LMI Insider - April 2025: This month, learn about advocacy efforts for increased BLS funding, highlights from the Data User Insights Academy, and what to expect from the 2025 C2ER + LMI Institute Annual Conference — including a stellar lineup of speakers like BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Plus, explore new career tools from Wisconsin and Kansas!

Reflecting on their experience in the Data User Insights Academy over the past nine months, a team of LMI data producers and users from Florida learned that simply making themselves more visible and available to local workforce boards could significantly strengthen engagement. They realized many partners weren’t even aware of the state’s main LMI platform, […]

On March 14, 2025, Congress passed a continuing resolution that includes a $6 million increase in funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The understanding is that this funding boost is designed to address immediate operational needs at BLS, including support for one of its most essential surveys—the Current Population Survey (CPS).