Weekly Update – February 4, 2021

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February 4, 2021

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Features

9 Seats Left: Intermediate R Programming for Workforce and Economic Development Research

Featured Event

C2ER/LMI Institute Member-Only Workshop: Analyzing COVID-19’s Economic Impact on Your Region: Presented by Chmura

Data Visualization

These Are the 10 Most Congested Cities in the World

Feature

February is National Haiku Month 

R Programming is

A useful tool to learn so

Makes you efficient

Write your own haiku and share it with us on social media and tagging either C2ER (@C2ER) or the LMI Institute (@LMIInstitute) and use the hashtags #nationalHaikuMonth #datahaiku

Speaking of R Programming –

We have 9 seats left for the upcoming “Intermediate R Programming for Workforce and Economic Development Research” class on February 16 – 25th. C2ER’s Intermediate R Programming workshop will provide the next level of skills needed including modelling, shiny apps, data wrangling, and writing your own functions. RStudio Certified Tidyverse Instructors will incorporate Federal economic statistical datasets in examples throughout the course for live demonstration of how this is useful to economic and workforce development researchers.

Be sure to grab your seat today!

C2ER/LMI Events

Featured Event

C2ER/LMI Institute Member-Only Workshop:

 

Analyzing COVID-19’s Economic Impact on Your Region: Presented by Chmura

February 17, 2021

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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8 seats left!

This Workshop is FREE to all C2ER and LMI Institute Members

eLearning Courses

Basic LMI Analyst eLearning

Ongoing

Anytime, Any place

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Foundations of Economic Development Research: Introduction to Data Sources eLearning

Ongoing

Any Place, Any time

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Live Events

C2ER/LMI Institute Training:

Intermediate R Programming for Workforce and Economic Development Research

February 16, 18, 23, 25 and March 2, 4, 2021

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

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LED Webinar Series:

A New Measure of Multiple Jobholding in the U.S. Economy

February 17, 2021

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM ET

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LMI Institute Annual Membership Meeting 2021

February 24, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Monthly Webinar Series:

State LMI Agency Funding: Why It’s Important and How You Can Make an Impact

April 28, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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LMI Institute & C2ER Members – FREE

Non-members – $50

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Data Visualization

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Headlines

ICYMI

Reports

Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges – Strengthening Rural Anchor Institutions: Federal Policy Solutions for Rural Public Colleges and the Communities They Serve

American Association of Community Colleges – What Employers Will Want in Their Workforce

Brookings – What the 2020 Census Will Reveal About America: Stagnating Growth, an Aging Population, and Youthful Diversity

Bureau of Labor Statistics – Employment Trends in Retail Trade, 2010–19

Census Bureau – Week 22 Household Pulse Survey: January 6 – January 18

Heartland Forward – Reshoring America: Can the Heartland Lead the Way?

Department of Labor/Mathmatica – Youth CareerConnect: Building College and Career Pathways for High School Students, Impact Findings Report

National Governors Association – State Roadmap for Workforce Recovery

Pew Charitable Trusts – How States Can Direct Economic Development to Places and People in Need

Careers

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Other Upcoming Industry Events

Data Foundation

 

Prioritizing Scientific Integrity & Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Look at the White House Memo

February 9, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)

2021 Winter Policy (Virtual) Forum

February 10 & 11, 2021

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Using CareerOneStop to Provide Virtual Services to Change Occupations or Industries

February 11, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

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Pew Charitable Trusts Webinar

Place-Based Programs: Missing the Target

February 11, 2021

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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Industry Studies Association Webinar Series

Supporting Black Entrepreneurs

March 3, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET

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Coleridge Initiative National Convening:

Jobs Data for Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

March 3 – 4, 2021

11:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

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National League of Cities

(Virtual) Congressional City Conference

March 7 – 10, 2021

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National Association of Counties

2021 NACo Legislative Virtual Conference

March 8 – 26, 2021

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North Carolina Rural Center

Rural Summit 2021

March 15 – 17, 2021

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Urbanism Next

Virtual Forum 2021

March 17 – 19, 2021

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Industry Studies Association Webinar Series

Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap

April 7, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET

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Census Bureau

Save the Date: 2021 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop

April 30, 2021

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