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Contact: Janelle Guthrie, ESD Communications Director, 360-902-9289

OLYMPIA- Experts in business and economics will share their perspectives about Washington’s workforce needs in today’s labor market at the Employment Security Department’s annual economic symposium.

Designed for researchers, economists, policymakers, education professionals, workforce development experts, employers and those who use high-level data to make informed decisions, this half-day symposium will feature a special keynote on the gig economy.

Keynote Speaker: Washington’s Gig Economy

Dr. Michael Horrigan, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment and Unemployment Programs

State of the state’s labor market

Western Washington:

Scott Bailey, Regional Labor Market Economist

Labor Market and Performance Analysis

Eastern Washington:

Doug Tweedy, Regional Labor Market Economist

Labor Market and Performance Analysis

New and improved labor market information website

Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Regional Labor Market Economist

Labor Market and Performance Analysis

Agenda and other details in the symposium brochure.

When: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The event is free. Seating is limited so register by Oct. 26, 2016 to reserve your seat!

Where: Department of Labor and Industries Central Office Building, 7273 Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, Washington 98501. Our brochure has directions, map and parking information.

To register: Ann Leal, registration coordinator, Aleal@esd.wa.gov; 360-407-4541.

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ESD has new labor market web information and tools, including a video tutorial to showcase popular information and data.

Contact a regional economist: https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/economists

Labor-area summaries: https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/county-profiles