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The 8th installment of our Summer Sessions blogs. This entry from the Commonwealth of Virginia takes a look at some of the data sources states can use to explore trade impacts by industry and specific products using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,...

Regions experience economic shocks differently based on the shock's effects on the region’s key industries and how the region might leverage or rebuild its unique assets. Workforce agencies are key to customizing a recovery strategy that responds...

Attention workforce practitioners! FutureWork Systems has recently released a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Impact Report Infographic, a tool that local boards and states are welcome to request.

When thinking about a new career, what information do you look for? You probably want to know if jobs in that field are growing and whether the demand for those jobs is increasing or decreasing in the future.

A real-time economic tracker to assist policymakers in understanding the dimensions of the current economic downturn and provide evidence toward targeted and effective recovery efforts.

The Workforce Intelligence Netowrk for Southeast Michigan (WIN) cultivates a cohesive talent system by facilitating data-driven workforce solutions to ensure responsiveness to changing labor market demands.

Thirty-two states have sector partnership policies in place - an increase of eleven states from just two years ago - according to a new, updated NSC 50-state scan. The scan also finds that more states are providing technical assistance to local...

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which was signed into law in 2014, envisions strong partnerships between local workforce development areas and local economic development agencies. Local workforce boards are encouraged to...

All workforce programs operate within the context of a regional labor market.  This is a truism.  But, it means that every workforce service planned should relate back in some way to how it makes a difference to an individual worker, to a...

The federal government has long been the largest provider of publicly available data. However, the mechanisms to explore it have been unwieldy. Now more than ever, users have options for interactive resources to explore government data and help...