seeker survey is for New Yorkers who are out of work, underemployed, or those considering new employment. The business survey is open to all business owners and Human Resources professionals involved in hiring. Participants are invited to provide input that will help NYSDOL better align worker skills to meet the needs of the economy and shed light on economic challenges and workforce needs.
The business survey is once again being conducted in partnership with Empire State Development and the New York State Business Council. This data has been invaluable in helping NYSDOL respond to the evolution of world of work since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heather Mulligan, President and CEO of the Business Council of New York State said, “Workforce Development programs and initiatives remain crucial to upskilling our workforce as employers across the state continue to seek a trained and willing workforce. We hope this survey continues to serve as a useful tool in connecting businesses with individuals looking for gainful employment so that our state’s private sector employers can grow and our state’s economy can expand.”
Both the job seeker survey and the business survey close at noon on Friday, April 28, 2023 (survey end dates may be extended based on need). Interested participants can take the job seekers survey at https://www.research.net/r/JobSeeker2023 or take the business survey at https://www.research.net/r/BusinessWorkforce2023.
Past results from the survey can be found on the DOL website:
•2022 Business Workforce Survey Results (https://on.ny.gov/3GSur6u)
•2022 Job Seeker Survey Results (https://on.ny.gov/3MYWIfL).
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