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5
min readDon't Mess with Texas - Federal Contract Spending Cuts and the Texas Economy
Today Chmura released the second in a series of white papers examining the reliance of states on federal contract spending. Download the full report...
Data
5
min read2018 Hybrid SOC Codes in JobsEQ
A substantial occupation code update has been implemented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ) and is being incorporated into JobsEQ . The...
5
min readHelp Wanted: Applications Software Developers, Anywhere, USA
Over the past 10 years, employment gains for applications software developers have outpaced those for nearly all other highly skilled occupations.
5
min readCloser Alignment with Labor Demands Justifies Higher Education Investment
An article written by Chris Chmura was recently published on evolllution.com. Read the full article here . Now, perhaps more than ever, education...
5
min readWhere Participation Points Matter: Labor Force Participation Rates in US Counties
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5
min readOur Most Popular Blogs of 2017
This year we dug into applications of real-time intelligence data, explained changes to classification systems and forecasts, and took a peek at JobsEQ.
5
min readEconomic Impact: Consumer confidence is running high - no apparent bubbles to precipitate a recession anytime soon
Consumer confidence was higher in August than it has been since October 2000. The Conference Board’s index, which is published monthly, reflects...
Economy
5
min readThe Pandemic Will Likely Bring Long-Term Changes in How We Work
This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 7, 2020 This Labor Day is unlike any other we have experienced in our...
5
min readMath Majors Solve Employers Problems
With students packing up to go back to college this month with declared or undeclared majors, it’s a good time to consider the fields that graduating...
5
min readVulnerable Communities in Coastal Florida
More than 15.5 million people live in coastal counties in Florida at risk of at least storm surge from Hurricane Irma. Some populations may be more...
Education
5
min readWe Do Education: How Chmura Can Help You With Federal CTE Reporting
Back to school! Chmura wants to send its thanks and support to every educator working too many hours to ensure our children have a safe,...
5
min readThoughts from the NAWB Forum 2013 - Connect. Discover. Elevate
The Chmura team recently attended the 2013 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum held in Washington DC. The event was well-attended by...
Covid-19
5
min readCOVID-19 Job Trends: Week of April 19, 2020
As many states begin to open up, job postings from business are on the rise. In addition to food service and retail jobs, both office-related and...
5
min readUpcoming Events: October 19-22 IEDC Annual Conference: Steering Towards the Future: Convergence, Connectivity, and Creativity
Event Date: October 19-22, 2014 Location: Fort Worth Convention Center Exhibition Booth Number: 315 Big Data: Raising the Bar in Site Selection...
5
min readOccupational Olympics: Careers in Physical Therapy Are Growing Faster, Higher, and Stronger
Caralyn Baxter [1] grew up filled with dreams of someday competing in the Winter Olympics. As a competitive figure skater, she was heartbroken when...
5
min readEconomic Impact: Richmond region’s job growth is better than state and nation
The Metro Richmond’s economy was hit harder during the Great Recession than the state and nation, in part, because of its dependence on finance...
5
min readVirginia’s employment growth continues to lag
Virginia’s employment growth continues to lag the nation and it should remain subpar at least through next year. The reason: federal spending...
5
min read2013 Workforce Boardroom Conference
We know it. Workforce planning and workforce training are topics being discussed in boardrooms all over the country. Whether you believe the skills...
Covid-19
5
min readIntroducing Alternative COVID Forecast!
Are you wondering how COVID-19 will affect what jobs are in-demand in the next few years? We’ve got a solution. The Chmura team is excited to...
Data
5
min readIntroducing Resume Forensics!
Chmura is excited to reveal Resume Forensics, the latest addition to JobsEQ’s family of analytics! Powered by millions of unique online resumes, this...
5
min readUpcoming Events: October 19-22 - IEDC 2014 Annual Conference
Event Date: October 19-22, 2014 Location: Fort Worth Convention Center Creating Jobs and Saving Farms with Ag-Tech It's a familiar story:...
Forecasting
5
min readEconomic Impact: Forecast for 2020 looks better than it did a year ago
This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on January 6, 2020. What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time there was...
5
min readLabor Day—Time for Leisure!
Labor Day is approaching, signaling the end of summer is near. In the United States, Labor Day—a federal holiday which celebrates and honors the...
5
min readCost of Living
The cost of living is one of many metrics we examine when assisting site selectors in identifying attractive labor markets for relocations or...
5
min readEstimating Spectators for Economic Impacts is Tricky
The UCI World Championships will soon be held in Richmond, Virginia from September 19th through the 27 th . In 2011, when the city was preparing the...
5
min readSleepBetter Lost-Hour Economic Index
These are the findings of Chmura Economics & Analytics in a study entitled “Estimating the Economic Loss of Daylight Saving Time for U.S....
5
min readChanges in Labor Statistics Signal Major Occupational Shifts and Impact to Higher Education Credentials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 12, 2017 – A joint research report released today by UPCEA and Chmura Economics & Analytics reveals a number of...
5
min readMuch of the Nation Still Waiting to Grow Beyond Recovery
As of April 2014, employment in the U.S. economy exceeded the 138.35 million jobs that existed when the recession began in December 2007.
Economy
5
min readEconomic Impact: Should the U.S. Consider Modern Monetary Theory to Improve Economy?
This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on December 16, 2019. The U.S. budget deficit reached $984 billion in 2019. That’s 4.6%...
Economic Development
5
min readWorking More From Home Has Impacts for Economic Development, Site Selection, and Urban Planning
This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on July 8, 2020. Working from home was already becoming more common, but the...
5
min readTax Season Help-Wanted
April 17, 2018 is the deadline for Americans to file their individual tax returns for 2017. With the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017,...
5
min readJobsEQ®: New Feature Round-up
The team behind JobsEQ is always listening to our clients' needs as evidenced with the latest release to the platform. We are happy to announce the...
5
min readSweet Halloween Savings
As Halloween approaches, U.S. consumers are seeing some savings as they purchase candy for October 31 st . The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures...
5
min readEconomic Impact: Some manufacturing employment growing at such a fast pace that it might raise some eyebrows
Most people probably wouldn’t be too surprised to learn that employment at online retailers or internet publishing and web search portal firms grew...
5
min readHighlights from the New Industry Employment Projections
Every two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics updates their long-term growth projections for industry and occupation employment. Their latest was...
5
min readEconomic Impact: Is the U.S. economy slowing down - are we heading toward a recession?
Next month will mark the longest U.S. economic expansion on record. But growing signs of a slowing economy—and potentially a recession—have some...
5
min readVirginia employment growth stuck in neutral
This article was originally published in the Richmond TImes-Dispatch on April 2, 2014 . Employment in the nation is finally starting to pick up....
Covid-19
5
min readCOVID-19 Job Trends: Week of April 12, 2020
New job postings appear to be bottoming out. Moreover, food and retail ads both saw increases in the second week of April. After consistent...
5
min readHow Much Education Is Really Needed?
The amount of education someone needs for specific career is not necessarily simple to determine. As an example of this, in this blog we attempt to...
5
min readA Case Study in Labor Market Analytics
How would you handle a request from your boss asking whether you’ll be able to continue to attract the right talent needed for your current business...
5
min readWIOA: Data-driven Directions
Now that the states' WIOA plans are completed, local Workforce Development Areas' key staff are in the throes of developing their local strategic...
5
min readRecent Industry Reclassifications Have Major Impact on Analysis in Health Care, Finance Sectors
In the first quarter of 2013, many establishments that provide home care for the elderly were reclassified from NAICS 814110 (private households) to...
Covid-19
5
min readCOVID-19 Job Trends: Week of March 16, 2020
Job ads have plummeted in the United States over the past several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Trends, however, are pointing to areas of...
5
min readFueling the Talent Pipeline for the Greater Detroit Economy
We are excited to announce that our CEO and Founder Dr. Chris Chmura will speak in Detroit on November 6, 2019! In collaboration with the...
5
min readTracking Liftoff: Liftoff!
In a highly anticipated move, the Federal Reserve finally raised the target range for the federal funds rate, hiking it by a quarter-percentage...
Site Selection
5
min readMidwest’s Manufacturing Mojo: Chemical MFG
The Midwest is where a typical 250-worker chemical manufacturer should locate if it is in an expansion mode, per LaborEQ. The...
5
min readExamining Industry Mobility for Occupations
Industry mobility indicates the potential ease of switching industries based on an occupation’s employment share across industries. A mobile...
5
min readRegional Effects of Government Shutdown on Private Sector Industries: Examples from 1995-1996
Written by Patrick Clapp and Chris Chmura. The impact of shutting down the U.S. government is much larger than the 800,000 federal workers who are...
Economic Development
5
min readTop 3 Locations for Wind Farms in the USA
President-elect Biden has promised to invest $400 billion over ten years in clean energy and innovation. [1] That means there may soon be extensive...
Covid-19
5
min readWhy the US Economy Isn't Headed for a Depression
This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on April 6, 2020. With so much uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, it is...
5
min readEconomic Impact: Optimistic outlook should mean strong holiday sales for retailers
The holiday selling season is in full force at stores in malls and shopping centers. It is the time of year that represents about 20 percent of the...
5
min readHow Competitive is Your MSA?
A tortilla-manufacturing firm is in a high-growth phase of their business cycle. They are looking for an MSA to locate their expanding operations...
5
min readEconomic Impact: Time will tell how dangerous this simple curve is
Talk of recession has picked up again. The reason might sound complicated, but the principle is fairly basic. In financial parlance, we’re...
Covid-19
5
min readCOVID-19: RTI Recovery Update and Introducing State Level Recovery Tracking
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued in the United States, Chmura has been tracking volume changes in its RTI job postings data . These data help...
5
min readFederal Spending Back on the Increase?
Federal spending is back on the upswing — at least according to the President’s budget.
Workforce
5
min readRegional Occupation Employment
A good estimate of occupation employment at the local geographic level is a critical piece of labor data. How is such an estimate made in JobsEQ, and...
5
min readPredicting Holiday Spending
While consumers may look forward to lower prices on Thanksgiving turkeys, signs are also good for retailers more concerned with the day after Thanksgiving.
5
min readThe Jobs Are Coming Back, Just Not Always Where They Were Lost
The latest U.S. jobs report from early July indicates the national economy continues to add jobs at a slow but steady pace. The latest data indicates...
5
min readMSA's Don't Tell the Whole Story
Expanding firms often say skilled labor is one of the most important factors determining where they locate their next operations. Although most...
Data
5
min read5 Things JobsEQ Has That Government Sources Don’t Have
Don’t get us wrong. We love government data, with shout-outs to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau of...
Data
5
min readWhich Occupation Data Should I Trust?
There are multiple sources for occupation jobs data. Some of these data sets may seem to contradict each other. In this article, we look at examples...
5
min readPrime Expansion Locations for Automobile Manufacturers
Over the past five years, transportation equipment manufacturers have experienced some of the fastest employment growth within the manufacturing...