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    How the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing Partners with Chmura Consulting to Solve Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Challenges

    The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is an applied research center where industry, academia, and government come together to solve advanced manufacturing challenges and prepare a...
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    Economic Impact: Job postings slowdown not a sign of recession; sign-on bonuses drop

    This article was originally published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 25, 2023. Many economists have downgraded the probability of a recession occurring over the next year. They argue...
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    How EMCID Partners with Chmura Consulting to Encourage Economic Growth in Montgomery County, TX

    East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID), a taxing authority located northeast of Houston, Texas, was created with the mission to encourage economic development and promote educational...
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    Incentives for Job Switching Return to Average Following Pandemic Highs

    The resilience of the labor market has reopened hope for a possible soft landing, as the Federal Reserve tries to reign in inflation without causing massive unemployment. Employment is continuing to...
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    ChatGDP? Using AI to Write for Economics

    The following blog is divided into two parts: Part I has been entirely generated by ChatGPT, Part II was written by Chmura economists and discusses the differences between ChatGPT’s economic writing...
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    Will Social Security Retire Before You?

    As the baby-boomer generation starts to retire and younger families are having fewer children, Social Security will face significant challenges in maintaining financial stability and providing...
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    Trends in Remote Work

    The COVID-19 pandemic, though it was a public health crisis, also changed the way Americans work and travel. One of the long-lasting impacts of the pandemic is the shift in the number of American...
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    Generation Z After Graduation: Redefining Work Standards, for Better or Worse

    As graduation season comes to a close, Gen Z and employers juggle ambitions and values. Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012,[1] currently makes up over a fifth of the U.S. population and is...
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    Tracking a Shifting Economy: The Role of Job Posting Data

    Key Takeaways: The U.S. economy is facing a disconnection: most metrics point to a robust economy, yet many analysts expect a recession. Traditional Labor Market Indicators (LMI) are published with...
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