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Job Market Data

Our Applied Research team provides custom, in-depth job market data analysis for corporate clients and educational institutions.

Understanding the Market, and Guiding Decisions

 

Gathering job market data is one thing, but making sense of it and putting it to practical use is a whole different challenge. Our Applied Research team tackles this challenge by providing the analysis and tactical advice on skills and jobs that employers need most.

Our teams covers topics that: 

  • Guide educators to make critical decisions about new degree programs
  • Assist governments in making job training investments based on the skills employer need most
  • Develop customized career ladders to help job seekers find opportunities for advancement
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Cover of Crunched by the Numbers: The Digital Skills Gap in the Workforce

Our Research

Some of our commissioned research includes:

Underemployment: Research on the Long-Term Impact on Careers

The first job matters: college graduates who start out underemployed are likely to stay that way, and women are more likely to be underemployed than men.
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Different Skills, Different Gaps: Measuring and Closing the Skills Gap

In new research on the U.S. skills gap, we found demand for workers exceeded supply by a total of 4.4 million openings across 12 different career areas.
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The Quant Crunch: How the Demand for Data Science Skills is Disrupting the Job Market

Data Science and Analytics are no longer just buzzwords–they are essential business tools. We found the demand for these skills is growing rapidly, and that the demand is having a particularly strong impact in decision-making roles.
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Powering Applications

Top research organizations around the world use Burning Glass data to analyze labor markets:

Wheretheworkis.org, an interactive map developed by Burning Glass and the Institute for Public Policy Research in the UK, allows users to compare entry-level employer demand and the number of learners completing related studies. The project was created for the New Skills at Work project at JP Morgan Chase.

Still Searching: Job Vacancies and STEM Skills is an interactive research project built by the Brookings Institution with Burning Glass data. The report analyzes the skill requirements and the advertisement duration time for millions of STEM job openings in the United States.

Cyberseek.org, a site providing data on the cybersecurity job market in the United States, was co-produced with the CompTIA trade organization and the federal government’s National Institute for Standards and Technology, a division of the Department of Commerce. Burning Glass has provided all Labour Market Demand as well as career path data for this project.

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Screenshot of Wheretheworkis.org, job market data site in the UK

More Sectors

 

Higher Education

Preparing students for the real world includes readying them for the job market. Our products help educators track demand, align programs with what employers need, and give students a roadmap to a satisfying career.

HR/Recruitment

Finding the right match in the resume pile can be tough. Our products help employers and recruiters find the right candidates for jobs, and to better develop the talent they already have.

Workforce

Our technology powers labor exchanges in 14 states, helping workers and employers connect and making the job market more efficient.

We have a 21st Century economy. Why do we have a 20th Century labor market?

Burning Glass uses big data to close the skills gap by helping supply and demand meet. Contact us today.

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