Which cities are the best to target for recruiting actuaries and other hard-to-fill positions? What are the top universities graduating actuarial science majors? These are the types of questions EMSI can answer through Talent Market Analyst.
May. 2, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightArchive for the ‘Featured’ Category
Comparing the US, UK, and Canadian Economies
Everyone knows that the US has a larger economy than the UK or Canada – but it’s hard to get a sense of just how different they are. To get a better sense of the relationship between the three, we’ve stacked up some data comparisons between the three nations, along with a number of visualizations.
Apr. 29, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensHow Should We Look At Jobs? A Discussion of Labor Market Data and Job Postings
In this post, we talk about the pros and cons of job-posting data, how it differs from the vast amount of labor market data available in the U.S., and how best to approach it from both a tactical and strategic perspective.
Apr. 9, 2013 | Posted by Rob SentzImproving Labor Market Outcomes at Community Colleges
Community colleges are in a key position to move the needle on employment. In this post, we talk about how colleges can use data to help improve their efforts.
Mar. 25, 2013 | Posted by Rob SentzEMSI’s Student Résumé Analysis
We are pleased to introduce a new report called the Student Résumé Analysis that will help colleges better understand the performance of past students. We are also excited about this effort because it is one of the first fruits of our relationship with CareerBuilder.
Mar. 4, 2013 | Posted by Rob SentzCareerBuilder and EMSI Release Top Jobs for 2013
CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists (EMSI) have released the best bachelor degree jobs for 2013 based on occupations with the most jobs added since 2010.
Dec. 6, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzThe Emerging Professional, Scientific, and Technical Sector
Although the professional, scientific, and technical industry sector makes up only 6% of the U.S. workforce, it was responsible for 10% of national job growth from 2010 to 2012. Six percent of that growth took place in the past two years, which illustrates our nation’s march toward a more technical, STEM type workforce.
Nov. 5, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzCareer Coach Update, Version 2.1
EMSI just made some significant updates and improvements to Career Coach, a tool that helps colleges communicate with students and potential students about careers and the local labor market. The new features are largely related to letting our clients further customize Career Coach to better aid their students and potential students.
Nov. 2, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowThe Importance of Creating a Career Vision
With national enrollment dipping, what are the key steps a college or university can take to (1) convince students that enrolling is the right decision, (2) get them to complete their education, and (3) help them find the right career?
Oct. 29, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzIndustry Report: E-Shopping & Auctions
The last decade’s surge of online shopping has given “window shopping” a whole new meaning. Since 2001, jobs in electronic shopping (e.g., Amazon — the Walmart of the web) have grown over 100%, while electronic auctions (think eBay) has behemothed a full 164%.
Oct. 19, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowTop Cities for Engineers Based on Actual vs. Expected Wages
We produced a high-level summary for architecture and engineering occupations (SOC 17) to see which cities rank above and below what you might expect. In this case, we limited our analysis to metros with populations greater than 190,000. Augusta-Richmond, Knoxville, and OKC come out on top.
Sep. 27, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzOccupation Report: Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Everyone’s always searching for new, emerging, and soon-to-be essential occupations. And when it comes to health care, America’s fastest-growing industry sector, medical records and health information technicians — a key healthcare IT occupation — sits pretty near the top.
Sep. 20, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzJob Multipliers: Silicon Valley vs. The Motor City
As many of you know, Analyst, EMSI’s labor market analysis tool, has an input-output model built in. Input-output models help us represent the flow of money in an economy, primarily among industries, while also accounting for government, households, and regional imports and exports.
Aug. 31, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzKotkin: Top Metros for Self-Employment
Our friend Joel Kotkin published some interesting findings on NewGeography and Forbes using our latest dataset on the self-employed. In it he cites some of our original research that suggests that the self-employed grew by a 14.4% increase from 2001-2012, and brings up some important points on what is driving more people to become self-employed.
Jul. 25, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzEMSI Adds Equifax Business-Level Data
Here at EMSI we’ve been in the midst of lots of new data updates. Here’s another. We are about to make a significant and very cool update to the business level data in our labor market analysis tool.
Jul. 25, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzDesign Services: Self-Employed vs. Salaried Employees
With most businesses now online or using computers as their primary production tool the demand for what we will refer to as “design services” is strong. Using our latest dataset, let’s take a closer look at the design services industries.
Jul. 23, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzCan Americans Eat Their Way Out of the Recession?
Foodservice sales are expected to hit a record $632 billion this year. The second largest private sector employer, the restaurant industry is also projected to enjoy more robust hiring growth in 2012 than the economy as a whole. What’s going on in the foodservice industry?
Jul. 23, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowEMSI Data Update: Four New Categories
For the past year EMSI has been gearing up for a big update and improvement to how we present our labor market data. On July 9, users can start to view employment data in four sets that can be mixed and matched
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzA Response to Enrollment, Completion, and Gainful Employment
Gainful employment rules, declining enrollment, and new completion agendas have many colleges scrambling. In this article we offer a solution that could narrow some gaps and potentially simplify efforts to better understand and communicate labor market outcomes for students, which is really the heart of all these issues.
Jul. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzIndustry Overview: Air, Rail, Water, and Road Transportation, 2001-2012
It’s clear that certain portions of the transportation sector are thriving. But air transport has been in major decline, and many of the growing occupations associated with the sector are low paying or don’t require significant education or training.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzAlaska’s Top Jobs for 2012
With the Last Frontier the fifth highest state for GDP growth in 2011, we thought we’d dive in for a closer look at its top jobs for 2012.
Jun. 18, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowMichigan’s Top Jobs for 2012
In this post we take a look at the best-paying, fastest-growing, most concentrated jobs in Michigan for 2012. Healthcare jobs and network systems/data communications analysts are among the most promising.
Jun. 11, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowOccupation Report: Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
For the past few months we’ve been exploring some of the best post-recession occupations in various states. One occupation keeps cropping up: network systems & data communications analysts.
May. 18, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowCalifornia’s Top Jobs for 2012
In this post we explore some of the top jobs in California for 2012. As far as wages and growth are concerned, most of California’s top jobs are in healthcare. As for concentration, it probably isn’t a good time to be an entertainer or performer, but it might be fun to find one and become their agent or business manager.
May. 14, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowJob Growth at Public Colleges and Universities
From 2001-2012 (note 2012 is still a projection) employment at public colleges and universities increased by 12.8% or nearly 360,000 jobs. As of 2011, 3.1 million people are employed in colleges and universities and this figure is expected to grow by 40,000 by the end of 2012.
May. 11, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz2012′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 SentzInfographic: 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 SentzEMSI 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.
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