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Tools for Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis

• A number of analytical tools exist to support workforce supply and demand analysis.
• When applying these tools, managers are faced with critical choices about the scope of analysis, the level of aggregation, the type of projection techniques that will be used, the time period over which historical analysis of projections will be conducted, and the data sources to be used.

Data for Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis in the Department of Defense (DoD)

• DoD personnel systems have rich data on the workforce.
• DoD manpower databases also have detailed data on workforce authorizations and requirements, which are contained in manpower databases.

Data Challenges for DoD Workforce Analysis

• Personnel and manpower (authorizations) data are difficult to link, impeding workforce gap analysis.
• Data on civilian and contractor authorizations are often incomplete and out of date.
• Data on contractor personnel and on workforce competencies are extremely limited.