The total annual impact of the University of Wisconsin-Stout is $293.7 million. Check out the video that tells the story.
Oct. 4, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzArchive for the ‘In the News’ Category
Tri-County Technical College Using Career Coach to Boost Students’ Success
How is Tri-County Technical College using Career Coach? To help boost students’ success and combat this year’s drop in enrollment.
Oct. 3, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowPennsylvania Governor Unveils Career Coach
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced the release of Pennsylvania Career Coach, a free online career tool that was developed by EMSI and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Oct. 2, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowEMSI’s EIS: North Idaho College Contributes $165M to Regional Economy
EMSI recently conducted an Economic Impact Study (EIS) for North Idaho College. The result? NIC now knows just how valuable it is to the region.
Sep. 27, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowWalla Walla Community College’s Flourishing Wine Program
At EMSI’s second annual conference, Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle highlighted EMSI’s wine cluster study for WWCC and the national exposure the college has gleaned for its innovative wine program. WWCC is also a finalist for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Sep. 13, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightJob 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 SentzThe Stunning Difference Between Private-Sector and Government Jobs since ’07
In advance of Friday’s July jobs report, NPR’s consistently excellent Planet Money blog charted the difference in total jobs gained and lost since 2007 in the private and government sectors.
Aug. 2, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightKotkin: 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 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. BurrowCareerBuilder Looks at the Impact of the Skills Gap
In an article on the national skills gap, CareerBuilder discusses key stats about the employer/jobseeker disconnect, how employers and jobseekers are misinterpreting each other, and how costly this problem has become.
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 Report: Warehousing & Storage
Warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) is one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries, with 38% growth since 2001. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the sector and its nearly uninterrupted crescendo.
Jul. 5, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowBBC Covers UK Career Coach Launch
Southampton Solent University recently conducted a major rollout for Career Coach, EMSI’s web-based tool that helps students better understand how careers connect to education. The BBC covered the event. You can watch the story here.
Jun. 21, 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. BurrowU.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 WrightMichigan’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. BurrowNorth Dakota, Oregon Lead Way in State GDP Gains
It’s no shock that North Dakota posted the strongest year-over-year gain in state GDP in new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. But No. 2 on the list isn’t a state most would expect to see near the top.
Jun. 5, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightFew Americans are Moving, and What That Means for Jobs
In the wake of Friday’s underwhelming jobs report, GOOD business editor Tim Fernholz has an intriguing (and sobering) look at migration patterns in the US.
Jun. 4, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI Helps Osceola County Identify Targeted Industries to Maximize Job Growth
EMSI has been working with Osceola County on a major targeted industry identification analysis that combines concrete data with qualitative information from the community to strengthen the county’s economic development efforts. Today Osceola County announced the list of targeted clusters it selected.
May. 29, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightVideo: Telling the Story of Valencia College’s Impact in Central Florida
Valencia College, the winner of the first Aspen Prize, recently released the results of an EMSI economic impact study that showed it generates $1.05 billion a year in Florida’s Orange and Osceola counties. Valencia also put together an animated video that highlights the results of the study and the college’s other major contributions to the regional economy.
May. 29, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightJoel Kotkin: Best Cities For Tech Jobs
Using EMSI data on the high-tech economy and STEM jobs, our friends Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill just published their analysis of the best cities for tech jobs. The article appears on Forbes and NewGeography.
May. 17, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzThe Economic Impact of Communities In Schools
EMSI recently partnered with Communities In Schools, the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, to produce a cost-benefit model that assesses the economic impact of CIS’ operations.
May. 16, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzCNN Covers Impact of Delinquent Fathers
CNN’s Michele Weldon covered EMSI’s economic impact study on delinquent fathers in her recent article.According to the study, children growing up in one-parent homes are 16% more likely to drop out of high school. Only 14.3% of students from one-parent households will attend some college, compared with 17.6% in two-parent households.
May. 15, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzWSJ Article on Midwest ‘Sand Rush’
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article on how surging demand for oil sand operations has created a nice energy boom in parts of the US. The WSJ pointed to a recent economic impact study by EMSI completed for Wood County, Wisconsin.
May. 15, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzEconomic Contribution of Colorado Community Colleges
A recent impact study found that the Colorado Community College System contributes $3.01 billion to the state each year.
May. 9, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzHow 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 SentzThe 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 WrightCareerBuilder: .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 SentzI 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 StevensonThe 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.
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