New Labor Market Tools (new February 2022)
Working with Emsi, the Berkshire Workforce Board has generated the following key economic tools:
- Economic Overview of Berkshire County (population, jobs, educational attainment, top industries, etc.) – Economy_Overview_Berkshire_County_MA Feb 2022
- An occupational snapshot of Berkshire County – Occupation_Snapshot_Berkshire FEb 2022
Labor Market Information and Data Visualization Tools (Pandemic information/summer 2020)
Preparing for the Future of Work in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts “explores what work could look like in both the near term (to 2025) and the longer term (to 2030). It explores what the implications might be for the Commonwealth and its residents across its regions, economic sectors, commercial centers, local downtowns, transportation, and public spaces.” https://www.mass.gov/…/future-of-work-in…/download
Berkshire County WDA Unemployment Insurance Claimants Report
Berkshire County UI Claimant Report – May 2022 UI report 5-22
Berkshire Workforce Board’s Chmura Berkshire COVID-19 Industry Impact Report June 2020
As Berkshire County continues to move through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Berkshire Workforce Board knows how important it is to understand how our economy is recovering and how our workforce will continue to shift. To this end we solicited a report from Chmura regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Berkshire County Industries in July 2020. To understand how the long-term affects of COVID-19 changed have changed the original outlook, we also issued an update to the original report in March 2021.
To view the original report: Chmura COVID report 6-20
To view the updated report: Chmura COVID update 3-21
We hope that you will find the information in these reports useful. If using any of the data, we appreciate you using the Berkshire Workforce Board and Chmura as a source. Thank you.
Berkshire Workforce Blueprint Information
2020 Update for the Berkshire Workforce Blueprint Berkshire Workforce Blueprint 2020 Update
Berkshire Workforce Blueprint Modified February 2020 2020 Priority Industries chart 3-20
Berkshire 2019 Data Package Update as part of the Berkshire Skills Cabinet Workforce Blueprint. Data Deck Final 10-19
Berkshire Workforce Blueprint 2019 – The Berkshire Skills Cabinet has been working for the past year to develop a workforce plan working collectively with economic development, education and workforce development to help meet the needs of businesses. Click here for a copy of the Berkshire Workforce Blueprint 2019. Berkshire Bluprint final 3-30-18
Berkshire Workforce Blueprint 2017 – Economist Robert Vinson develops an annual blueprint highlighting Berkshire County’s workforce supply and demand. Click here for a copy. LMI Report 2-17
LABOR MARKET DATA
Find a job through Job Quest..click here: https://jobquest.dcs.eol.mass.gov/jobquest/SearchResults.aspx
Find economic data and labor market information on Massachusetts, including employment and wage data, unemployment rate, projections, industry and occupational statistics and other workforce statistical information by different labor market areas….click here: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/labor-market-information
THE STATE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Center for Creative Community Development‘s state of non-profit organizations in Berkshire County prepared for the Berkshire County Chamber of Commerce and the Berkshire County Regional Employment Board in 2012 by Kay Oehler and Stephen C. Sheppard is a comprehensive overview of how nonprofits effect our local economy and their crucial role in community development. Click here to read and download the guide.
Workforce Fact Sheets
January 2022 – Dashboard 1-25
September 2021 – Dashboard 9-23
August 2021 – Dashboard 8-24
July 2021 – Dashboard 7-27
May 2021 – Dashboard 5-26
April 2021 – Dashboard 4-21
November 2020 – Dashboard-11-25
Sept. 2020 – Dashboard 10-20