The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute are currently soliciting proposals for the next annual conference and forum, which is currently planned to be a solely in-person event June 11 – 14, 2024 in Norfolk, VA. The theme this year is Norfolk 2024: Navigating Data for Economic Success. Below […]
Continue ReadingThe Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute are currently soliciting proposals for the next annual conference and forum, which is currently planned to be an in-person event June 12 – 15, 2023 in Detroit, MI. The theme this year is Creative Solutions for Transformational Change. Below is information on […]
Continue ReadingIn our latest Voices of LMI interview with David Lipnicky, LMI Federal Project Office for the Employment Training Administration (ETA), released November 1, 2021, shared important information about CareerOneStop, a powerful collection of web tools for jobseekers. He observed that many LMI professionals aren’t aware of the portal, which has been around in different forms […]
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I would like to begin by thanking Scott Sanders for his tremendous leadership this past year as our outgoing chair. As the president and CEO of NASWA, we know how full your plate is and appreciate your service. I would also like to thank the C2ER and LMI Institute staff for putting on another great […]
Continue ReadingThe LMI Institute hosted the first annual Workforce Keynote on June 10th in conjunction at the Annual Forum. In a two-part series keynote, we heard from Dr. Angela Jackson, Managing Partner at New Profit. Dr. Jackson shares how the Future of Work is becoming the present of work. To hear all of Dr. Jackson’s speech […]
The LMI Institute is proud to announce the 2021 State Labor Market Information Awards call for proposals is open. The LMI Institute awards program recognizes the state LMI research activities that serve as examples to other state offices. Eligibility: State LMI shops are eligible to receive the award. Eligible projects are those in which the […]
Continue ReadingThe Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute and the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) are currently soliciting proposals for the next annual conference and forum, which will be held virtually June 7 – 11, 2021. The theme this year is The Great Pivot: Reinvention for Recovery and Resilience. Below is information on this year’s conference and details […]
Continue ReadingBy Kay and Don Norton 1. NEVER ASSUME YOUR TARGET MARKET (AUDIENCE) PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE SAME BACKGROUNDS OR EXPERIENCES. Even if people have the same job title, even the same job responsibilities, their situations are unique to their service areas, their organizational structures, and their personal backgrounds. Make sure you begin by establishing common […]
Continue ReadingYou now have choices when it comes to employment projections! As you well know, employment projections are data-driven estimates about the state of the labor market for a certain year in the future. Job seekers, employers, training institutions, career counselors, and economic planners all use projections to help make critical decisions in areas including the […]
Continue ReadingDr. Susan Houseman, Vice-President and Director of Research at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, will address the Future of Work and how pandemic impacts may shape industry and occupation trends at the August 20, 2020, Projections Managing Partnership (PMP) Pre-Summit Session. Dr. Houseman is a distinguished labor economist whose research areas include temporary […]
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