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SalaryState of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
ECONOMIST 1 - Underfill
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $53,390.16 to $78,884.64 PAY GRADE: 33
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Employment, Training and Rehab
Division: Administrative Services
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 07.740
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 46633
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 03/18/2024
Close Date: 04/01/2024
Recruiter:
CLARK MANDICHAK
Phone: (775)684-0154
Email: clarkmandichak@admin.nv.gov
CLARK MANDICHAK
Phone: (775)684-0154
Email: clarkmandichak@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another 6 Days 20 Hrs 12 Mins
The Position
Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.
This position is part of the Labor Market Information Unit (LMI) in the Research & Analysis Bureau within the Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation. This will be underfilling the Economist 2 position. LMI conducts research on the labor market looking at national, state, and local area data, and reporting on possible impacts to the state. Areas of research include a broad range of subjects such as local employment and unemployment trends, industry and occupational data, wage statistics, macro-economic indicators, and labor force demographics. Information is used to provide businesses with market trends, help individuals plan their career and education, and inform public policy. Economists use a variety of tools to access, clean, and analyze data which is used to produce reports, create data visualizations, make presentations, forecast trends, support grant applications, and provide technical assistance. LMI maintains the nevadaworkforce.com website and publishes various monthly labor market reports and topical research papers. The unit also produces monthly estimates of employment and unemployment through the Current Employment Statistics and Local Area Unemployment Statistics programs in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, labor economics, statistics or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience in conducting statistical/economic data collection and analysis involving the application of statistical, mathematical and economic principles.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Describe your data analysis experience.
2) Describe your experience in writing and editing reports.
3) Describe your experience with performing trend analysis.
4) Describe your experience with performing data visualizations.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
