In the next few months, EMSI data will update to include four new categories for our data. This change lets users combine and separate out unsuppressed Quarterly Census of Wages and Employment (QCEW), self-employment , non-QCEW, and extended proprietor data. Read the article for details.
Feb. 2, 2012 | Posted by StevensonArchive for the ‘EMSI Updates’ Category
EMSI Webinar Recap: The WIB Scorecard
In our latest webinar, EMSI Consultants Annike Crapuchettes and Hamilton Galloway discussed the newly developed National WIB Scoreboard, which is due to be officially released in March 2012 and will help the workforce investment system better understand its economic and workforce contribution.
Jan. 20, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI’s 2012 Conference – Save the Date
With sessions for educational, workforce, and economic development professionals, EMSI’s second annual conference will be a great opportunity to hear from other EMSI users, share best practices, and learn more about the data and new product developments.
Jan. 17, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzThe WIB Scorecard
EMSI, a firm with years of experience conducting economic benefit-cost analyses, has teamed up with NAWB and Full Capacity Marketing to produce a WIB Scorecard that will help the workforce investment system better understand its economic and workforce contribution.
Jan. 12, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzA Consumer’s ‘Report Card’ for Colleges: EMSI’s Solution
As of last year, colleges with vocational programs are required to present employment-related information on individual program pages on their website. EMSI responded by creating individual program widgets with all the necessary disclosure information for our Career Coach clients, and so far they’ve been a big hit.
Jan. 11, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightWebinar: Getting Career Info On College Websites – Jan. 17
Students say that their ability to find quality information on a college website is key to their decision to enroll. And with so much interest in, and scrutiny on, jobs and the economy students want to know exactly how the education and training colleges provide leads to good jobs.
Jan. 10, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzHow To Video: Understanding the Occupation Report
If you feel lost when you’re looking at an Occupation Report in Analyst 3, or even if you just want to brush up on some of the data and functionality there, this post will take you on a video tour, describing the data and charts in detail.
Jan. 3, 2012 | Posted by StevensonHow 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 StevensonHow To Video: Creating Occupation or Industry Groups
Watch a video on creating and using occupation and industry groups in Analyst 3.
Dec. 14, 2011 | Posted by 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 StevensonEMSI Clients Shine in Aspen Prize for Comm. College Excellence
Congratulations to Valencia College in Orlando, an EMSI client, for taking home the inaugural Aspen Prize, awarded Monday in Washington, D.C. Valencia was selected as the top two-year college — from a pool of 1,200 in the nation — based on its academic and workforce outcomes.
Dec. 12, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightHow To Video: Adding Jobs to an Industry in the I/O
What can you do with an Input/Output report? This video shows you the most basic application for I/O.
Dec. 8, 2011 | Posted by StevensonThree EMSI Webinars: Data 101; Careers and College Websites; and Input-Output Modeling
On Dec. 13, 14, and 15, EMSI will host three webinars. Each will be at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific.
Dec. 6, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzHow To Video: Use Filters to Find Focus Industries
Having trouble finding the distinctive industries that drive your economy? Watch a video to see how using filters in Analyst 3 can help you refine your list of industries so you can concentrate on what makes your region move.
Dec. 2, 2011 | Posted by StevensonHow To Video: Find High-Growth Industries and Occupations
A video demonstrating how to find high-growth occupations and industries.
Dec. 2, 2011 | Posted by StevensonHow To Video: Use Regional Requirements
Watch a video about how to run a regional requirements report for your region, and find where your economy lets money leak out.
Dec. 2, 2011 | Posted by StevensonMinneapolis Federal Reserve on EMSI’s Noncovered Jobs Data
Ron Wirtz of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis calls it “a hole in the employment doughnut” — the growing number of noncovered jobs in the US. EMSI tracks data on workers not covered by unemployment insurance, and thus not captured in traditional job statistics.
Dec. 1, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightLabor Market 101 Q&A and Slideshow
EMSI recently hosted a labor market data 101 webinar. The following is the Q&A from the webinar, which touches on a number of important and timely EMSI updates and data features. We’ve also included the webinar PowerPoint for download.
Nov. 23, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightAnalyst 3 Webinar Video
On November 17th, last week, EMSI hosted a webinar presentation of Analyst 3. The webinar covered many of the major changes to the tool, including new features, improved navigation, and data. We recorded the webinar, and you can view it below. The entire video lasts 51 minutes, and goes in-depth on Analyst 3. Watch to [...]
Nov. 21, 2011 | Posted by StevensonWebinar: Labor Market Data 101
We live in a world of “big data.” And when it comes to jobs and the economy, it’s hard to think of any data bigger than labor market data. But what exactly is it and how can we use it? Let’s say you’ve already worked with it. You know how challenging the data is to collect, understand and present, plus it is often incomplete and outdated. So what can you do? Join us on November 15 to find out.
Nov. 1, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzDealing with Skills Shortages in a Complex Economy
EMSI has developed a new index to help regions better understand employment skills gaps. This methodology is an attempt to provide a straightforward but comprehensive technique for sensing shortages of workers so that regional planners can respond where needed.
Oct. 21, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightCareer Coach Update: New Features
Career Coach, EMSI’s latest product that connects students and jobseekers to local careers and training, has seen good growth over the past year. The tool, which has been implemented by colleges, universities, workforce agencies, and other community groups, is now used in 28 states, and we’re excited about the success stories and feedback we’ve received. As a result, we have a new round of product updates to tell you about.
Oct. 17, 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 StevensonAnalyst 3 Feature Tutorial: My Programs
Watch a video on managing the program data that comes up in the “My Programs” tab in “Education.”
Oct. 14, 2011 | Posted by StevensonEMSI Data 2011.4 Beta Release
We are pleased to announce the release of our “beta,” or preview, EMSI 2011.4 dataset. This release reflects important updates from several important data sources.
Oct. 13, 2011 | Posted by Rob Sentz-
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