Good decision-making requires good data. And when it comes to helping ESEs support their participant workers as they exit ESE programming, we need up-to-date market data that tells us what industries are stable enough to hire at scale.
As our VP of Strategy, Jeff Bergquist shared, “Reliable labor market intelligence has traditionally been scarce, even though it’s a critical component of the mission.”
To provide ESEs with accurate, supportive, data-driven guidance, we partnered with Lightcast to harness their labor market data. Through their tools, we can access real-time data to strengthen understanding of the labor market across various states, regions and smaller metro areas.
As we expand our reach nationally and invest more in regions of focus, like in Appalachia, we’re excited to continue our work with Lightcast’s tools, to have comprehensive data that helps us deepen our impact.
