West Michigan Leads the State in Forecasted Job Growth
Yesterday, the State of Michigan’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives released their regional employment projections for all occupational categories over the 2018-2028 period. These projections are calculated every two years and provide an opportunity to peek into the anticipated future of the regional labor market, particularly by illuminating the job families where […]
Q1 Labor Market Report Highlights
This week marks the release of Talent 2025’s second quarterly labor market report in the series being released this year, spanning the first quarter of 2021. This report is a critical component of our effort to catalyze and align the talent system in West Michigan, with the provision of actionable data and analysis on in-demand […]
A Push for Supplier Diversity
As organizations strive to improve diversity and inclusion efforts by developing comprehensive strategies, their plans must also include supplier diversity. Supplier diversity, in the simplest form, focuses on purchasing from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.
Developing Your D&I Leadership Competencies
Continued learning is essential for any type of professional development. An intrinsic drive to expand your knowledge is especially important with leading diversity and inclusion within an organization as the field is constantly evolving with new terminology, policies, local and national initiatives, social justice movements, and more.
West Michigan’s Jobless Rate Falls in April
West Michigan’s Labor Market — April 2021 Infogram
Fixing Broken Benefits: The Case for Unemployment Reform
From a talent perspective, there are three main priorities Michigan needs to address to accelerate economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic: Getting people back to work (reforming the unemployment insurance agency to incentivize the unemployed to actively seek and accept opportunities for work) Childcare (improving access and affordability to reengage the disproportionate share of women […]
Q4 Labor Market Report Highlights
This week marks the release of Talent 2025’s seventh annual talent demand report, the Q4 2020 Labor Market Report, which is the first quarterly report in the series being released this year. The report is a critical component of our effort to catalyze and align the talent system here in West Michigan, in order to […]
Standing Out in a Competitive Job Market: Tips for Jobseekers
Despite a declining unemployment rate, at 5.6 percent in West Michigan and 5.1 percent statewide, there are nearly twice as many jobseekers looking for work now than there were at this time last year. That means that if you’re looking for work, you’re likely competing against a much larger and more diverse pool of candidates […]
2020 ALICE Report: Who’s Struggling in West Michigan
Throughout West Michigan, as with the rest of the nation, there are many households who struggle to afford their basic necessities despite having one or both householders working. Although they might be above the federally-established poverty threshold, these families are still severely limited in their capacities to afford basic things like housing, child care, food, […]
Reducing Bias in the Workplace
Every second, the human brain processes 11 million bits of information. Of the 11 million, only 50 bits are actually conscious. For the remainder, our brains attempt to rapidly process, sort, and categorize these bits by making fast associations. During this process synapses (connections) are formed that store memories that can be quickly accessed later.