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April 25, 2024 2-3 p.m. EST
Seeing Green: Economic and Workforce Development Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Climate Resiliency
Speakers: Dr. Chris Chmura, CEO and Chief Economist, Chmura
Randall Kempner, Senior Advisor, Energy and Environment Program, the Aspen Institute
Mike Chmura, Economist, Chmura
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Seeing Green: Economic and Workforce Development Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Climate Resiliency
Join Chmura's CEO and Chief Economist Dr. Chris Chmura as she hosts climate-smart finance thought leader, Randall Kempner, to discuss the economic and workforce development opportunities presented by recent trends in green energy and climate resiliency.
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Hiring Trends: Strategies for Talent Acquisition Teams and Job Seekers
Dr. Chris Chmura and the staffing experts from Express Employment Professionals discussed the challenges – and solutions – the current labor market presents to talent acquisition professionals and job seekers.
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Green Jobs Boom in 2023: Is the IRA a Leading Factor?
The potential for new, good-paying jobs from investing in a clean energy ecosystem has long been highlighted by proponents of expanding clean energy in America. John Kerry, President Biden’s former Envoy for Climate, has famously predicted the energy transition will be the “new industrial revolution.” While clean energy production and related industries have been steadily growing in the United States over the past decade, the growth has been far from a “new industrial revolution.” In fact...
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More Than a Lost Hour of Sleep: The True Cost of Daylight Saving Time
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, most of the United States will spring forward an hour and enter Daylight Saving Time (DST). Over the last decade, the debate around whether to get rid of DST has intensified. This time change has recently prompted intense discussion regarding its impacts and future in the United States.
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The Fate of Remote Work
The terms “remote” and “hybrid” work are often used interchangeably. However, the two should not be confused, especially when trying to establish whether the movement toward remote work, which took off at the onset of the COVID pandemic, is here to stay.
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Housing as a Vehicle for Economic Development
In this webinar, Dr. Chmura provided a brief overview of the housing market at the national level, detailed a recent study commissioned by Virginia Housing summarizing the importance of housing in economic development, and described a methodology to estimate additional demand for housing needed for business expansion at the local level. Then, McGuireWoods Sr. VP & Director of Infrastructure and Economic Development Chris Lloyd described housing as a vehicle for economic development and detailed the benefits of recent policy changes that aim to remove obstacles to housing.
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Valentine's Day-ta: Spending Could Support $34.7 Billion in Local Economic Impacts
Faced with continued inflation, Valentine’s Day spending is expected to reach $25.8 billion in 2024, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual Valentine’s Day Spending Survey. That represents a nominal decline from $25.9 billion in 2023, and a changing of priorities. While previous years have seen an expansion in gifts for pets, friends, and co-workers, consumers are expected to prioritize significant others this year to the tune of $14.2 billion (up from $13.5 billion a year ago)
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Where Have All the Teachers Gone?
More and more, teachers are leaving the profession. A recent report co-published from Chalkbeat and USA Today highlights the issue in eight states where teacher turnover reached a five-year high. While this blog won’t speculate on why we’re seeing a rise in PreK-12 teacher exits, we can offer some insight into where they are going.
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Economic Impact: 2024 forecast, falling inflation, labor market cooling
A new year is always a good time to consider how the economy might perform. And many of us economists were wrong about expecting a recession in 2023. It never came to pass, but we had good reason to expect it. Mainly, the Federal Reserve increased the federal funds target rate from essentially zero at the beginning of 2022 to over 5% by mid-2023. Such a rapid increase in rates would slow down consumer spending on durable goods, housing, and business spending on capital expenditures
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Is Your Locality Impacted by the Changes to the 2023 Core Based Statistical Area Definitions?
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) periodically updates the definitions of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (µSAs) based on Census commuting and population data. Significant changes often follow the decennial census as more detailed information becomes available on these trends.
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The Fate of Remote Work: Trends in the Face of Economic Uncertainty
Chmura’s CEO and Chief Economist Dr. Chris Chmura was joined by Director of Consulting and Senior Labor Consultant Dr. Francesco Renna for a discussion on the current state of the economy and the forecast for a recession. Using Chmura’s Real Time Intelligence, they also considered current trends in remote work across the United States and how those trends may shift in the future.
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Latest Trends in College Completions
The National Center for Education Statistics recently released awards data for the 2021-2022 academic year. Some of the more notable trends are highlighted below and placed in context of the current and projected demand within the US labor market.
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Restart of Student Loan Repayments May Lead to Slowdown in Consumer Retail Spending
Households with student loan debt will be rethinking spending and saving priorities, and those changes will ripple throughout the economy this holiday season. In early 2020, the Office of Federal Student Aid suspended loan payments in response to the economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Swift Effect: How Pop Culture Events Have Propped Up Local Economies
Not only did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour impact local economies across the nation, but she managed to reach new heights through music and performance. The Eras Tour kick-off in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023, brought 150,000 fans to the city, just over 1.5 times the number who visited the city one month prior for the Super Bowl
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Economic Impact: Retail Sales Are Not Expected To Be As Strong This Holiday Season
With the holiday shopping season in full force and inflation eating away at spending power, growth in retail sales is not expected to be as strong as during the last holiday season. If the forecasts from financial services firm Deloitte and the National Retail Federation (NRF) are correct, some retailers will struggle during the season and into next year because holiday sales represent about 20% of the industry's total sales.
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A Time To Be Thankful: Some Relief Expected for Your Holiday Meal
We are officially rolling into the holiday season. Grocery stores are stocking shelves and households are preparing for Thanksgiving in just one week. Despite an adequate supply of turkeys this year, we’re still seeing some costs for our favorite holiday foods impacted by environmental, labor, and supply chain factors. Accounting for the full spread on the Thanksgiving table, the positive news is that costs should be slightly cheaper than in 2022.
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Talent Watch: Real-Time Insights for Talent Acquisition Professionals
In this webinar, Chmura’s Chief Economist and CEO Chris Chmura and Enterprise Account Executive Sean McAndrew walked through JobsEQ’s newest analytic – Talent Watch- designed to help talent acquisition teams make informed decisions. Leveraging our Real Time Intelligence, which crawls over 45,000 job posting sites daily, Talent Watch generates an unparalleled picture of the hiring landscape. Chris and Sean covered use cases for workforce strategy, competitive intelligence, market benchmarking, and more. If you need to look at actionable talent data – you need to look at Talent Watch.
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Will There Be Happy Holidays This Year? An Economic Forecast
In this webinar, Chmura’s Chief Quality Officer Greg Chmura and Director of Consulting and Senior Labor Consultant Dr. Francesco Renna discussed the current state of the economy, and how this is forecasted to impact the upcoming holiday season.
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Introducing Talent Watch: Real-Time Insights for Talent Acquisition Professionals
We know how difficult it is to stay up to date with the quickly changing hiring landscape in your industry. That’s why Chmura created Talent Watch, a new tool within the JobsEQ platform.
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Tech Talent Hubs Show Mixed Hiring Picture in 2023 Job Ads
Hiring patterns for tech workers in some of the largest metro areas have followed consistent trajectories from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022, but the current slowdown in the tech sector is hitting top metros differently.
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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 qualified manufacturing workforce.
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Economic Impact: Job postings slowdown not a sign of recession; sign-on bonuses drop
Many economists have downgraded the probability of a recession occurring over the next year. They argue that consumer spending remains strong and federal infrastructure spending will continue to support growth.
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Back-to-School - A Look at Future Workforce Demand
In this webinar, Chmura’s CEO and Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Chmura will be joined by Director of Consulting and Senior Labor Economist Dr. Francesco Renna to discuss how workforce, education, and economic development professionals can align their strategies to match future workforce demand.
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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 opportunities within the region.
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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
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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 and an economist’s 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 expected benefits to future retirees.
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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 workers who do their job remotely.
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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, currently makes up over a fifth of the U.S. population and is projected to account for 30% of the nation’s civilian labor force by 2030.
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Tracking a Shifting Economy: The Role of Job Posting Data
In this webinar, Chmura’s CEO and Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Chmura and Senior Economist, Dr. Francesco Renna discussed the value of job posting data in analyzing the characteristics of the labor market in real-time, and how these data are especially valuable during uncertain economic times.
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Tracking a Shifting Economy: The Role of Job Posting Data
The U.S. economy seems to be facing a disconnection. Most of the recent metrics point to a stable and strong economy. In the first quarter of 2023, GPD grew at a stronger-than-expected 2.0% annualized rate.
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Hot Diggity Dog! Serving Up America’s Fourth of July Trends
Plenty of traditions surround the Fourth of July, including food and celebrations with family and friends near and far. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), no celebration is more popular than cookouts.
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What Will the Job Market Look Like for Graduates this Year?
In this webinar, Chmura's CEO and Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Chmura, and Applied Economist, Alex Doherty, will analyze the current state of the economy, and what the actual job market demand looks like in our Real-Time Intelligence Job Postings data.
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Decoding the U.S. Economy: Diverse Measures Reveal Divergent Trends
There are two alternative ways to measure the size of an economy: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Domestic Income (GDI). In theory, GDP should always equal GDI. In practice, the two measures never match.
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AI Impact on Jobs, What and Where?
The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the first half of 2023 has shaken the technology industry and society.
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How Award Staffing Uses JobsEQ to Become a Trusted Partner to Their Clients
Industrial staffing agency, Award Staffing, leverages the data found in JobsEQ to advise and provide comprehensive, strategic support to their clients.
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Military Exits Fill Talent Supply Gaps
Exiting military personnel are an important but often overlooked contributor to a region’s talent pool. These individuals are not always a large piece of a region’s overall labor pool, but they compose a significant and even critical supply for many skilled occupations.
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Has the Pandemic Changed the Labor Market for Good? An Overview of Changes Seen in the Three Years Since COVID-19 Arrived.
In this webinar, Chmura’s CEO and Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Chmura and Senior Economic Consultant, Patrick Clapp, will give a data-backed analysis on the short- and long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic three years into it.
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HTL Advantage and VisionFirst Advisors Use JobsEQ to Bring Ford and SK Innovation to West Tennessee
HTL Advantage and VisionFirst used JobsEQ by Chmura to bring revolutionary EV manufacturing campus by Ford and SK Innovation to West Tennessee.
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The Value of Job Ads Data in the Location Decision
Non-traditional data aggregated from job ads contain a plethora of insights for assessing a possible location.
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For the Employer: What Does the Potential Recession Mean for Hiring in 2023?
Chmura has once again partnered with global staffing solutions provider LHH Recruitment Solutions for a data-driven conversation about the candidate pool in 2023 and what impact current economic conditions and a potential recession will have on the hiring market.
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Economic Impact: Signs of a Slowdown? Watch the Job Market, Which is Slowing Down
Given expectations by some for a recession in the later part of 2023, analysts are scrutinizing economic indicators for signs of a slowdown. Job postings are a leading indicator of employment trends.
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An Update on the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce
Women in the workforce faced steeper job losses than men at the start of the COVID19 pandemic and those jobs are recovering more slowly than for men across the nation.
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For the Job Seeker: What Does the Potential Recession Mean to Me?
Chmura has partnered with LHH Recruitment Solutions for a data-driven conversation about the economic prospects for job hunters in 2023.
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Preliminary Wages
JobsEQ now includes preliminary estimates for occupation wages in order to provide timely compensation data. These data build upon the BLS OEWS data set.
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A Look Back (2022) and A Look Ahead (2023) at the Economy and Labor Market
Join Chris Chmura as we kick off the new year and look at lessons learned in 2022 and what we may see in 2023 in the economy and in the labor market.
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2022 Job Ad Trends
What trended in the workforce in 2022 and what does that hold for 2023? This article explores that question using the RTI jobs ad dataset from JobsEQ.
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Economic Impact: Is a recession in the forecast for 2023? Yield curve says yes
While a yield curve inversion does not cause a recession, it is a reflection of underlying economic conditions that may lead to a recession.
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Highlights from the JobsEQ summIT '22: All You Need is Data
In October, JobsEQ users from across the U.S. gathered in Cleveland to network, hear from a great group of speakers, and learn at JobsEQ-focused workshops.
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Telling Your Talent Story Using Data (Ford BlueOval City Case Study)
In this webinar, our CEO and Chief Economist, Dr. Chris Chmura and guests Greg Word of VisionFirst Advisors and Mark Herbison of HTL Advantage will discuss the importance of having a talent availability narrative prepared before an RFP hits your desk.
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Talking Turkey: How Inflation Affects your Holiday
While overall inflation is showing signs of leveling off and possibly slowing down, turkey prices remain high for the holiday season.
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What the Heck is Going on With the Economy?!
Join Chris Chmura as we take look at the state of the economy and see what conclusions we can come to about this uncertain time.
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Accuracy Matters: Benchmarking Diversity
A company grading themself on staffing diversity needs to pick the proper benchmark.
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Labor Day Indicators Point to "Employees" Market
As we celebrate our third Labor Day in what is hopefully a waning pandemic, the labor market remains tight. Some observers call it an “employees’ market.”
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Best College Majors for Remote Work
Does your choice of college major affect your options for working remotely after graduation? It certainly does!
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Back-to-school Shopping a Predictor of How the Holiday Selling Season Will Fare
Although the holiday selling season is months away, retailers are likely looking for clues about how much consumers will spend.
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The Five Horsemen of a Recession
Determining recessionary periods is not a clear-cut process. Indicators are painting a rather murky picture of the current economy.
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Gas Prices are Going Down - Will this Continue?
Consumers are facing some relief as gas prices have been on a downward trend since mid-June.
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Reevaluating Measures of Poverty
Those paying attention to poverty rates may feel dismayed when, despite economic improvements in their region, rates remain stagnant. Why is this the case?
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The Probability of a Recession in Late 2022 is Over 50%
As recession fears loom, the probability of a recession in Chmura’s model jumped up to 60% through December 2022.
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A look at Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Policies in Corporate America
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices are becoming increasingly important in organizations and companies across the United States.
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Has Labor Force Participation Recovered from the 2020 Recession?
The labor force participation rate has not returned to its pre-pandemic level despite quick recovery in other parts of the economy.
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What Chmura is All About
Here at Chmura, we provide labor market data and analysis so you can help your community thrive.
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Inflation, Supply Chain Issues Dampen 4th of July Celebrations
It seems likely that more people will be celebrating Independence Day on Monday than did in 2020 or 2021, but rising prices are expected to keep celebrations from reaching pre-pandemic levels again.
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How are Americans Celebrating Father’s Day?
With inflation jumping to 8.6% over the last 12 months ending with May 2022 and eroding consumer spending power, what gifts can dads expect this year?
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How Chmura Helps San Bernardino County Challenge the Norms — Reg Javier
Reg Javier, Deputy Executive Officer of San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency, talks about his partnership with Chmura Economics & Analytics and his experience with JobsEQ. See how we can help you.
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Accuracy Matters: Imputing Zip-Level Employment
JobsEQ incorporates a collection of sources for estimating industry employment at the zip-code level.
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What’s Happening with Inflation in 2022?
Join Chris Chmura for an extra-special webinar where she provides an update on the national economy and takes a deep dive into the inflation we are seeing across the country.
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Job Ad Trends: Early 2022
Signs of labor market tightness persist through the beginning of 2022 according to the latest job ads data.
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Uncovering the Best JobsEQ Analytics for Economic Development
Join Chris Chmura and Jonathan Cox as they provide an update on the national economy and discuss the best analytics and tools within JobsEQ for Economic Developers use to find more success.
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Business Formations Surged During Pandemic to 15-Year High
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy and ushered in a record number of new business applications in the United States.
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Chmura Gets Me the Labor Market Data I Need -- Henry Nickel
Henry Nickel, Staff Analyst at San Bernardino County Workforce Development, talks about his experience with JobsEQ.
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Economic Impact: College grads in May can expect higher wages
College seniors graduating this month will be entering a stronger labor market than last year’s graduates with higher wages because of the jump in inflation.
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The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on People of Color in the Workforce
People of color faced steeper job losses than White workers at the start of the pandemic.
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Applying Labor Analyses in Your Region
Join Drs. Chris Chmura and Bryan Shelly as they provide an update on the national economy and discuss the impact a labor study can have for your community and region.
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Chmura Spotlight: Chat and Training Team with Alex Doherty
Did you know JobsEQ by Chmura provides free, comprehensive training sessions for all new and current JobsEQ clients? These training session, as Alex explains, are tailored to each individual client or team, and are focused on helping them gain the knowledge on the most important analytics to reach their goals.
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Vaccine Mandates Appear to Have No Effect on Quit Rate
Data suggest, however, that vaccine mandates had limited effect on overall state quit rates after they were enacted.
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Applying Economic Impact Studies
Join Chris Chmura and Xiaobing Shuai as they provide an update on the national economy and discuss how important an economic impact study can be for your region.
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How to Accurately Forecast for Jobs
Join Chris Chmura and Greg Chmura as they provide an update on the national economy and discuss how to accurately forecast for job growth in the current economic climate.
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Understanding our new Resume Forensics Data
Chmura operates under the spirit of continuous improvement and that includes our data quality. We are passionate about ensuring that our JobsEQ users continue to have the best, most accurate, and relevant data available.
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Finding Diversity Data
Join Chris Chmura and Anthony Marchetto as they provide an update on the national economy and demonstrate where to find diversity data within JobsEQ. They will explain how to find the best data to suit your needs and gain new insights into the makeup of your region.
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Economic Impact: Could a recession be looming? It depends on the Fed's action on interest rates and if inflation remains high
Whispers of a potential upcoming recession have been quietly discussed. Few observers have mentioned the possibility, but no one yet has used the "R" word or even put recession in their most-likely forecast.
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No Compromising on Higher Education: The Latest Evidence from Job Ads
In 2021, tightness gripped the U.S. labor market. Partially due to ripple effects from the pandemic, the rate of quits reached record highs and many potential labor force participants stayed on the sidelines.
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Chmura Consult: 4th Quarter GDP Analysis
See what our CEO and Chief Economist has to say about the latest GDP numbers in today's Chumra Consult!
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What's Happening with Today's Labor Force?
Join Chris Chmura and Bryan Shelly as they analyze the current labor force. They’ll explain the decreasing labor force participation rate and discuss how to bring people back to work.
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Communicating Your Project’s Value to Local Stakeholders
Congratulations. Your business is growing! Revenue is up, and you just launched a new product that is flying off the shelves. The only problem is you need to hire more people and you have no place to put them.
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Economic Impact: January 2022 Forecast
Overall, we expect gross domestic product to grow to 4.0% in 2022 - a much slower rate than last year. The GDP for 2021 is expected to have grown 5.6% if last year's 2021 fourth quarter comes in at the 6.1% annualized pace we are forecasting.
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Chmura Consult: Our Chief Economist's Thoughts on Employment Data
Today, Chris Chmura gives her thoughts on a new BLS Survey from their article, "How did employment change during the COVID-19 pandemic?"
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Happy Holidays!
Santa Claus has made a new list! Here are his 5 steps on how to use Chmura's labor market data to help your business or community grow.
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Chmura's Second Annual Holiday Webinar
Join us on Thursday, December 16th at 3:00 for a holiday-themed webinar. Learn how the holidays will affect the labor market and learn how you can use JobsEQ analytics through fun holiday examples.
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What is the Supply Chain and How Does it Affect Me?
Check out this blog to learn what it actually means to say that the supply chain is disrupted.
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JobsEQ Tip of the Week: Setting up RTI Email Alerts
This week’s tip is about setting up RTI Alerts. These alerts can send you email notifications for specific job postings and other data as often as you would like.
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How COVID-19 has Affected Women in the Workforce
Our economists have found that women in the workforce faced steeper job losses and slower job recovery than men across the nation due to the ongoing pandemic. We’ll show the research collected with breakdowns of key regions, industries which were heavily impacted, and what the recovery looks like.
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The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce
Women in the workforce faced steeper job losses than men at the start of the pandemic, and those jobs are recovering more slowly than for men across the nation.
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Let's Talk about the Supply Chain: Causes, Effects, Implications
Are you have experiencing long delays for products you ordered? You may have heard that the supply chain is causing disruptions on shipping and ordering times. For our next webinar, we will dive into the causes, effects, and broader implications of the supply chain disruption.
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JobsEQ Tip of the Week - How to Change your Landing Page
This week’s tip is about changing the landing page to suit your needs. Have you ever logged on to JobsEQ and wished you could have the “all tools” page in easy reach? Or maybe you’re in economic development and only want to see those specific analytics. Here is how you do just that:
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Economic Impact: Holiday retail sales expected to rise by all-time record, but supply chain shortages could dampen sales
With the holiday shopping season just kicking off, some observers believe supply chain shortages could dampen sales.
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A Spooky Webinar - How Count Dracula Uses JobsEQ
We are getting spooky for this webinar! Join Chris Chmura and Wilson Cox to see how Count Dracula is going to use JobsEQ to understand the job market and where he can find…employment!?
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Data Dive: How JobsEQ Data was used in Bloomberg's Article on Economic Recovery
Chmura's own Jonathan Cox gives a detailed look into how the Bloomberg Article, "The Booming U.S. Recovery Is Leaving Some Communities Completely Behind" used JobsEQ data to look at occupation characteristics.
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Job Ad Trends: 2021 Quarter Three Update
New job ad volume remained relatively high in the third quarter of 2021, though employers have been faced with a record high number of quits. Sign-on bonuses have increased in popularity, a signal of tightness in the labor market.
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Economic Impact: Businesses are hiring and wages are up, but workers are still missing
It seems that most businesses are hiring right now based on the number of ‘help wanted’ signs posted around town. Not only are they hiring based on demand for their goods and services, but they are also seeing record high quit rates.
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Does Herd Immunity Matter to Economic Recovery Anymore?
We created a herd immunity model that took into account the average number of Americans vaccinated each week as well the number of people who contracted the virus.
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Higher Education and COVID:What’s Changed Since the Pandemic Started?
Join Chris Chmura and Bryan Shelly as they address the current state of the economy and what has changed for the education landscape as the pandemic has continued. They will analyze what problems schools have been facing as they try get students back into the classroom.
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A Metric We Recommend You Avoid: Total Ad Counts
With Chmura’s online job ads dataset—called Real-Time Intelligence—we aim to provide a clear and reliable picture of what's happening in the job market.
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Analyzing the Job Market: Finding the Best New Hires for your Organization
Sifting through the vast amounts of data surrounding qualified candidates can be difficult and time-consuming. In this webinar, the Chmura team will show you how to sort through all this data to make the best staffing decisions for your organization.
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The Power of Block Data
In this webinar, we'll show how Census Block-level data will improve your decision making.
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JobsEQ by Chmura Texas Roundtable
What’s going on in Texas? If you’ve kept your ears to the ground, you’ve heard about the recent spike of economic growth in Texas. In this webinar, our panel will help you understand this economic growth, and how you can use JobsEQ to capitalize on it.
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How JobsEQ Helps Illinois Students Succeed
JobsEQ by Chmura supplies Illinois educators with timely and accurate labor data, showing them what skills are essential for their students.
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Workforce - A Picnic of Labor Fixings
Our expert panel delves into the issues surrounding the current labor shortage, a COVID update, and how to use JobsEQ to identify the needs of our changing workforce.
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Choosing the Perfect Location: How to Use JobsEQ for Site Selection Analysis
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura and Skip Carleton will show you how to understand the labor force surrounding potential sites and know how occupations in different regions compare to one another.
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How JobsEQ has Helped Baldwin County EDA Nurture 21% Job Growth in Transportation/Warehousing Since 2015
The Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance was looking to diversify their counties economy and support purposeful job growth. With the help of JobsEQ data they were able to break ground on a multitude of new projects, including a new ALDI distribution center and a career-tech focused high school.
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Workforce Planning: Begin with the End in Mind
Creating a workforce strategic plan can feel overwhelming. In this webinar, Leslie Peterson and Mark Hays show how to connect your goals and strategies with local talent initiatives.
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4 Ways Educators Use JobsEQ to Win
Being an educator will never be easy. But JobsEQ by Chmura can make it easier. In this blog, we share how four of our clients in community colleges and 4-year universities have used JobsEQ to apply for (and win!) state and federal grants, prove the value of new and current programs, and set fair wages for their community college professors.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Ohio's Economy
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura, a Blue-Chip economic forecaster and the founder of Chmura Economics & Analytics, will discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Ohio's economy!
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The Greening of the Economy: The Future of Green Jobs
Happy Earth Day! In this webinar, we'll discuss the future of environmentally friendly, or "green" occupations. We'll cover how we determine which occupations are "green", the impact of the Biden Administration, and which green jobs and are forecast to growth the most in the future.
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How JobsEQ Helped Northwest Arkansas Bring 20,000 Visitors to Their Career Website
“JobsEQ and Career Concourse have allowed us to create a one stop hub for our region's job seekers, and has allowed us to have a consistent, current learning tool for our students, families and employers,” says Rollins.” The results? Since the site went up in 2020, over 20,000 unique users have visited the site, with 5,200 streaming in from November 2020 to January 2021 alone.
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The Future of Labor Data: Job Postings, Resume Data, and Skills
The future of labor data is here. But it's easy to feel confused by all these new data sources. Job postings data? Resume data? How do those complement data on occupations and industries?
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Education Forecasts and Economic Update
The pandemic disrupted the higher education in profound ways, but relief is in sight.
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Why Educators Need to Engage in Workforce and Economic Development
Helping students succeed is only part of the picture. In this webinar, Mark Hays will give practical tips on how educators can engage their local workforce and EDOs.
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How Zanesville Muskingum County Used JobsEQ to Win a $3.1 Million State Grant | Chmura
Before ZMCPA subscribed to Chmura’s JobsEQ software tool, responding to site selector’s requests for labor market data was a massive headache.
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Economic Impact of the Biden Administration & COVID-19 Update
How will the Biden Administration impact the US national economy? What industries are projected to expand, and which will contract? And when will we reach herd immunity in the United States?
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Block Party! Block-level Data & JobsEQ Product Launch
Download slides and watch recording for Block Party! Block-level Data & JobsEQ Product Launch!
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2021 Economic Forecast: Vaccines and the Post-COVID World
In our last webinar in 2020, the Chmura team looks ahead to 2021. Dr. Chris Chmura will present our forecast for the national economy and employment in 2021. She will also cover how the economy, industries, and occupations will perform in the long run, when we are truly post-COVID.
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Economic Impact of American Evolution 2019 Commemoration Events
It’s not easy to measure the economic impact of a multiyear series of events. But with our extensive experience in economic impact studies, the Chmura team was able to confidently measure the economic and fiscal impact of American Evolution.
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Labor Data for the Holidays
Break out your hot chocolate, because in this webinar we give serious answers to fun holiday questions. Attendees will learn how to use labor market information to analyze local workforce & talent, select the best location for a business expansion, and address workforce and education challenges.
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Pandemic Update: How are Skills and the Economy Shifting?
What's the latest on the direction of the economy? What is happening at the workforce level? Are employers asking for new skills due to COVID-19? In this webinar, the Chmura team will provide the latest on the national economy. We'll use job postings data to explain how COVID-19 has changed which skillsets are in-demand. Finally, we will discuss JobsEQ's Alternate COVID Forecast and how that can help you track your region's economic recovery in JobsEQ.
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Creating an Economic Forecast for the City of Bristol
The Chmura team leveraged our experience as Blue-Chip economists to produce a forecast for Bristol that analyzed trends in demographics, economics, and tax revenues.
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2021 Virginia Economic Forecast
In this second hour, Dr. Chris Chmura will take a deeper dive into Virginia-specific economic data and the regional outlook for next year.
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2021 Economic & Hiring Trends Forecast
Attendees have the opportunity to earn one CPE credit or SHRM PDC by joining us as we examine:
- How hiring/compensation planning could be impacted in 2021
- An analysis of the just-released 3rd quarter GDP
- When will employment reach pre-COVID levels?
- Economic projections for 2021
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- How hiring/compensation planning could be impacted in 2021
- An analysis of the just-released 3rd quarter GDP
- When will employment reach pre-COVID levels?
- Economic projections for 2021
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What Job Postings Data Tell Us About COVID-19’s Impact
Are people asking you how your state is recovering…and you wish you had a better answer?
We’ve got a new model that will help you. In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura and Chmura economist James Stinchcomb introduce Chmura’s new “RTI State Recovery Model,” which we are making free and publicly available on our website.
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We’ve got a new model that will help you. In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura and Chmura economist James Stinchcomb introduce Chmura’s new “RTI State Recovery Model,” which we are making free and publicly available on our website.
Grow Your Region: Using JobsEQ for Economic Development
Even in an unprecedented health and economic crisis, economic and workforce professionals can still help small businesses stay afloat, get people back to work, and bring new jobs to their region. Having timely, accurate data on your local labor market is the first step to creating an economic development plan that works. In this webinar we’ll discuss how you can use JobsEQ by Chmura to grow your region.
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Chmura Consulting Helps Berkshire Workforce Board Understand COVID-19’s Impact
COVID-19’s economic impact can feel overwhelming. Chmura’s impact study quantified exactly how COVID-19 is impacting Berkshire County. That clarity helped Berkshire Workforce Board realize what they can do to help their region.
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Identifying Peer Regions with Evansville Regional Business Committee
In 2017, the ERBC chose Chmura as its partner to aggressively improve Southwest Indiana’s attractiveness as a place to live and work. Chmura helped the ERBC develop quantitative socioeconomic indicators, identify peer regions, and track Evansville's progress over time.
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Using Labor Market Information in Career Counseling
Are you responsible for career counseling and have a vague feeling you should be using labor market information…but don’t know where to get started? If so, then this webinar is for you. We know that understanding your local economy can feel overwhelming, and we believe you shouldn’t have to get a PhD in economics to make data-driven decisions.
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How JobsEQ Gives Global Location Strategies a Competitive Advantage
Chmura is fortunate to work with one of the best site selection firms around, Global Location Strategies (GLS). JobsEQ helps GLS answer multiple questions about the demographic and labor trends that can make or break a project.
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Let's Get to Work: Workforce Data for Higher Ed & CTE
In this webinar, Dr. Bryan Shelly will give a brief update on the state of the US economy. Then Bryan and Wilson will discuss how educators can use JobsEQ’s labor market data to help their students and institutions.
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Not a Study to Put on the Shelf: Chmura’s Labor Market Analysis for Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
David Rodgers, Vice President of Economic Development said, “Our team found a partner in Chmura Economics. Chmura’s level of professionalism and expertise helped provide a thorough labor analysis study for the area around Mobile, Alabama. This was not a study that will be put on the shelf.”
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How to Reopen Job Centers Without Getting People Sick
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura will give an update on the national economy. Lori Strumpf, Founder of Strumpf Associates, will return as our co-host to examine many of the complex issues that leaders need to think about for reopening organizations that provide services that help jobseekers get jobs and businesses find the talent they need as they reopen.
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Chmura Helps the Greater Richmond Partnership Bring Companies Like the LEGO Group to Richmond
The Chmura team is proud to have worked with our Richmond, Virginia neighbors at the Greater Richmond Partnership for 20+ years
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How is COVID-19 Impacting Real Estate Trends?
In this webinar, Marianne Skorupski, the Director of Research & Marketing at Newmark Knight Frank, will discuss how COVID-19 has sped up preexisting trends in corporate real estate and future trends. She’ll also address key questions like: Is work from home here to stay? Will companies begin relocating to smaller cities and counties to accommodate social distancing? What should I be doing right now to keep my employees safe at work?
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Where’s the Money? Developing Workforce Funding Models During COVID-19
Dr. Chris Chmura will give an economic update on COVID-19, with a focus on the industries and occupations that have been hardest hit. She will be joined by Lori Strumpf, founder of Strumpf Associates: Center for Strategic Change. Lori has over 30 years of experience in the field of change management and workforce development, and has helped design and implement over 300 one-stop career development centers. Lori will update viewers on what federal funding is available for workforce; she will also share how to diversify workforce funding sources.
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How Hendricks County Uses JobsEQ to Create a Targeted Economic Development Plan
Does your county have a plan for economic development? Hendricks County does. “Employer Database is a great way to spend our marketing dollars in a targeted way,” says Lora Steele.
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Is This the Second Wave?: Tracking COVID-19's Evolving Economic Impact
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura provides an updated economic forecast that takes into account the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in June-July 2020. She will highlight how this new surge of COVID-19 impacts industries, regions, and occupations; she will also cover the June jobs report.
Where’s the Growth?: More Signs of Recovery
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura will present the Chmura team’s updated forecast, assessing the economic recovery of regions, industries, and occupations. This forecast also takes into account more optimistic estimate of when vaccine will be widely available. Chris will also show how you can use labor market data in JobsEQ by Chmura to assess how COVID-19 has affected your region.
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Site Selection in an Era of COVID-19
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Chmura will share on the US economy, including Chmura’s projections for re-opening the economy. Didi Caldwell, President and Founder at Global Location Strategies, will discuss how the coronavirus is impacting global supply chains, foreign direct investment, and project trends. She will also advise economic developers on how to “embrace the chaos” and flourish in the new reality.
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Surviving the School Budget Crunch: Planning for the New Year
COVID-19 has threatened the funding of colleges and school divisions across the country. Join us for this free webinar with Dr. Bryan Shelly to learn why Chmura forecasts less dire cuts than you might expect and how labor data can help you identify, prioritize, and preserve your most effective programs. Bryan will also discuss how you can maximize your use of JobsEQ by Chmura to lead your institution through this crisis.
Ohio Edition: Surviving the School Budget Crunch with OEDA
COVID-19 has threatened the funding of colleges and school divisions across the country. Join us for this free webinar with Dr. Bryan Shelly to learn why Chmura forecasts less dire cuts than you might expect and how labor data can help you identify, prioritize, and preserve your most effective programs. Bryan will also discuss how you can maximize your use of JobsEQ by Chmura to lead your institution through this crisis.
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The Urban-Rural Divide: COVID-19's Varying Impact
Chmura economist Alex Doherty will unpack the May jobs report and use real-time data in JobsEQ to explain how urban and rural economies are recovering differently. Learn about what factors will affect your region's rebound and how real-time data can paint a detailed landscape of your region's road to recovery.
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Reopening the Post-COVID Economy
Dr. Chris Chmura and Dr. Xiaobing Shuai gave an update on the national economy. They shared our analysis of the national recovery by industry, our most recent job postings trends, and updates to our COVID-19 Economic Vulnerability Index. Dr. Chmura will also discuss how you can maximize your use of JobsEQ by Chmura to lead your institution through this crisis.
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Tracking the COVID-19 Recovery: Regions, Occupations, and Industries
How are different industries, regions of the USA, and occupations recovering from COVID-19? Dr. Chris Chmura will give an update on the economic impact of COVID-19 by affected regions, industries, and occupations. She will share our updated analysis of the national recovery by industry, our most recent job postings trends, and updates to our COVID-19 Economic Vulnerability Index.
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Career and Technical Education & COVID-19
Dr. Chris Chmura gave an update on the national economy. Dr. Bryan Shelly shared on what financial challenges the current crisis has created, how government and schools are responding, and what CTE-relevant topics are best suited for remote education. Bryan also discussed how you can maximize your use of JobsEQ by Chmura to lead your institution through this crisis.
Preparing for Recovery: The Importance of Business Intelligence
This webinar focused on the Ohio economy specifically; Dr. Chmura gave advice on how to use data to make your region more resilient.
How Will COVID-19 Impact Higher Education?
In this webinar, Chmura's CEO and Chief Economist Dr Chris Chmura discussed how COVID-19 is impacting the national and regional economy. She was joined by Dr Bryan Shelly, who has over 20 years experience in higher education research. He addressed how COVID-19 may impact the higher education industry. Topics included what to expect for higher education enrollment, and how higher education professionals can use JobsEQ to identify opportunities for students during and after the pandemic.
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Amazon’s Impact in Crystal City, Virginia
Chmura Economics & Analytics was honored to perform the economic impact analysis for the Crystal City expansion on behalf of the Virginia Chamber Foundation. This impact analysis included a study of the job, spending, and tax effects projected to result from Amazon’s new headquarters in Northern Virginia.
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How COVID-19 is Impacting the Southeast’s Workforce…and What You Can Do About It
In this presentation, Dr. Chris Chmura uses her expertise as a Blue-Chip forecaster to show how COVID-19 is impacting the US and the Southeast economies. She'll also give practical tips on how you can use labor market data--like the data in JobsEQ by Chmura--to help transition unemployed workers.
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