Awards

2025 State Labor Market Information Awards

The LMI Institute awards program recognizes 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 nominated state research office plays a coordinating role or in which research activities play an integral role in the project or activity. Ongoing programs or projects started within the last 24 months are eligible.

Project Categories:

Best State LMI Product or Collaboration for Regional Resilience

Best State LMI Product or Collaboration Supporting Workforce System or Jobseekers

Best State LMI Focus on Access to Opportunity

Award Application Process + Presentation:

Applicants must submit a summary describing the project’s goals, objectives, and innovation via nomination form by Friday, March 28, 2025. Alternative formats (e.g. videos, websites, and interactive dashboards) are encouraged. The LMI Institute will present the awards at the awards dinner during the 65th C2ER + LMI Institute Annual Conference held May 28 – 30 in Sacramento, California. The awardee must be registered and present at the conference.

Award Review Criteria Selection Process
Judges will review nominations for the following:

  • Contribution to workforce labor market information research
  • Innovative approach or implementation
  • Unique approach to using researchers as part a larger program implementation team
  • Response to customer or community needs
  • Economic or other benefits that have resulted from implementing the project
  • Quality of product or process

Replicability for other LMI Institute members

 Representatives from the LMI Institute membership will review nominations. The panel may select up to one winner in each category and an overall award for a particularly innovative project.

Any representatives that identified to have a conflict of interest with a nomination will be removed from reviewing projects submitted under the same category.

Note: The LMI Institute reserves the right to the following if determined:

    • Assign a nomination to a different category than originally nominated.
    • Not select a winner in all categories.