EMSI Resource Library http://www.economicmodeling.com Workforce, Economic Development, and College Strategic Planning Resources from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Workforce, Economic Development, and College Strategic Planning Resources from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. no How To Video: Understanding the Occupation Report http://www.economicmodeling.com/2012/01/03/how-to-video-understanding-the-occupation-report/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2012/01/03/how-to-video-understanding-the-occupation-report/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:41:54 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=33319 You find yourself on an occupation report in Analyst 3. Now what? What’s going on with all of this data? What’s this LQ figure for? What’s a staffing pattern?

The following video will take you on a quick tour of the information in an occupation report, so you can get an idea of what data you’re looking at and what it means.

Thanks for watching! This video breezes through a description of “slider” functionality in the tool. To learn more about sliders, you can check out a video on them here. To find out more about Analyst 3 click here.

]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2012/01/03/how-to-video-understanding-the-occupation-report/feed/ 0 You find yourself on an occupation report in Analyst 3. Now what? What’s going on with all of this data? What’s this LQ figure for? What’s a staffing pattern? The following video will take you on a quick tour of the information in an occupation report, so you can get an idea of what data you’re looking at and what it means. Thanks for watching! This video breezes through a description of “slider” functionality in the tool. To learn more about sliders, you can check out a video on them here. To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. 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. How To Video: Finding the Value of an Industry http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/15/how-to-video-finding-the-value-of-an-industry/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/15/how-to-video-finding-the-value-of-an-industry/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:16:40 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=33025 What is the “general medical and surgical hospitals” industry worth to your region? How about “computer systems design services”? Why would you want to know? How would you find out?

You might want to know the value of an industry to your region for a number of reasons. Maybe you’re writing a grant and need to demonstrate that the program you’re developing supports an industry that brings $4B to the regional economy. Maybe you need to prove to a colleague, finally, that “footwear manufacturing” is worth more to your region than “dog and cat food manufactuing”. Maybe you’re trying to determine your regional focus industries.

Whatever the reason, the following video will show you how to run this analysis in Analyst 3′s Input/Output tool.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/15/how-to-video-finding-the-value-of-an-industry/feed/ 0 What is the “general medical and surgical hospitals” industry worth to your region? How about “computer systems design services”? Why would you want to know? How would you find out? You might want to know the value of an industry to your region for a number of reasons. Maybe you’re writing a grant and need to demonstrate that the program you’re developing supports an industry that brings $4B to the regional economy. Maybe you need to prove to a colleague, finally, that “footwear manufacturing” is worth more to your region than “dog and cat food manufactuing”. Maybe you’re trying to determine your regional focus industries. Whatever the reason, the following video will show you how to run this analysis in Analyst 3′s Input/Output tool. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. 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. How To Video: Creating Occupation or Industry Groups http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-creating-occupation-or-industry-groups/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-creating-occupation-or-industry-groups/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:39:04 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=32976 If you’re working with groups of industries or occupations, building clusters, or just keeping tabs on a particular set of codes, the following video will show you the fastest way to create those groups in Analyst 3. You’ll also see a couple different ways of accessing that data once you’ve created the group.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-creating-occupation-or-industry-groups/feed/ 0 If you’re working with groups of industries or occupations, building clusters, or just keeping tabs on a particular set of codes, the following video will show you the fastest way to create those groups in Analyst 3. You’ll also see a couple different ways of accessing that data once you’ve created the group. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. Watch a video on creating and using occupation and industry groups in Analyst 3. How To Video: Deleting Jobs in Input/Output http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-deleting-jobs-in-inputoutput/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-deleting-jobs-in-inputoutput/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:30:49 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=32995 If you’re on the verge of losing an employer in your region, and you think something can be done about it, how do you make your argument? Sometimes even something as tangible as “We’re going to lose 150 jobs” doesn’t hit home. But if you know that you’re about to lose an employer in your region, and you plug that job loss number into Analyst 3′s Input/Output tool, you might be able to demonstrate that those 150 jobs lost will result in an additional 227 jobs lost. Further, in your region it may be the case that all 377 jobs represent a total of $24M in vanished earnings. That could make a much more convincing cost/benefit case for regional stakeholders.

Doing this in Analyst 3 is pretty easy. The following video walks you through the process, step by step.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/14/how-to-video-deleting-jobs-in-inputoutput/feed/ 0 If you’re on the verge of losing an employer in your region, and you think something can be done about it, how do you make your argument? Sometimes even something as tangible as “We’re going to lose 150 jobs” doesn’t hit home. But if you know that you’re about to lose an employer in your region, and you plug that job loss number into Analyst 3′s Input/Output tool, you might be able to demonstrate that those 150 jobs lost will result in an additional 227 jobs lost. Further, in your region it may be the case that all 377 jobs represent a total of $24M in vanished earnings. That could make a much more convincing cost/benefit case for regional stakeholders. Doing this in Analyst 3 is pretty easy. The following video walks you through the process, step by step. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. 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. How To Video: Adding Jobs to an Industry in the I/O http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/08/how-to-video-adding-jobs-to-an-industry-in-the-io/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/08/how-to-video-adding-jobs-to-an-industry-in-the-io/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:05:23 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=31860 Input/Output (I/O) analysis can seem a little scary. Often, users approach it as “It’s asking me to change my economy? What do I know about changing my economy?” In actuality, making changes in I/O allows you to ask low stakes “what if” questions of your economy.

I/O measures the impact of industry change on the regional economy. In the simplest possible application, you add jobs to a region and then see how those job additions encourage job-growth in other industries. There are a number of other operations which I/O facilitates, such as deleting jobs, or measuring the full impact of a given industry on the region. But adding jobs to a region is the simplest thing we can do with the tool.

You might add jobs because you want to see the effects of a new employer entering the region, or those of a previously existing employer’s expansion. This would help you to demonstrate value as you support changes in the regional economy.

Here’s the video:

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/08/how-to-video-adding-jobs-to-an-industry-in-the-io/feed/ 0 Input/Output (I/O) analysis can seem a little scary. Often, users approach it as “It’s asking me to change my economy? What do I know about changing my economy?” In actuality, making changes in I/O allows you to ask low stakes “what if” questions of your economy. I/O measures the impact of industry change on the regional economy. In the simplest possible application, you add jobs to a region and then see how those job additions encourage job-growth in other industries. There are a number of other operations which I/O facilitates, such as deleting jobs, or measuring the full impact of a given industry on the region. But adding jobs to a region is the simplest thing we can do with the tool. You might add jobs because you want to see the effects of a new employer entering the region, or those of a previously existing employer’s expansion. This would help you to demonstrate value as you support changes in the regional economy. Here’s the video: Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. What can you do with an Input/Output report? This video shows you the most basic application for I/O. How To Video: Use Filters to Find Focus Industries http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-use-filters-to-find-focus-industries/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-use-filters-to-find-focus-industries/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:02:08 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=31888 Sometimes a region’s economic strengths show up without a fight. Sort a table of industries for the highest growth, and there you go; your focus industries. But sometimes those industries don’t tell the whole truth about your regional economy. Sometimes the distinctive industries, the ones that really make your economy move, end up hidden. If you’re using Analyst 3 to find focus industries and keep coming back with the most obvious, high-growth industries, the following video should help you uncover highly concentrated, distinctive industries that showcase your region’s real strengths.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-use-filters-to-find-focus-industries/feed/ 0 Sometimes a region’s economic strengths show up without a fight. Sort a table of industries for the highest growth, and there you go; your focus industries. But sometimes those industries don’t tell the whole truth about your regional economy. Sometimes the distinctive industries, the ones that really make your economy move, end up hidden. If you’re using Analyst 3 to find focus industries and keep coming back with the most obvious, high-growth industries, the following video should help you uncover highly concentrated, distinctive industries that showcase your region’s real strengths. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. 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. How To Video: Find High-Growth Industries and Occupations http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-finding-high-growth-industries-and-occupations/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-finding-high-growth-industries-and-occupations/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:42:08 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=31852 Which industries show the fastest growth in your region? How about occupations? How do you find out? The following video shows you how to get answer this question with Analyst 3 in just a few simple steps.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-finding-high-growth-industries-and-occupations/feed/ 0 Which industries show the fastest growth in your region? How about occupations? How do you find out? The following video shows you how to get answer this question with Analyst 3 in just a few simple steps. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. A video demonstrating how to find high-growth occupations and industries. How To Video: Use Regional Requirements http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-regional-requirements/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-regional-requirements/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:21:29 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=31839 Any given industry in your region needs other industries to exist. The flour milling plant needs to buy grain and sell flour. If an industry can’t buy what it needs in the region, it buys what it needs from outside of the region, which means that money has left your regional economy. Economists call this “leakage.” A good bit of leakage is unavoidable. For example, every region could close major leakages if only it had its own oil well and petroleum refinery. For obvious reasons, you probably won’t be able to recruit those to your region. However, the more that you close off avoidable economic leakage, the stronger your economy becomes. If the industries that drive your economy must spend money to function, and you can bring their supply chain to them, everybody wins.

To take the first step in combating leakage, you need to understand which industries in your regional economy are leaking. Which industries are sending money out of the region? In the following video, Matt Gaither shows you how to get to the Regional Requirements report in Analyst 3, and find those industries.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/12/02/how-to-regional-requirements/feed/ 0 Any given industry in your region needs other industries to exist. The flour milling plant needs to buy grain and sell flour. If an industry can’t buy what it needs in the region, it buys what it needs from outside of the region, which means that money has left your regional economy. Economists call this “leakage.” A good bit of leakage is unavoidable. For example, every region could close major leakages if only it had its own oil well and petroleum refinery. For obvious reasons, you probably won’t be able to recruit those to your region. However, the more that you close off avoidable economic leakage, the stronger your economy becomes. If the industries that drive your economy must spend money to function, and you can bring their supply chain to them, everybody wins. To take the first step in combating leakage, you need to understand which industries in your regional economy are leaking. Which industries are sending money out of the region? In the following video, Matt Gaither shows you how to get to the Regional Requirements report in Analyst 3, and find those industries. Thanks for watching! To find out more about Analyst 3 click here. Watch a video about how to run a regional requirements report for your region, and find where your economy lets money leak out. Analyst 3 Webinar Video http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/11/21/analyst-3-webinar-video/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/11/21/analyst-3-webinar-video/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:50:30 +0000 Stevenson http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=31698 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 find out about clippings, the new toolbar, search function, sliders, customizing My Programs, the Social Accounting Matrix, and much more. It’s a great way to get familiar with this exciting new tool.

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]]> http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/11/21/analyst-3-webinar-video/feed/ 0 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 find out about clippings, the new toolbar, search function, sliders, customizing My Programs, the Social Accounting Matrix, and much more. It’s a great way to get familiar with this exciting new tool. The file for the video is quite large, so you may need to allow for a short loading time. If you have problems with playback, please let us know. 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 [...] 50 min. + Career Coach Tutorial Video http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/10/27/ccvids/ http://www.economicmodeling.com/2011/10/27/ccvids/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:31:16 +0000 jon http://www.economicmodeling.com/?p=30766 How to set up “Top Jobs” on the home page:

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