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The LMI institute presented the score along with the Projections Managing Partnership in a series of events on the Future of Work.

The Future of Work: Spotlight on Trucking and Logistics

September 21, 2021

A conversation with Dr. Allison Forbes, Vice President, Research, at the Council for Regional Economic Competitiveness, and Dr. Steve Viscelli, University of Pennsylvania Sociology professor and author of The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream. In this spotlight on the trucking and logistics industry, we examine approaches projections analysts can use to deepen their understanding of any fast-evolving industry sector.

Implications of Automation for Occupations

September 23, 2021

The exposure of different occupations to automation impacts projections. The LMI Institute shares their work on developing an Automation Index as a Toolkit feature for analysts, the constraints encountered when making projections, and the necessary context to explain state projection results.

The Future of Trucking – Innovative Approaches to Research and Data Analysis

December 9, 2021

What are the likely short-term and long-term impacts of automation on the trucking industry? At the 2021 Projections Managing Partnership Summit, we introduced you to Steve Viscelli, a University of Pennsylvania researcher whose efforts to measure the impacts of autonomous trucking technologies contain data analysis lessons for projections analysts and state LMI researchers. This follow-on Future of Work seminar features federal government economist Kristen Monaco, whose research provides a complementary perspective on the future of the trucking and logistics sector.