Research Matters – C2ER/LMI Institute May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024 | Diana Romero

May 30, 2024

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In This Issue

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What Would It Cost to Live in Norfolk, VA?
COLI Featured in NPR’s Marketplace
News and Reports
ICYMI

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Data Visualization
Careers
Key Events & Courses

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Feature

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What Would It Cost to Live in Norfolk, VA?

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Are you planning to attend the C2ER conference from June 12-14, and/or attend the optional training classes on June 11? Since you will probably fall in love with the historic port city of Norfolk, we figured we would conduct a quick analysis of what it would cost to live there with C2ER’s very own Cost of Living Index. Read our blog post below for details!

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Read Our Blog Post

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What is the Cost of Living Index anyway? Well, it was just featured on NPR’s Marketplace!

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News & Reports

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Headlines

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – The Price of Electricity Across Metro Areas
Route Fifty – Efforts to Reform Federal Broadband Subsidy Gain Traction
Smart Incentives – State Strategies for Successful Rural Projects

Reports – From Our Members

Census Bureau – Population Rebounds for Many Cities in Northeast and Midwest

Reports – Non-members

Brookings – How US Employers and Educators Can Build a More Nimble Education System With Multiple Paths to Success
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Job Losses 7.8 Million, Job Gains 7.6 Million, During Third Quarter 2023
Bureau of Labor Statistics – State Employment and Unemployment: April 2024
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce – Mission Not Accomplished: Unequal Opportunities and Outcomes for Black and Latinx Engineers
iHire – Gen Z in the Workforce: Decoding a New Generation of Job Seekers
Oxford Economics – Global Cities Index 2024
WalletHub – Hardest-Working Cities in America (2024)
World Economic Forum – World Migration Report 2024

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Have a report you’d like to share?

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ICYMI

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Bloomberg CityLab – Also Migrating from Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

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Data Visualization

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Ranked: The Top Startup Cities Around the World

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Careers

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Have an open position that might be of interest to C2ER members?

Let us post your job listing!

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

Jobs are typically posted within 1 business day and postings remain active for 45 days if no closing date is specified.

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Our Events

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C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference & Forum

Pre-Conference Trainings: June 11, 2024

Annual Conference: June 12 – 14, 2024

Norfolk, VA

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Addressing Workforce Skill Gaps in Your Region Training

June 11, 2024

Norfolk, VA

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Beginner R Training: Data Science for Workforce and Economic Development Research

June 11, 2024

Norfolk, VA

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Foundations of Economic Development Research

June 11, 2024

Norfolk, VA

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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD), C2ER, and LMI Institute Webinar

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Prompted More People to Change Jobs

June 12,2024

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

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LMI Institute Webinar

Data Insights Roundtable: Leveraging CareerOneStop Data & Tools

June 20, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Foundations of Economic Development Research I: Introduction to Data Sources

Any Place, Any Time

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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

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Tribal Finance Webinar

July 9, 2024

October 15, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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