Josh Wright
@ByJoshWright
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Head of growth at Lightcast, a labor analytics firm (@LightcastData).
Moscow, Idaho
Joined May 2013
The crisis is "simultaneously thrusting Americans into the pre-urban homestead economy of the 1830s, recreating the Depression-era joblessness of the 1930s, and pulling forward the virtual economy of the 2030s." https://t.co/WRdzGzxeRQ
@DKThomp in the Virginia Economic Review.
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In this issue of Virginia Economic Review, we feature insightful perspectives from dozens of thought leaders on how the future of cities and towns, education and work, economic development, technology
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Fascinating research and data on remote work by metro, country, occupation:
Chicago, London, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and other cities that function as business service hubs have high remote work shares
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As is widely known & discussed, U.S. male labor force participation rates have gradually fallen since 1960 (by ~0.14ppt per year) from 97% to 88.6%. This has been called a "crisis" by Eberstadt and others & has been attributed to trade, technology, culture, & video games. . .
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This was a great conversation. Thanks, Rich and Ross.
My conversation with @DevolRoss @HeartlandFwd on our latest research on talent trends and America's Heartland of Talent.
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With about 46 million Americans living in smaller, struggling communities, we need more good research and thinking on their challenges. https://t.co/TVYyGlT4dW via @aaron_renn
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Vulnerable Communities: Research, Policy, and Practice in Small Cities, edited by James J. Connolly, Dagney G. Faulk, and Emily J. Wornell (Cornell University Press, 288 pp., $31.95) Most writing...
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"At its core, Growly Fairly is about people and potential—specifically how cities can unlock the potential of more of their people (and grow in the process) by implementing 10 design principles to build more effective, equitable workforce systems."
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It was an honor to be in San Diego today for this event. Thank you to @PeterACallstrom and team for organizing the panel discussion. Well done, @GoldsmithOnGov and Kate Markin Coleman.
Our speakers are joined by a panel of local workforce leaders: Claudia Estrada from @SDMiramar, Josh Wright from @EmsiBG and Jeremy Vellon from @amazon.
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Heartland Forward's Most Dynamic Metros report analyzes what communities are doing to grow their economies and create jobs. Glad to see Bloomberg feature it in a national story. #HeartlandEcon
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The largest retirement community in the U.S. now doubles as the country’s second most-dynamic metropolitan area -- sandwiched in the rankings between two California technology hubs.
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Tech-sector employment growth by metro* during the pandemic: 1) Virginia Beach - 9.1% 2) New Orleans - 8.0% 3) Nashville - 6.5% 4) #Madison - 6.2% 5) Seattle - 6.2% For comparison: Silicon Valley - 1.9% San Francisco - 4.3% Austin - 3.4% Miami - 0.1% *(metros w >5000 tech jobs)
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The tech hub landscape: superstar cities, rising stars, Zoom towns, and other insights from @MarkMuro1 and team
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Zillow’s home buying business lost them $500,000,000, 25% of their stock value, and 25% of their workforce. How did this happen to a company with so much data on housing prices? Bad model evaluation. Here’s the fatal error they made that you must avoid when deploying models🧵
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Lots of practical insights in this new book on the people, programs, and systems that make up #workforcedevelopment. Recommended reading. @Richard_Florida @MarkMuro1 @briankelsey_
Growing Fairly sets out ten principles for designing a more effective and equitable system that helps workers obtain the skills necessary for economic mobility. Growing Fairly by Stephen Goldsmith & Kate Markin Coleman https://t.co/P9SaYudWkW
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The pandemic has seen a major shift toward skills-based hiring. Will it last? Layla O'Kane of @EmsiData thinks it could. @BHershbein of @UpjohnInstitute says a lot depends on what employers learn from the experience... https://t.co/473WLUG9R6
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The percentage of job postings requiring degrees fell to 7 percent this June, down from 11 percent the year before. Experts weigh in on whether it's market churn or a longer-lasting shift is underway.
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Big news in the labor market data world: @EmsiData and @Burning_Glass joining forces
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Via @EmsiData, there were 14.1m job openings and 9.8m unemployed in April, so 1.4+ openings per unemployed persons. Some combination of reskilling + tapering off enhanced benefits is probably the right move.
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New Emsi report explores in-depth the demographic drought that @MarkLautman and others have been discussing for years.
A sobering but important read. @EmsiData puts hard data behind trends in today's labor market, which should matter to all of us. "The coming #sansdemic is more than a challenge for #HR directors or CEOs. It will affect quality of life for everyone"
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Analyst is a product developed by @EmsiData and delivered in partnership with @OMAFRA to help you better understand your region so you can make more informed decisions. Read our blog to learn how you can incorporate data into your community plans:
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Analyst is an online tool that pulls data from a range of sources to provide information on regional economies and workforces. Clients can use Analyst to understand the demand for educational progr…
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🎆Skill My Resume is live!!!! I am so thrilled to share this new 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 resource built in partnership by @EmsiData and @MarkleFdn! ❤️A huge thank you to all the teams at Emsi, Markle, and @JoinSkillful for all their efforts in making this happen. https://t.co/SZ2Xc6DxlF
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New post! Building an Equitable Workforce in Atlanta @CityofAtlanta @KeishaBottoms @DrMichaelLomax @UNCF @EmsiData @stradaeducation @GoldsmithOnGov @mholland_ashctr @Kennedy_School
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Excellent deep dive by the NYT on losses to the sports industry — $28.6 billion in earnings losses through November, per an @EmsiData analysis.
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