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June 17, 2021 In This Issue Feature Get Involved in the 2021 National BR|E Benchmarking Summer Challenge! Featured Event Leadership in Research Workshop: Developing and Managing a Research Team Data Visualization USA Facts – How Marijuana Laws Differ Between States Features Get Involved in the 2021 National BR|E Benchmarking Summer Challenge! It is clear from […]
Continue ReadingEmployment numbers are going to be major indicator of economic recovery coming out of Covid-19. This was part of Dr. William Spriggs’s message on June 8 at the C2ER/LMI Institute (Virtual) Annual Conference Economic Outlook Keynote. The Howard University professor and chief economist of AFL-CIO believes that we are on the path to economic normalcy, […]
Continue ReadingJune 3, 2021 In This Issue Feature You Have Less Than 96 Hours Now! – Register for the Annual Conference Featured Event Leadership in Research Workshop: Developing and Managing a Research Team Data Visualization The Cost of 1GB Mobile Data Features You Have Less Than 96 Hours Now! We Are Four Days Away From Our […]
Continue ReadingApril 29, 2021 In This Issue Features 39 Days Till The C2ER/LMI Institute Virtual Annual Conference Featured Event Coming Next Week: Analyzing Sector Skill Needs Training Class Data Visualization Shark Attacks in the U.S. Features 39 Days Till The C2ER/LMI Institute Virtual Annual Conference This year’s C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference brings you two new technical […]
Continue ReadingAnalyzing Sector Skill Needs LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER May 4, 6, 13, 2021 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Get to know your region’s skills, credentials, and training programs. VIEW DETAILS As communities and local economies look for ways to recover from the last year, applied researchers are often asked to provide detailed examinations of […]
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Features: Take Us on a Tour of Your City at This Year’s Annual Conference
Featured Event: Member-Only Workshop – How to Clarify and Communicate Regional Skills Strengths and Gaps: Presented by Emsi
Data Visualization: 67 Percent of Private Industry Workers Had Access to Retirement Plans in 2020
Continue ReadingC2ER is in the process of completing its annual summer update of the State Business Incentives Database. The C2ER State Business Incentives Database provides users with data on 2,100 state business incentive programs from all US states and territories. Through a regional analysis of incentive programs in the Southern US, we can understand how geography […]
Continue ReadingOn March 10th of this year, C2ER distributed a survey—to both members and non-members—with the goal of exploring how respondents were addressing and adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey remained opened until April 1, accruing 105 responses from C2ER members and 101 additional responses from non-members. Question 1 asked respondents how their organization been […]
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The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board met on September 18 to receive recommendations from four Working Groups. One of those groups focused on the importance of data to the nation’s workforce system.
Continue ReadingWritten by Anuradha Dhar At the end of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the Department of Labor released a report on 2018 data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on the role of professional certifications and occupational licenses in the U.S. labor market. Their most recent annual data was released in January […]
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