Employment Projections Program Data User Surveys

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) completed a redesign of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) in March 2012 to make it easier to use online.

This brief survey assumes you are familiar with the old Handbook and have seen the redesigned Handbook, which can be found at: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ (will open in a new window).

An example of a redesigned occupational profile can be found at: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (will open in a new window)

We would like to know your opinions about the effectiveness of the redesigned Handbook and, especially, any suggestions for further improvements.

Thank you in advance for your time.

We are collecting this information under OMB Clearance Number 1225-0059. Without this currently approved number, we could not conduct this survey. (Expiration: November 30, 2012).

Please note that this survey is being administered by SurveyMonkey.com and resides on a server outside of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) domain. The BLS cannot guarantee the protection of survey responses and advises against the inclusion of personally-identifiable information--such as your full name, phone number, e-mail address, etc.--in any response.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact User Survey and reference the OOH User Feedback Survey.

1. How does the redesigned Occupational Outlook Handbook compare to the previous version?

• Much Improved

• Somewhat Improved

• A Little Improved

• About The Same

• A Little Worse

• Somewhat Worse

• Much Worse

• Not Sure / Not Familiar With The Previous Version

2. An attempt was made to retain important career information in the redesigned Handbook. How successful was this effort?

• Very Successful

• Successful

• Neither Successful Nor Unsuccessful (Or Not Sure)

• Unsuccessful

• Very Unsuccessful

2a. (if unsuccessful) What important information was left out or was not covered in enough detail?

3. The formatting and layout of the Handbook were changed to improve navigation, or the ease of finding information about a career. How successful was this effort?

• Very Successful

• Successful

• Neither Successful Nor Unsuccessful (Or Not Sure)

• Unsuccessful

• Very Unsuccessful

3a. (if unsuccessful) What problems have you encountered or what suggestions do you have for improving navigation?

4. The formatting and layout were changed to improve the attractiveness of the Handbook so that a wider audience would be more likely to use it. How successful was this effort?

• Very successful

• Successful

• Neither Successful Nor Unsuccessful (Or Not Sure)

• Unsuccessful

• Very Unsuccessful

4a. (if unsuccessful) What suggestions do you have for improving the visual layout?

5. The writing style and formatting were changed to improve readability for a wider audience. How successful was this effort?

• Very successful

• Successful

• Neither Successful Nor Unsuccessful (Or Not Sure)

• Unsuccessful

• Very Unsuccessful

5a. (if unsuccessful) What suggestions do you have for improving the writing style?

6. How would you rate the redesigned Handbook as a source of career information?

• Excellent

• Good

• Fair

• Poor

7. Any positive comments that you have about the redesigned Handbook are welcome. What should we be sure to maintain in future versions of the Handbook?

8. We are also interested in any negative comments (suggested improvements) that you may have. What should we work on in future versions of the Handbook?

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Thank you for taking the time to help us improve the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

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