Foodservice sales are expected to hit a record $632 billion this year. The second largest private sector employer, the restaurant industry is also projected to enjoy more robust hiring growth in 2012 than the economy as a whole. What’s going on in the foodservice industry?
Jul. 23, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowWebinar Recap: EMSI’s 4 New Data Categories
This week we held three webinars to familiarize our users with EMSI’s four new class-of-worker data categories. We’ve included links to the webinar recording and other resources.
Jul. 18, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightCharacteristics of the Self-Employed
In this post, we’ll use EMSI’s self-employment data to dig into a segment of the workforce that has previously been hard (or impossible) to get at for local researchers and planners.
Jul. 18, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightWhat Are the Top College Degree Areas in Your State?
Unless you live in Wyoming, the most common postsecondary degree awarded in your state is related to two fields: health or business. And, yes, education and liberal arts have been wildly popular degree areas too.
Jul. 10, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI Data Update: Four New Categories
For the past year EMSI has been gearing up for a big update and improvement to how we present our labor market data. On July 9, users can start to view employment data in four sets that can be mixed and matched
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzCareerBuilder Looks at the Impact of the Skills Gap
In an article on the national skills gap, CareerBuilder discusses key stats about the employer/jobseeker disconnect, how employers and jobseekers are misinterpreting each other, and how costly this problem has become.
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzFind Emerging Industries Using Analyst
This video demonstrates how to use “location quotient” to find specialized industries making a splash in your region.
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Josh StevensonA Response to Enrollment, Completion, and Gainful Employment
Gainful employment rules, declining enrollment, and new completion agendas have many colleges scrambling. In this article we offer a solution that could narrow some gaps and potentially simplify efforts to better understand and communicate labor market outcomes for students, which is really the heart of all these issues.
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzWhy Education Matters: Updated Numbers on Unemployment by Ed Level
If you missed the latest jobs report, well, you didn’t miss much. We highlight the key numbers and look at unemployment rates by education.
Jul. 6, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightIndustry Report: Warehousing & Storage
Warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) is one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries, with 38% growth since 2001. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the sector and its nearly uninterrupted crescendo.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowTop Metros for Transportation Jobs
In our first post in this series we gave an industry overview for the transportation sector. Here we’ll look at the top (and bottom) metro areas for transportation jobs.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightIndustry Overview: Air, Rail, Water, and Road Transportation, 2001-2012
It’s clear that certain portions of the transportation sector are thriving. But air transport has been in major decline, and many of the growing occupations associated with the sector are low paying or don’t require significant education or training.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzCase Study: City of Bristol College
Ben Allen explains the drivers behind the UK college buying Analyst, and the benefits and challenges it has presented.
Jul. 2, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzBBC Covers UK Career Coach Launch
Southampton Solent University recently conducted a major rollout for Career Coach, EMSI’s web-based tool that helps students better understand how careers connect to education. The BBC covered the event. You can watch the story here.
Jun. 21, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzThe Number and Proportion of STEM Jobs by State
In this post, we take a step back and provide a general STEM jobs overview. Which states and metro areas have the greatest proportion of STEM jobs? How do the average hourly earnings in each state stack up with earnings in STEM jobs?
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