Career guides.

One of the Bureau's most popular products is the Occupational Outlook Handbook

For the handbook about Wikipedia, see .

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(OOH). The 2008-09 edition is now available. The Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to help individuals in making decisions about their work lives. The OOH is revised every 2 years, and consistently is one of the Federal Government's most sought-after Adj. 1. sought-after - being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"
sought

wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"

resources. In addition to the popular print edition, an online version can be found at www.bls.gov/ oco/home.htm

The 2008-09 edition of the Career Guide to Industries also is now available. It serves as a companion to the OOH by providing perspectives on employment by industry. Information is included for dozens of industries on training, earnings, job prospects, and more. An online version is available at www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm

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Title Annotation:	Labor Month In Review
Publication:	Monthly Labor Review
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Mar 1, 2008
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