What this prototype knows, and doesn't

Connected reference sources

Data set ref-onet31-bls2025-35-v1: 1016 occupations, 34 skills and 2951 software items, 52 geographies.

• O*NET 31.0 database

  Quarterly reference release; this build pins 31.0 (August 2026). Describes occupations, not an individual's competence or job-loss probability. Titles, tasks and skills are survey and analyst based; not employer specific.

  CC BY 4.0. This product uses the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. TetherScore has modified the data for matching and display and is not endorsed by USDOL/ETA. Source

• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, Table 1.2

  Annual release; this build pins the 2025–35 vintage (published August 27, 2026). A ten-year national projection is not a live vacancy count or a personal twelve-month forecast. National Employment Matrix occupations; some O*NET detail occupations share one projection.

  Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program. Source

• BLS AI exposure categories and 2025–35 employment projections

  Published with the projections cycle; this build pins the 2025–35 supplement. Relative AI exposure of an occupation's tasks; not a replacement probability and not employer adoption. Four relative categories derived from several research measures.

  Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program. Source

• BLS O*NET-SOC to National Employment Matrix crosswalk

  Updated with the projections cycle (as of August 27, 2026). Maps O*NET-SOC 2019 codes to matrix occupations; used only for joining, never shown.

  Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source

• U.S. states and the District of Columbia

  Static reference list (ANSI state codes). Names only; local labor-market evidence needs a separately admitted source (LAUS).

  Public domain. ANSI state codes, U.S. Census Bureau. Source

Employer and market sources, checked on demand and refreshed daily

Live checks are on: each source is fetched when needed and reused for 24 hours.

• SEC EDGAR filings

  Fetched on demand when a person confirms a public employer; each fetch is reused for 24 hours. Fair-access policy: identifying agent, at most ten requests per second. Public companies that file with the SEC only; nothing for private employers. Annual figures from 10-K filings; an 8-K Item 2.05 is a workforce event only when the filing's own text says so.

  Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR. Source

• Virginia WARN notices (Virginia Works)

  Public CSV export; refreshed daily and on demand. Notices are required only for covered employers and events; not finding one is never evidence of safety. Employer names are matched by wording and confirmed by the person; any contact person named in a notice is never kept.

  Public record (state government). Source: Virginia WARN notices (Virginia Works). Source

• California WARN report (EDD)

  Statewide spreadsheet published by EDD; refreshed daily and on demand. Notices are required only for covered employers and events; not finding one is never evidence of safety. Employer names are matched by wording and confirmed by the person; any contact person named in a notice is never kept.

  Public record (state government). Source: California WARN report (EDD). Source

• New York WARN notices (NYS DOL)

  HTML table of current notices; refreshed daily and on demand. Notices are required only for covered employers and events; not finding one is never evidence of safety. Employer names are matched by wording and confirmed by the person; any contact person named in a notice is never kept. The page lists recent notices; older notices are on archive pages not yet read.

  Public record (state government). Source: New York WARN notices (NYS DOL). Source

• Maryland WARN log (Maryland Labor)

  HTML table for the current year; refreshed daily and on demand. Notices are required only for covered employers and events; not finding one is never evidence of safety. Employer names are matched by wording and confirmed by the person; any contact person named in a notice is never kept.

  Public record (state government). Source: Maryland WARN log (Maryland Labor). Source

• Tennessee WARN notices (TN Labor & Workforce)

  HTML tables by year; refreshed daily and on demand. Notices are required only for covered employers and events; not finding one is never evidence of safety. Employer names are matched by wording and confirmed by the person; any contact person named in a notice is never kept.

  Public record (state government). Source: Tennessee WARN notices (TN Labor & Workforce). Source

• Allowlisted employer job boards (Greenhouse and Lever public board APIs)

  Each allowlisted board is read daily; postings keep their first-seen and last-checked dates and link to the employer's own page. Only employers on the allowlist that publish through these systems; not the whole market. Requirement matches come from the posting text against the occupation vocabulary; unmatched requirements are to clarify, never confirmed gaps.

  Public board APIs intended for displaying an employer's openings; original links preserved. Source: each employer's own job board. Source

• BLS public API: JOLTS, CES and LAUS series

  Monthly series; refreshed daily (three requests, well under the public API's limits). National industry series (JOLTS layoffs and discharges rate, CES employment) at supersector level and state unemployment rates (LAUS). Not an occupation-, employer- or city-level measure; a state rate is residence based.

  Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source

Not connected yet

• Layoff notices (WARN) in the other states — each state publishes differently; several pages are script-rendered or PDF-only. Shown as unknown until admitted.
• Employer announcements — permitted first-party statements. Shown as unknown until admitted.
• Cyclical sensitivity (historical industry series) — needs a longer BLS history than the public API window. Shown as unknown until admitted.
• Job boards beyond the allowlist — other employers' boards and aggregators. Shown as unknown until admitted.
• News — official releases and permitted sources. Shown as unknown until admitted.

Each source is used only after its access, usage rights, coverage and cost are reviewed. Public availability is not permission.

Limits that stay true with real data

• Not finding a layoff notice doesn't mean there won't be layoffs; not every layoff requires a notice.
• A failed or blocked source check is shown as unknown, never as good news.
• Job boards cover the employers that use them, not the whole market.
• Occupation-level AI exposure is not a personal replacement probability.
• Dates are always shown: when we checked, and how recent the observations are.