The LMI Insider – March 2025

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March 2025
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Welcome to LMI Insider –

A Publication of the Labor Market Information Institute
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Congress Approves $6M Boost to BLS
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On March 14, 2025, Congress passed a continuing resolution that includes a $6 million increase in funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The understanding is that this increase is designed to address immediate BLS funding issues, including support for the Current Population Survey (CPS). This funding will help maintain the CPS sample size and prevent reductions that could impact the quality and reliability of labor force data.
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As a national survey, the CPS is the primary source of the official monthly national unemployment rate and an essential input in calculating unemployment estimates at the state level.

The LMI Institute is staying abreast of the latest developments and will keep the network updated.
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Data User Insights Academy
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After nine productive months, the first cohort of the Data User Insights Academy is coming to a close! Starting in July 2024, teams from six participating states have worked hard to ensure that LMI data users and producers are able to better work together, developing products and training that will help improve data access and use their state.
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Projects have ranged from dashboard design, to new training and credentialing opportunities for data users, as well as new ways to expand outreach. We anticipate that the seeds of collaboration planted during this Academy will continue to grow well beyond its conclusion this month.
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We are thrilled to say that this is not the end of the Academy. As this first cohort wraps up, a second cohort is getting ready to kick off soon! The LMI Institute will also continue hosting Data User Roundtable webinars as well as working to make products that will help data producers and users across the LMI ecosystem. Current projects underway include a glossary of common LMI terms and more tip sheets on communicating and utilizing LMI data.
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If you have an idea for an LMI product or resource that would make your life easier, or a topic that you would like to learn more about, please do not hesitate to share your ideas with John Ponder White at jpwhite@crec.net.
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Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Webinars
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65th C2ER + LMI Institute Annual Conference

May 27 – 30, 2025

Sacramento, California
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Insider View – Be in the Know
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New Projections Management Partnership Board Chair!
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Meihui Bodane, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Research and Strategy at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, poses at the Labor and Economic Analysis Division’s offices with a plaque awarded by PMP in recognition of her service as 2024 PMP Board Chair.
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The Projections Managing Partnership (PMP) would like to express its gratitude to 2024 Board Chair, Meihui Bodane (NC) for her dedicated leadership. The success of the LMI Institute and PMP is due, in part, to colleagues like Meihui who graciously provide their time and expertise in support of the association’s work. We would also like to welcome and thank Mark McInerney (ME), who is the 2025 Board Chair, as well as Scott Hunzeker (NE) who is the new Vice Chair.
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2025 State Labor Market Awards
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The 2025 State Labor Market Awards are open for nominations! 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.
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The three categories are:
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🏆 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
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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.
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For more, including award review criteria and information on the selection process, click below!
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Featured Reports and Tools
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Nebraska
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Nebraska has a regular online-only Workforce Trends magazine. Each magazine focuses on a different sector of the Nebraska economy. The Fall 2024 issue focused on the Nebraska manufacturing sector and sector trends. This includes the number of people working in manufacturing, the amount of money contributed to the Nebraska economy from manufacturing, employment and income by specific manufacturing industry, and more!
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Washington
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Washington has a labor market and credential data dashboard. This very detailed dashboard allows you to search for occupations based on the anticipated growth, education level required, typical on the job training required, and average wage earned in that occupation. Wages can be viewed not just by dollar amount, but in relation to the expected self-sufficiency wage for a household based on a selected household size.
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Does your state have a projections dashboard?

Share it with us! We’d love to see it and feature it in the monthly LMI Insider.
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We welcome your feedback on this edition, and for content suggestions in future editions, of The LMI Insider. Please direct comments, questions, or for more information on the LMI Institute to Marty Romitti, CREC Senior Vice President, at mromitti@crec.net
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