Through our work with economic development and business location strategy, our team has developed sets of tools to help public and private sector clients better understand the dynamics and changes in their labor forces. 

For example, we help our clients to understand how specializations have developed in a region and to identify implications for labor attraction and for available training and education. We also assist regions in tracing how dynamic changes in the economy may result in labor shortages or in shocks to existing employment. We help engage educational and training institutions with private industry to build effective working relationships to enhance the match between skills and job needs. 

Our services include: 

• Location quotient and shift share analyses 
• Workforce network development 
• Labor needs assessments 
• Housing needs assessments