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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has endured many years of stagnant funding and that has impacted one of the most significant funding streams for state labor market information. BLS provides grants to state LMI agencies to support data clean-up of unemployment insurance records and several surveys. States have suffered an effective 50% cut in BLS […]
Continue ReadingSince the beginning of the pandemic, analysts look for creative ways to get information in a fast changing environment. This webinar will show what Indiana’s LMI shop has been doing in assessing Indiana’s recent recession and recovery-in-progress using some traditional and non-traditional labor market information. Presenter: Kent Sellers, Regional Workforce Studies Manager, Indiana Department of […]
Continue ReadingThe WIAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that recommends ways to improve the nationwide workforce and labor market information systems to the Secretary of Labor. The new committee, appointed in mid-2020, reconvened in September and December 2020 to begin work on new recommendations to a new administration about how to change Federal statistical agencies and […]
Continue ReadingPopular demand continues to grow for engaging, informative data visualization and for tools that allow users to easily probe and interact with data. Responding to this demand, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has developed a series of interactive data dashboards that allow members of the community to explore regional labor market information, as well as […]
Continue ReadingThe Metro Atlanta Housing Strategy (MAHS) and Metro Atlanta Eviction Tracker are two examples of how data are being used to inform thoughtful policy and direct strategic interventions to promote housing affordability and stability. In this webinar, you will learn how the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), working in partnership with other organizations, has developed these two resources using a variety of […]
Continue Reading2020 has been a turbulent year for labor markets, but even more changes could soon be on the horizon. Automation and advanced technologies promise amazing wonders, but could be even more disruptive forces in the near future. Join us for a discussion and exploration of automation data to learn about the type of jobs in […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information Institute (LMII), welcomes Matthew Staiger as he presents, “Job-to-Job Flows and the Consequences of Job Separations.” Moving to a new employer represents an important way in which workers […]
Continue ReadingWhen policymakers lack the right tools for the job, policy suffers. Official economic markers do not measure the realities that low-income families face: which essentials they need to live and work in the modern economy, and how the costs of those goods have changed over time. The ALICE measures help to fill this gap. ALICE […]
Continue ReadingPlease note there is no registration for this webinar. The add to calendar feature will remind you when it’s about to begin. You can join the webinar up to 20 minutes early. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and […]
Continue ReadingThis webinar will highlight the key findings of a recent examination of the workforce needs facing Missouri’s food, agriculture and forestry industries. This study used labor market information, employer surveys and key stakeholder interviews to identify the current and future challenges facing employers in these industries. Conducted throughout 2019 and early 2020, this research highlights […]
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