January 11, 2024

Exciting News: C2ER’s 2024-2026 Goals and Strategies Are Now Available!

We are thrilled to share the first edition of our Bi-Weekly newsletter for 2024, and it comes with some exciting news – the C2ER Board of Directors has released its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan! The full details can be found here.

Thanks to your input and ongoing support, C2ER is well-positioned to make a significant impact on the future of economic and workforce development. Let’s make 2024 a year to remember!

Features

📢 Call for COLI Data Collectors 📢

You probably know that C2ER’s Cost of Living Index, also known as COLI, is the #1 most trusted source for cost-of-living comparisons. But the only reason COLI is so successful is because of our dedicated team of volunteer data collectors.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in becoming a volunteer COLI data collector, please email Tyler Baines at tbaines@crec.net to see if you qualify. Please send us a name or two today.

New data collectors get a 20% discount on C2ER membership! COLI helps C2ER, and C2ER is here to help you.

C2ER Discontinues Updates to Expenditures Database

Due to changes in our funding resources, C2ER will discontinue updating the State Expenditures Database. However, the existing historical data will still be available in the member area. If you are interested in adjusting your subscription benefits, which currently include access to this database, please contact Jennifer Gual at jgual@crec.net. For a comprehensive overview of all member benefits, please visit our website here.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support.

News & Reports

Headlines

• American Association of Community Colleges – Deciding to Close Certain Programs 
• Bloomberg CityLab – Ask a Mayor: The Mayor of England’s Steel City Plans a New Industrial Revolution
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Commissioner’s Corner: Farewell 2023, Greetings 2024
• Census Bureau – Recapping a Phenomenal 2023 at the U.S. Census Bureau
• Census Bureau – U.S. Population Estimated at 335,893,238 on Jan. 1, 2024 
• Route Fifty – Employees Need Drastic Reskilling to Deal With Generative AI’s Data Needs
• Site Selection Magazine – The 2024 Regional Workforce Development Rankings 
• Smart Incentives – Communicating Incentive Performance
• Smart Incentives – Our Top Incentive Trends 

Reports – From Our Members

• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: November 2023 
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – The Employment Situation: December 2023 

Reports – Non-members

• Bureau of Economic Analysis – U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2023 
• Bureau of Economic Analysis – U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2023 
• National Bureau of Economic Research – Outsourcing Policy and Worker Outcomes: Causal Evidence from a Mexican Ban
• University of Nebraska at Omaha: Center for Public Affairs Research – Nebraska Faces Ongoing Brain Drain According to Latest 2022 American Community Survey Data from the United States Census Bureau 

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ICYMI

• American Economic Association – ETA Methodology for Revising Schedule A to Facilitate Immigration in Short-Supply Occupations — Input Invited (By TBD) 
• National Skills Coalition – Digital Equity @ Work 2023 Wrapped: A Year of Impact 

Data Visualization

2023 in Featured Charts 

Careers

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Send the position title, description, and any other relevant information to Jennifer Gual.

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Our Events 

LEHD Webinar

Studying Workers’ Travel Patterns to Employment Centers Using Census Data

February 21, 2024

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference & Forum

Pre-Conference Trainings: June 11, 2024

Annual Conference: June 12 – 14, 2024

Norfolk, VA

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eLearning Courses

Foundations of Economic Development Research I: Introduction to Data Sources

Any Place, Any Time

Foundations of Economic Development Research II: Introduction to Regional Analysis Methods

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Basic LMI Analyst eLearning

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Industry Events

National Association of Counties

2024 NACo Legislative Conference

February 10 – 13, 2024

Washington, DC

National League of Cities

2024 Congressional City Conference

March 11 – 13, 2024

Washington, DC

National Skills Coalition

2024 Skills Summit

May 13 – 15, 2024

Washington, DC

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