Working with EMSI and a group of business and economic development experts, the Austin American-Statesman analyzed data on dozens of detailed tech industries from 2001-2012 and grouped them into five major clusters — semiconductors, computers and electronics, software, web and mobile, and life sciences.
May. 20, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightPosts Tagged ‘emsi data’
Exploring the Geographic Shifts (and Low Wages) of the Call Center Industry
The call center industry has undergone major geographic shifts over the last decade. But the states that have seen the greatest call center declines have the strongest economies in the U.S.
May. 14, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightLooking at the Full Range of Wages with Visualizing Economics
We’re used to seeing median wage data for occupations. But Visualizing Economics’ new book gives us insight into the full range of many occupations’ real earnings potential.
Mar. 27, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensEMSI Data Looks Even Better In Visualizing Economics’ New Book
In her new book, An Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States, Catherine Mulbrandon illuminates the world of economic data in fascinating detail. And we’re proud to see that EMSI data is the backbone of some of the book’s most interesting charts.
Mar. 25, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensThe Financial Sector Anomaly In New York’s Economy
With a 2012 workforce of more than 5 million people, New York City’s five boroughs are a larger economy than many of the world’s countries. They’re also a perfect case study of how to put labor market data in context, by looking at the effect unusually high-earning New Yorkers have on the economy.
Feb. 12, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensOntario’s Utility-Generated Economy
In almost every province of Canada, the utilities sector is one of the highest-paying sets of industries in the economy, and Ontario is no exception to this trend. Here’s a look at how jobs in the electric power generation sector are doing.
Jan. 30, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensRegions in Focus – Kitchener, Ontario
EMSI recently released Analyst for Canada, a web-based labour market research tool perfect for community and public colleges interested in evaluating the workforces of their communities and surrounding areas. We take a look at Kitchener, Ontario, home to Conestoga College.
Jan. 22, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensThe Unbalanced Canadian Skilled-Labour Market, Pt. 2
Recently we started looking at the CIBC’s list of Canadian occupations facing a skills shortage. To follow up on that post, we used Analyst for Canada to find occupations from the CIBC list that are growing unusually quickly in specific Census Divisions and Census Metropolitan Areas.
Jan. 16, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensCanada’s Fastest-Growing Jobs
To give you an idea of what Analyst for Canada can do, we thought we would start by getting a broad picture of Canada’s workforce in 2012. We’re going to use Analyst to find out what the best-paying, fastest-growing jobs in Canada were in 2012, and where they’re growing the fastest.
Dec. 19, 2012 | Posted by Fraser MartensCareerBuilder 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 SentzOccupation Report: Management Occupations are Growing, Churning
For the past few years we have noticed a strong data trend, which is certainly corroborated by anecdotal evidence: management jobs are in demand.
Dec. 5, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzEMSI Releases Beta Version of 2012.4 Data
The beta, or preview, release of EMSI’s 2012.4 dataset is now available to subscribers of our web-based tools. The most significant changes in this release are updated versions of certain data sources.
Nov. 28, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightTop 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 SentzIs US Manufacturing Finally Getting Back to Work?
Three manufacturing industries — motor vehicle parts manufacturing, machine shops, and agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing — stand out as top performers since 2009.
Aug. 29, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz‘In-Demand’ Occupations for the Self-Employed
Our friends over at CareerBuilder posted a helpful lineup of 10 occupations that are “in demand.” Here at EMSI, we’re always looking for a chance to show off our data and tools, so we saw this article as an opportunity to use our new “class of worker” categories and compare salaried workers to the self-employed.
Jul. 31, 2012 | Posted by Christian LeithartDesign 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 SentzWebinar Recap: EMSI’s 4 New Data Categories
This week we held three webinars to familiarize our users with EMSI’s four new class-of-worker data categories. We’ve included links to the webinar recording and other resources.
Jul. 18, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightCharacteristics of the Self-Employed
In this post, we’ll use EMSI’s self-employment data to dig into a segment of the workforce that has previously been hard (or impossible) to get at for local researchers and planners.
Jul. 18, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI 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 SentzThe Number and Proportion of STEM Jobs by State
In this post, we take a step back and provide a general STEM jobs overview. Which states and metro areas have the greatest proportion of STEM jobs? How do the average hourly earnings in each state stack up with earnings in STEM jobs?
Jun. 20, 2012 | Posted by Joshua WrightU.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 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 SentzCalifornia’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. BurrowIndustry Report: The Federal Government’s Civilian Workforce
Here we explore how much the federal government’s civilian workforce has grown since the recession in 2008.
May. 14, 2012 | Posted by Gwen M. BurrowEmployment Comparison of Public and Private Higher Ed Institutions
Despite complaints of trimmed budgets colleges and universities seem to have no trouble adding workers. Eastern states have the highest concentration and pay, but the western states seem to be growing at a quicker pace.
May. 11, 2012 | Posted by Rob SentzJob 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 SentzSkills Shortage: Fact or Fiction
Brian Kelsey talks about the skills gap debate and how workforce and economic development can be used in creating more competitive regions.
May. 10, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz2012′s Best Jobs for Master’s Degree Grads
Our goal for this post is to explore 2012′s best-performing jobs at the master degree level.
May. 7, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz2012′s Best Jobs for Bachelor Degree Grads
In this post we explore the fastest-growing, highest-paying BA-level jobs from 2008-2012 — a time span that factors in the recession and allows us to focus on the occupations that have done well despite the down economy.
May. 7, 2012 | Posted by Rob Sentz2012′s Best Jobs Not Requiring a Degree
In this first post we will examine the best occupations measured by growth and income that typically require “on-the-job training.”
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