Already EMSI has helped quite a few colleges comply with gainful employment rules from the US Department of Education. We’re hoping to get the word out more by hosting a gainful employment webinar on Friday, July 8 at 1 p.m. EDT.
Jul. 5, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightUpdate: Gainful Employment Rules and a Widget for Compliance
The first deadline for the US Education Department’s new gainful employment rules is July 1, when colleges will be required to report the necessary disclosures for non-degree (or vocational) programs on all related program pages of their websites. To help, EMSI has created a data reporting template and simple “widget.”
Jun. 30, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightAddressing Regional Skill Gaps
This post outlines the skills mismatch issue in the US, and runs through a series of best practice steps that EMSI clients have used to execute new strategies, invest in innovative practices, and adjust to rapidly changing economic environments.
Jun. 28, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightTop 10 States for Growth & Innovation (Via Chamber Report)
The Atlantic reviewed the US Chamber of Commerce’s new report and pulled out the top 10 fastest-growing states (led by Alaska, the Dakotas, and Wyoming) and the top 10 best states for entrepreneurship and innovation (mostly Western states). EMSI Data was used for some of the data metrics, including STEM job growth and concentration and the share of high-tech establishments.
Jun. 24, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightInteractive Graphic: Job Gains & Losses Since 2008
Mish Shedlock’s Global Economic Trend Analysis blog already posted our first interactive map/graphic of industry data for every state since 2001. And here’s Part 2, focusing on job growth and loss from 2008-2011.
Jun. 24, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightWhat’s the Point of Looking at the Top 10 Highest Growth Occupations?
Do top 10 lists give us an accurate picture of our economy? Is taking such a simplified perspective on an incredibly complex system helpful? We explore these questions while looking at the highest growing occupations in the nation from a couple of different views.
Jun. 23, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonData Spotlight: New Lawyers Glutting the Market (Updated)
Just how bad is the job outlook for lawyers? According to our quick analysis, every state but Wisconsin, Washington, D.C., and Nebraska produced more — in some cases, far more — bar exam passers in 2009 than estimated annual openings for lawyers in those states.
Jun. 22, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightAustin, Texas News Channel Features Career Coach
Weston Sythoff of Workforce Solutions-Capital Area appeared on a local news show in Austin to talk about how EMSI’s Career Coach helps jobseekers match their skills to new employment opportunities.
Jun. 22, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightFlorida’s Research Coast Serves as Model of Regional Collaboration
Economic and workforce developers, businesses, and colleges in southeast Florida have come together to strengthen their regional economy. In the process, Florida’s new governor and the U.S. Department of Labor have taken notice.
Jun. 21, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightFastest-Growing States for Middle-Skill & STEM Jobs
The just-released U.S. Chamber of Commerce report, “Enterprising States: Recovery and Renewal for the 21st Century,” takes a look at a vast amount of data on jobs and offers suggestions for state-driven policy initiatives. Our friends at Praxis Strategy Group prepared the report, and they used EMSI and other sources to compare states by all sorts of measurements.
Jun. 21, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightInfographic: Which Industries Are Growing in Your State?
EMSI teamed up with Tableau Software to create this industry data display. You can visualize industries by state. Also, you can click on the dot for each state to see the trends for various industries.
Jun. 17, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightGainful Employment: ‘A Game-Changer for All Higher Ed’
This is a big, complicated measure — one that will be “a game-changer for all of higher education, placing new limits on student borrowing and creating new definitions of student success,” the Chronicle of Higher Education wrote in a comprehensive piece.
Jun. 14, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightData Spotlight: The Rise in College Degree Holders by State
In this data spotlight, we used Analyst to compare the percentage of college degree holders by state from 2001 to 2011. Here’s what we found: Every state has seen a jump in high-level attainment in the last decade, and leading the way is the District of Columbia.
Jun. 14, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightOmaha’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Career Info
Just last month the University of Nebraska-Omaha, in partnership with Metro Community College and other organizations, launched Career Coach to the public. In that short time the easy-to-use career exploration tool has already created a healthy buzz.
Jun. 13, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightSeveral Top 10s for the Admin Sector
The admin sector has grown the most at the national level in the short period from 2010 to 2011. For a perspective on which industries and occupations that affects the most, we look at several top 10 lists.
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