Assignments are often generated by the employee's self-initiative or independent judgment on the needs and requests of economic data users. Work is assessed upon completion by the quality and timeliness of the data and information provided to users, and by the level of compliance with contract provisions. State laws and Administrative Rules define agency duties. Agency guidelines and policy manuals provide personnel procedures, lines of authority, and other such matters. Federal legislation defines general program activities, and mandates the labor market information system.
Federal manuals establish certain program methodologies and standards of work.
The Employment Economist 2 may travel in-state including occasional overnight trips and occasionally work evenings and weekends. Extensive knowledge of economic concepts and principles including supply and demand curve, elasticity, inflation, and marginal costs. Extensive knowledge of economic techniques including shift-share, location quotients, income and output multipliers, and constant dollar forecasting. Extensive knowledge of the theories specific to economic development including productivity of labor and technological advances and inhibitions to economic development. Extensive knowledge of the industrial composition and structure of the economy as it currently exists and the emerging and growing industries.