Labor Market Information Open Course 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Registration: 12:30–1:00 p.m. ; Instruction: 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Instruction: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ; Lunch provided 12:00–1:00 p.m.
UGA Gwinnett Campus | 2530 Sever Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Registration fee: $350
Learn about data-driven workforce development and how it can guide investment and strategy
Workforce development in Georgia is rapidly changing.
The volume and complexity of labor market data can be overwhelming for workforce development professionals.
This course will prepare workforce development and economic development professionals with knowledge, skills and tools to make data a regular part of their strategy and analytical processes.
You will gain tools, skills and techniques to access, analyze and utilize labor market and economic data.
Topics include:
- Introduction to labor market information
- Hands-on demonstration of how to access and interpret labor market information
- Utilizing Microsoft Excel to manage, analyze and visualize data
- Using data to drive strategic decisions
- Leveraging data to support career pathways, business services, sector partnerships and career services
Find answers to these questions:
- What jobs are projected to grow or shrink over the next decade?
- What are the hardest jobs to fill?
- What is the labor shed for my region?
- Where do the workers in the region live?
- How have wages and employment changed in major industries?