On September 28, the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute’s Regional Data Connections (RDC) team coordinated its first site visit with the North Carolina RDC team, which included North Carolina’s Labor & Economic Analysis Division (LEAD), Centralina Workforce Development Board, and Northeastern Workforce Development Board. The North Carolina team is focused on strengthening the state’s workforce […]

Over 50 state projections analysts gathered in Salt Lake City for the 2026 PMP Summit from September 22 to 24. The annual Summit brings together state projectionists from across the country and federal partners to exchange ideas, share best practices, and learn from each other. This year’s sessions covered a range of topics, including updates […]

Funding for state labor market information (LMI) offices has fallen behind inflation. States are partners in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to collect, process, and publish the wage, employment, and occupational data. BLS combines this data into the nation’s core labor market statistics; the same data […]