LMI Unlocked

This self-paced course is designed to provide leaders, program managers, and analysts working in economic development, workforce training, or secondary/postsecondary education with an introduction to labor market information (LMI). The course teaches participants how to access and utilize data from public sources to support more accessible and robust regional pathways from education to career.

The material assumes no prior LMI knowledge. Experienced LMI users, however, can skip to and complete individual sections for data sources they are less familiar with. Some basic familiarity with Excel is also assumed.

Course Content

Welcome
Course Overview
Learning to Work with LMI Data
Understanding Labor Market Information (LMI)
Explore LMI Sources
12 Topics
Demographics: Regional (ACS – Census Data)
Demographics: Worker Mobility & Commuting Patterns (LEHD – OnTheMap)
Employment & Wages: Industry (QCEW – BLS)
Employment & Wages: Occupational (OEWS – BLS)
Employment & Wages: Projections & Future Trends (BLS & State Data)
Workforce Training & Credentials I: Training Providers (ETPL)
Workforce Training & Credentials II: Participants (PIRL – WIOA Data)
Workforce Training & Credentials III: Apprenticeships (RAPIDS)
Practical Application
Building Your Regional Profile
Course Wrap Up
Takeaways and Key Insights