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2012′s Best Jobs By Education Level

In this series of posts, we’ll explore 2012′s best-performing jobs — coming out of the recession — by education level.

May. 7, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

An Economic View of Delinquent Fathers

In a new report, “Father Hunger: An Economic View of Delinquent Fathers,” EMSI uses national statistics and economic analysis to show delinquent fatherhood is a major drain on the US economy.

May. 4, 2012 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Infographic: Earnings by Industry Sector and Education

In this post we highlight two infographics that show income by industry and education for all occupations in the US.

May. 3, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

EMSI Data 2012.1 Final

EMSI is pleased to announce the official release of our 2012.1 dataset. Please note that there are major changes and improvements in this release! Read the following notes carefully and don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

May. 3, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

Why You Need Analyst

Watch a video about what makes Analyst the best place to get labor market data.

May. 2, 2012 | Posted by Josh Stevenson

Infographic: All Occupations by Industry & Education, 2001-2011

We recently partnered with Catherine Mulbrandon at VisualizingEconomics.com to create a series of treemaps that illustrate important aspects of the labor market. In this post we provide a sneak peek at two of the graphics she created.

May. 2, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

North Carolina’s Top Jobs for 2012

Here’s our exploration of the top jobs in North Carolina for 2012. The results? Healthcare occupations and network systems/data communication analysts are among the jobs to keep an eye on.

Apr. 24, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. Burrow

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How Workforce Agencies Use EMSI Data

Here is a great little interview with Bruce Trimble where he discusses how North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board uses EMSI’s data to help their community.

Apr. 23, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

The Overwhelmingly Aging Postal Service Workforce

The Postal Service, to no one’s surprise, has been bleeding jobs for years. But what’s striking is how old, on average, the postal workforce is across America.

Apr. 20, 2012 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Career Coach Updates

For the past year we have been receiving great input on Career Coach. As a result, we are very pleased to announce some great new client-requested features. As we begin to roll these features out and make them available to you and your students, we would love your feedback!

Apr. 20, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. Burrow

CareerBuilder: .NET Developers Are In Demand

Here’s a good video by CareerBuilder about .Net Developers. The data for this video comes from the Supply and Demand Portal, which uses EMSI Data. Very cool stuff!

Apr. 19, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

I Want Michelin to Build A Plant in My County

Michelin has decided to build a tire manufacturing plant in Anderson County, South Carolina. There’s a ton we can do with EMSI’s Analyst to understand why Michelin would choose to locate in the area. And that means we can show you how to use Analyst to aid economic development in your region. This post focuses on calculating spinoff jobs and exploring the occupations staffed in the industry.

Apr. 19, 2012 | Posted by Josh Stevenson

The High Cost of Dropping Out

Here is an interesting infographic that uses some data from our All4Ed dropout model. CourseHero published it back in March.

Apr. 17, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz

AACC Presentation: Does Your College’s Website Help Students?

On April 21-23, EMSI will be attending the 92nd annual convention of AACC in Orlando, FL. EMSI’s Luke Jankovic will be presenting on Monday, April 23, 9:15-10:15 a.m., with Dr. Anne M. Kress, President of Monroe Community College.

Apr. 17, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. Burrow

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