CREC Project News and Updates

Expanding Access to LMI Data for Labor Market Practitioners Through Interstate Collaboration

September 18, 2024

In the Spring of 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funded the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute and Projections Managing Partnership (PMP) to develop a project aimed at enhancing the ability of LMI data users to access, collect, analyze, and communicate high-quality labor market information to their stakeholders. As a part of this project, the LMI Institute and PMP have engaged six state teams in the Data User Insights Academy, a nine-month process that convenes state LMI agencies and their data users to develop collaborative solutions addressing important data access and usage challenges in their state.

The Academy kicked off with teams from all six states gathering in June for an in-person, cross-state strategic planning workshop. Since then, state teams have been making strong progress on projects ranging from user-informed data dashboard development to training local data advocates. Positive feedback from participating states and strong interest from others has led to the selection of an additional Academy cohort, which will likely begin in Winter 2025 – check back for more details!

For more information about aligning your regions for greater prosperity, email Tucker Plumlee at tplumlee@crec.net.