Labor Markets 
A resource for career exploration and planning

Career Planning & Assessment

• www.cacareerzone.org – California Career Zone is a free, career exploration and planning system designed for students.  Jobseekers, educators and counselor will befit from information on 900 occupation form the Occupational Information Network database (O*Net).  It includes 300 career videos, job openings on America Job Exchange. 
   

• www.careercruising.com – Career Cruising provides assessment tools, detailed occupation profiles, and post-secondary education information, for career exploration and planning process with real-time information and statistics.
   

• http://mapping-your-future.org/planning – Mapping Your Future's is a free information site for students and families as they consider college.

   

• Career One-Stop (Outside Source)

   

• O*Net Online (Outside Source)

   

• Workforce One (Outside Source)

California Labor Market, Workforce, & Employment Development Resources

• www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
   

• www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/ – California Department of Education (CDE) website providing information of Career Technical Education, a program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers

• California Workforce Investment Board (Outside Source)
   

• Workforce Investment Act Program Summary (CDE)
  Provides information on the purpose, program services, outcomes, funding, students served, and results.
   

• Secondary, Career, and Adult Learning Division (CDE, Career and Workforce Innovations Unit)
   

Federal Resources

• Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)
  The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides the framework for a unique national workforce preparation and employment system designed to meet both the needs of the nation's businesses and the needs of job seekers and those who want to further their careers.

   

• Workforce Investment Act Information (U.S. Department of Labor)
  Employment and Training Administration

   

• Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins) (U.S. Department of Education)
  (Select "Legislation and Policy " )
  The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 builds on the efforts of states to develop challenging academic standards and, promotes the development of services and activities that integrate academic and vocational technical instruction.

   

• Career Voyages (search.USA.gov)