Montreal has spent the last four years adding jobs in a number of tech-related industries and occupations. But the way Montreal has done so points to the success not only of its local economy but also of its education system.
May. 15, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensArchive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category
Exploring the Geographic Shifts (and Low Wages) of the Call Center Industry
The call center industry has undergone major geographic shifts over the last decade. But the states that have seen the greatest call center declines have the strongest economies in the U.S.
May. 14, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightHow Troy University Uses EMSI To Help Alabama Communities with Economic Development
With Analyst, EMSI’s data research tool, Troy University’s Center for International Business and Economic Development spreads integral labor market information to practitioners throughout Alabama more efficiently and with less fuss than it could before.
Apr. 8, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightCommunications Technology Grows on Both Sides of the Border
To get a data-driven picture of some of the leading tech sectors in Canada and the US, we looked at the industries in Purdue’s information technology and telecommunications cluster, which EMSI provides as a template group with its Canadian data.
Mar. 26, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensEMSI Data Featured on Florida Power & Light’s PoweringFlorida.com
Florida Power & Light announced this week the release of PoweringFlorida.com — an online resource billed as a one-stop shop for site selectors and a free market resource center for local economic development organizations in Florida.
Jan. 31, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI for Economic Developers, Part 2: Analyzing Industry Clusters, Supply Chains & Talent Gaps
In this best practice, Kim Frazier and John Owen of the Dayton Development Coalition delve into how they perform some of the most challenging components that EDCs encounter with regional economic analysis.
Jan. 7, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightUsing Data for Regional Growth: A Case Study from an Urban-Rural Region in Washington State
The Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Area is home to the state capital, rich forestland, and other prized assets. But leaders there have not always fully understood how to use or prioritize those assets as part of a regional workforce/economic development strategy. A data-driven targeted industry study changed all that.
Dec. 17, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI for Economic Developers, Part 1: Using Analyst for Site Selection Requests
This is the first in a series of articles on using EMSI’s Analyst for economic development in conjunction with the Dayton Development Coalition, a regional economic development and advocacy organization that serves a 14-county region centered in Dayton, Ohio.
Nov. 5, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightWest Michigan Economic Development Organization Values EMSI for Workforce Research & Analysis
The Right Place, Inc. often fields questions from site selectors and regional businesses on the Western Michigan economy. For many of its answers, it turns to EMSI. Read the details in this EMSI case study.
Sep. 25, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEngineers: Greater Demand and Faster Recovery
Engineers are currently in high-demand, so we broke down the 18 engineering occupations and checked their numbers. Then we focused on Michigan to see how the engineers are faring, specifically in the auto industry.
Sep. 5, 2012 | Posted by Christian LeithartFind 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 StevensonTop 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 WrightU.S. Chamber’s ‘Enterprising States’ Report Loaded with EMSI Data
For the third straight year, Praxis Strategy Group and Joel Kotkin have partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to produce a data-rich report on the top-performing states for job growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, taxes and regulation, infrastructure, and a host of other metrics.
Jun. 15, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightI 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 StevensonTop 5 Metros For Job Creation, 2010-2011
As Economix noted in an article, Gallup released a survey showing the top five metro areas for job creation in 2011. Using data from our latest release, which can be found in Analyst, we thought it would be interesting to check out the occupations that are growing in each metro.
Apr. 3, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowData Spotlight: Engineers in Manufacturing
We’ve been asked several times about the demand for engineers in the manufacturing sector. In this post, we provide some answers by looking at 31 engineering occupations that staff manufacturing.
Feb. 3, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzInteractive Graphic: Ranking States By Competitiveness
We teamed up with our friends at Tableau Software to produce an interactive graphic that details individual industries that are driving states to be more (or less) competitive.
Jan. 17, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzHow To Video: Finding the Value of an Industry
How many jobs and what amount of earnings does any industry in your region support? Watch a video about finding this information in the Input/Output tool in Analyst 3.
Dec. 15, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonHow To Video: Deleting Jobs in Input/Output
How do you make a case for keeping an employer in your region? Use Input/Output to show the full range of effects on the regional economy. Watch a video demonstrating how to do this in Analyst 3.
Dec. 14, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonWhich States Are Growing More Competitive?
EMSI produced a side-by-side analysis of every state to see which states are becoming more competitive (that is, gaining a larger share of the total job creation), and which are losing their share of the jobs being created.
Dec. 6, 2011 | Posted by Rob Sentz“Big Data” For Jobs And The Economy
When it comes to jobs and the economy, the “big data” that often comes to mind is the massive amount of information collected on the US labor market. No other country in the world collects and distributes (i.e., makes public) nearly as much labor market data as the United States. Right now we classify and release data on about 1,100 different industries and 800 occupations.
Dec. 5, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzClusters in the Milwaukee 7 Region
The water cluster in the M-7 region is perhaps the most well-known at this point, but there are others — food, medical technology, innovation, financial services, the creative economy, etc. Each has made strides in the last two to three years.
Nov. 29, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Big Success Story: North Dakota’s Staggering Growth
Eager to find bright spots in the dismal US economy, journalists are flocking — paparazzi-style — to the unlikeliest of states. Why? Well, by now we all know North Dakota’s economy performed well through the recession and continues to chug along. Story after story lauds the growth. Perhaps it will all inspire other regions, states, [...]
Oct. 24, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzAnalyst 3 Feature Tutorial: Using STEM Groups
Watch a video on accessing the STEM occupation groups we’ve built into the tool, and get a few tips on basic analysis.
Oct. 14, 2011 | Posted by Josh StevensonThe Connection Between Manufacturing Jobs and Exports
The manufacturing sector has experienced massive reduction of its workforce (-23% from 2002-10). Here is something that might not be as intuitive — manufacturing exports (inflation-adjusted) actually grew by 56% over the same time period.
Oct. 6, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzEMSI Conference Recap
Last week EMSI held its first annual user conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which is 90 minutes north of the company headquarters in Moscow, Idaho. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed being able to connect with clients.
Oct. 5, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzRanking States by Per-Capita Biz Establishment Levels Since Start of Recession
As a follow-up to last week’s post, we examined business establishment data and came up with the per capita concentration for each state (plus Washington, D.C.) since the beginning of 2008, roughly the start of the recession. This is perhaps a better way to look at new business creation over time because it factors in population estimates.
Aug. 29, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI Takes Part in Workshop To Help Lift Space Coast’s Economy
More than 8,000 highly skilled workers are already or will soon be out of jobs. A heavily populated region is losing what’s been a crucial sector for decades. What to do next?
Aug. 24, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightData Spotlight: Net New Business Establishments by State
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, succinctly lays out the importance of startups and entrepreneurs in a recent column: “Small businesses create most jobs in the United States, so it follows that more startup companies translate to more jobs. State strategies that promote entrepreneurism can help.”
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