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Migration Patterns Over Time

February 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Data, EMSI News, Featured

With the Census coming up we thought it might be neat to have a look at how migration has been changing over the past ten years. We put together this interactive map to show the net migration into and out of the 48 lower states.
The data has been compiled from the IRS Tax Stats for [...]

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The Contribution of Higher Education Amid a Troubled Economy

January 28th, 2010 | Filed under EMSI Docs, EMSI News, Education, Featured, Page Content

A familiar story is unfolding in nearly every state. Most legislatures are currently in session, and lawmakers are agonizing over cuts to state education budgets.
By now politicians are well versed in anecdotal evidence on the importance of investing in education — from early development classes through college. But what about definitive numbers on the return [...]

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Climbing from Community College to a Ph.D.

January 26th, 2010 | Filed under EMSI News, Featured

The Chronicle of Higher Education released this interesting graphic, showing the percentage of demographic groups who earned a doctorate after going to community college at some point. Check it out below.

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A Look Inside the Hiring Process

January 25th, 2010 | Filed under Featured

What happens after you drop off an application or resume at a company that’s looking to fill a position? Well, according to this Wall Street Journal article, most firms go through an involved process before finding the right candidate. Nothing new there.
But one important theme alluded to throughout the article is the importance for jobseekers [...]

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More On the All4Ed and EMSI Dropout Model

January 25th, 2010 | Filed under Featured

Two weeks ago EMSI participated in a conference in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Alliance for Excellent Education to explain the far-reaching effects of reducing the nation’s high school dropout rate. The results of the study were fueled by an economic model developed by EMSI and All4Ed.
All4Ed has now made video and audio of the [...]

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