The majority of counties across the nation have seen at least a small increase in noncovered workers, and some have seen huge increases. This is especially the case in the western and southwestern portions of the US.
Aug. 8, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightArchive for the ‘Data & Analysis’ Category
Good News About Manufacturing . . . That You Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About
Our new data (EMSI Complete 2011.3) shows a continuation of the recent growth trend in the manufacturing sector, and we show manufacturing growth by state. But other data indicates that it might be too early to start celebrating.
Aug. 1, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonThe Oldest Workforces in US: Maine, Vermont, Conn. Top List
Nearly a third of unemployed workers in the US have been jobless for 52 weeks or more. That’s a sobering statistic on the national level, but it varies greatly from state to state. We looked at the age of the workforce by state to see if states with a higher-than-average percentage of long-term unemployed also have a heavy concentration of older workers.
Jul. 26, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightA Detailed Look at Skill Shortages
A question that has perplexed jobseekers and economists alike is how there can be so many people looking for work and yet so many unfilled positions in the economy? In an attempt to answer this question, EMSI has taken a fresh look at the skill gap issue using historic jobs and earnings data to determine which segments of the labor market are growing and which are diminishing.
Jul. 26, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightData Spotlight: The Share of 1099 Workers By State
In this spotlight, we look at the states with the highest proportion of non-covered — or 1099 — workers, according to 2011 EMSI employment estimates. Not all jobs included in this breakdown are occupied by proprietors. Nonetheless, this is perhaps one unscientific way of measuring entrepreneurship activity by state.
Jul. 20, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightInfographic: Male/Female Breakdown of Registered Nurses
It’s been a small, incremental — but noticeable — change in recent years: Men are starting to take up a larger share of the registered nurse workforce. We delve into this and other RN employment and supply trends in this EMSI infographic.
Jul. 19, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightSeven Hot Job Areas With Worker Shortages
CareerBuilder has revealed seven job areas where there’s a growing gap between the number of workers needed to fill openings. It used its Supply & Demand Portal — fueled by data from EMSI, Wanted Analytics, and CareerBuilder.com — to get the results.
Jul. 13, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightFracking in New York: How Many Gas Extraction Jobs Are There Already?
Seeking to tap into its Marcellus Shale reserves, New York could be on the verge of a major uptick in jobs, similar to what Pennsylvania has experienced. New York’s beleaguered Southern Tier region — much of which borders Pennsylvania — is expected to see the biggest employment boom if the ban is lifted.
Jul. 7, 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 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 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 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.
Jun. 10, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonA Couple of Top 10s for Manufacturing
We might be seeing a bit of a shift in the manufacturing sector, which shows signs of growth in the most recent data. It’s still too early to say anything definitive, but after categorical decline every year from 2001-2010, 2010 to 2011 shows growth of 124,933 jobs.
Jun. 7, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonThe Explosion of Oil and Gas Extraction Jobs
From Appalachia to Alaska, the growth is eye-popping. Thousands of new jobs have sprouted up, most well-paying and all boons to their regions. There’s no denying oil and gas extraction jobs are on the rise, and not just in Texas and Oklahoma.
Jun. 7, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Decline of the Information Sector
In the most recent EMSI dataset, the net loss for the two-digit information sector from 2001 to 2011 is 799,800 jobs. That’s over 11 times what we saw for the high-tech information industries in a report Joel Kotkin references.
Jun. 6, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonRevisiting the Registered Nursing Debate
Last year we looked at the supply and demand of RNs, and now we’ve decided to revisit the complicated topic after seeing stories continue to crop up in big-time media outlets, such as NPR, about the struggles new nursing grads are having to find jobs.
May. 26, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightOperating in the 1099 Economy
According to columnist William Fulton, “Traditional statistics may tell you that no jobs are being created and unemployment is high, but somewhere in your community, somebody’s doing work.”
May. 16, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightOil/Gas Extraction Jobs Rank Among Fastest-Growing in US
In looking at the fastest-growing occupations from 2009 to 2011, oil and gas extraction jobs pop up at the top of the list. In this post we also look at where four particularly well-performing oil and gas extraction jobs are located in the US.
May. 11, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightWhich Industries Have the Oldest Workers?
Prompted by Paul Tosto’s MinnEcon blog, we looked at all 20 broad-level industry groups to see which have the highest share of workers 55 years and older. The answer? Educational services, public administration, real estate, and utilities.
May. 10, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightCreativity in Oklahoma: A New Report By the State Using EMSI
The report, crafted by Commerce Department’s research staff, uses EMSI Data to show creative occupations have performed stronger than other jobs, regardless of the state of the economy as a whole.
May. 9, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightInitial Unemployment Claims Worse Than Expected
There was not-so-good news this morning with the release of national initial unemployment claims, which totaled 474,000 in the week ending April 30. The national number is not good — we’re back to levels we saw at the beginning of the year.
May. 5, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightHow Well Supplied Are the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Jobs?
In this post we looked at some of the hottest jobs in the US and matched up openings vs. completers for each to see how well supplied they are.
May. 3, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzData Spotlight: Independent Contractors On the Rise
In a Newsweek cover story, George Mason University provided one estimate of independent contractors. And with our complete employment dataset, we can dig even more into this often-hidden part of the workforce.
Apr. 29, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightNew York’s Bet on Education & How It Stacks Up Nationally
New York City is making a long-term economic bet on education — specifically the applied sciences. Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to build an elite applied sciences school in the city to increase its competitiveness in these area. We looked at completers data to see where NYC ranks among the 100 largest metros.
Apr. 29, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightHighlighting New Educational Attainment Data from Census
New educational attainment data from the Census Bureau shows, among other things, that 16.8% of males in the US have completed anywhere from less than one year to four years of college but have no degree, compared to 16.5% of females.
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