This working paper serves as a preview of the second in a series of four policy briefs that will explore the nexus between postsecondary education and workforce development. The completed policy brief will focus on a number of questions about California's workforce and examine economic and workforce trends in California, including projected occupational growth and the level of education needed for entry into various occupations. This policy brief will be followed by a third paper exploring what the postsecondary education systems are doing to address the state's workforce needs. The fourth and final policy brief will examine implications for education and future workforce needs. The Workforce Nexus Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on August 2, 2006, to discuss staff recommendations for a framework for the second policy brief and to help identify data sources. In attendance were representatives from the California Workforce Investment Board, the California Workforce Association, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the California Department of Rehabilitation, the California Department of Education, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the University of California, the California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent California Colleges & Universities. Based on discussions at the TAC meeting, the framework for the Second Policy Brief will focus on the following five aspects: (1) California Workforce Trends and Changes; (2) Sets of Skills; (3) Training in the Workforce; (4) Population Fluctuations; and (5) National Workforce Trends. (Contains 3 displays.)