States maintain flexibility in the information they require from employers on the wage records of their employees. There has been a growing movement among federal and state agencies, researchers, and even businesses to “enhance” Unemployment Insurance wage records (EWR) to include more data, including hours worked and occupational codes, to better assess job market demands, […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingJoin us and learn more about how your investment in the LMI Institute has promoted the development, interpretation, and use of labor market information during the past year. In this webinar the LMI Institute Board will share outcomes, talk about new products, highlight upcoming events, the newly adopted 2021 – 2023 strategic plan, and preview […]
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 ReadingNovember 18, 2020 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET The 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 […]
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 […]
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 Reading2020 has upended the many aspects of the professional and business world as we knew it. How can we crisis proof our communities and continue the collaborative mission building work bringing together local stakeholders going forward? This session will discuss best practices to help communities recover during these uncertain times and plan the future for […]
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