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Tools for Data Driven Economic Development
About EMSI• Regional Economics Firm• Founded in 2000
• Main business was Economic Impact Studies
• Located in Moscow, ID• Built Analyst (user interface) in 2003• Acquired by CareerBuilder in 2012
• CB was one of our clients
About EMSI Data1. Compiled from 90+ sources
Government data is suppressed (80/3 rule)
EMSI data is unsuppressed
About EMSI Data
About EMSI Data3. Demographic, Industry,
Occupational, and Program related data
About EMSI Data4. National, State, MSA, County, and
Zip level
Analyst• User friendly interface to access
data– The tool that makes the data make sense
• Pull and export reports• Run tables• Customize your findings• Geographically plot information
The Real WorldMonroe Community College
• Todd Oldham, VP of Economic Development and Innovative Workforce Services
• Rochester, NY experienced a large contraction in manufacturing
• Due to a lack of high/middle skill labor
• Needed to realign the skills taught by the college to match the needs of local employers.
• Used data to determine the skills gap and realign the college’s program offerings.
The Real WorldJobs Ohio
• Six region network of EDC’s
• Routine: responses for real-time data requests for regional and international site selectors
• Strategic: initiatives to determine regional and state workforce strengths and maximize them
• Needed data that was consistent, accurate, timely, and customizable across all regions
The Real WorldMatt Waldo
“By Acquiring Analyst across each of our regional partners we’re able to convey to our clients that we have a consistent approach to generating accurate and timely workforce data.
I think this is pretty unique, nationally. There aren’t many states where you have that level of coordination among native sources.
The key headline here is data consistency no matter where businesses look to locate in Ohio.”
BenefitsData allows you to…• Determine regional strengths• Determine key industry clusters• Analyze your local workforce• Attract new businesses• Retain current businesses• Compete across regions
See more case studies at www.economicmodeling.com
