Research Matters – C2ER/LMI Institute June 12 2025

Research Matters - Bi-Weekly Update

June 12, 2025 | Diana Romero

June 12, 2025

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Features

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Proposed Federal Budget Signals Cuts to Core Economic Data Capacity

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The FY 2026 Budget Appendix includes staffing shifts across the three federal agencies most critical to economic and labor market intelligence: the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These changes may have serious implications for the quality, timeliness, and availability of the data that state and local leaders rely on every day.

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News & Reports

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Headlines

American Economic Association – Rebuilding Careers
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Good Data is Hard to Find
New Jersey Institute of Technology Leadership Articles:

Next City Podcast – The Problem With Streets and Climate Disasters
Wired – Demis Hassabis on the Future of Work In the Age of AI (Video)
World Economic Forum – The Gig Economy Is Booming, but Is It Fair Work? And Other Trends in Jobs and Skills This Month

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Reports – From Our Members

California Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research – Military to Civilian Employment: Opportunities in the San Diego & Imperial Region
Smart Incentives – Data for the People

Reports – Non-members

Bureau of Labor Statistics – The Employment Situation: May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
Center for Community Investment – Spectrum of Development in the Community Real Estate Ownership Ecosystem
National Bureau of Economic Research – Job Sorting and the Labor Market Effects of a Criminal Record
Randstad – Workmonitor Pulse: Talent Trade-Offs Unlocked
Strada – Cost Confusion: Americans’ Misconceptions of College Costs
Strada – What States Should Know About Education and Work — But Don’t

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NPR – Brain Drain at Census Bureau Has Employees Warning About the Country’s Statistics
Point2Homes – The Renter Suburb: Renters Outnumber Owners in 203 Suburbs in Largest U.S. Metros

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Data Visualization

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U.S. Manufacturing by State: Who Gains Most from ‘Made in America’?

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Inventors and the Allocation of Talent

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