by Burning Glass Technologies | Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Labor Market Analysis
“Will the current recession slow the growth in demand for analytics and data science? Will changes in organizational goals and focus make job losses in these fields likely? Demonstrated ROI, or a lack thereof, is likely to be the biggest determining factor in...
by Burning Glass Technologies | Jun 5, 2020 | COVID-19
Online job postings have increased for four straight weeks in what could be an early sign of economic recovery from the COIVD-19 pandemic. Postings have increased from 396,258 the week of May 4 to 493,115 the week of May 25, an increase of 20%. Overall, job postings...
by Burning Glass Technologies | Jun 4, 2020 | COVID-19
People of color and immigrants are bearing the brunt of declines in job postings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released by Burning Glass Technologies, the National Equity Atlas, and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. The report combined...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 14, 2020 | COVID-19
Pandemics not only destroy jobs but they also create them, and perhaps no job demonstrates that for the coronavirus crisis as much as the sudden surge of interest in “contact tracers.” Contact tracing is the public health technique of identifying and contacting the...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Labor Market Analysis
The new Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker uses Burning Glass Technologies job posting data, along with other sources, to measure the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. On the site, job posting data is presented alongside other economic sources, including consumer...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Labor Market Analysis
A team of economists examining Burning Glass Technologies job posting data and unemployment insurance claims concluded that the timing of stay-at-home orders didn’t affect the drop in the job market—and that lifting those orders may not turn that around. In their...
