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Implementing the WIAC’s Recommendations Would Transform Workforce Data for State and Regional Action
December 4, 2024

In late November, the Workforce Information Advisory Commission (WIAC) released their recommendations to improve the Workforce and Labor Market Information System for data users. These recommendations represent a pivotal opportunity to reshape the way we understand and respond to the complexities of our workforce and labor markets. For years, workforce development practitioners, economic developers, and […]

WHITE PAPER: AI’s Impact on Regional Economic Development
December 3, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming regional economic landscapes, bringing both significant opportunities and challenges. A new white paper by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) examines how AI is not only reshaping economies, but how it could transform the practice of economic development. The white paper emphasizes the need for policymakers and practitioners […]

BEA Stopped Producing County Employment Data by Industry to Everyone’s Detriment
November 20, 2024

The Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA, stopped producing county employment data by industry — at a cost to us all