RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced the release of the latest update of the Virginia Department of Defense (DoD) Contract Spending Impact Tool, featuring supply-chain mapping of DoD contract awards.
Jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM[1]) are expected to grow faster than the average occupation over the next 10 years, but what does demand for STEM vs. non-STEM look like today? Real-time intelligence from online job ads can help compare these occupation groups.
Happy National Bike Month, everyone! Given that May is the month set aside to celebrate the joys of cycling, we thought we would explore what relationships there might be between the nation’s most bicycle-friendly regions and their economic and demographic characteristics.
For workforce developers, knowing which occupations are most in demand is an essential component for developing programs that meet the needs of their local labor markets. However, a particular occupation growing nationally doesn’t necessarily mean it is growing in every geographical market. In this article, we’ll consider the projected occupational growth demand in Pennsylvania compared with growth demand in the nation.
The U.S. economy has expanded for 107 months as of this month, making it the second longest expansion on record. The big question is whether economic growth will last 15 more months to hit record territory in July 2019 when it would surpass the longest expansion on record at 121 months.