Lightcast Impact
Report 2026
Creating A Job Market That Works For Everyone
Survey, Results, Research Highlights, and Case Studies to Show How Data Makes A Difference
We accomplish our mission when you accomplish yours.
The labor market is evolving faster than organizations can adapt. AI, automation, demographic shifts, and changing workforce needs have created skills mismatches, talent shortages, and missed opportunities for individuals and communities. But when organizations have better labor market information, they can make informed decisions, take action to strengthen workforce outcomes, and help create a labor market that works better for everyone.
At Lightcast, our goal is to provide the data to make that possible. Our 2026 Impact Report explores how our customers use labor market intelligence to make better decisions, improve outcomes, and expand opportunities for the people they serve.
Aligning Programs to Workforce Demand
With Lightcast, education institutions can anticipate what skills employers will need. With that information, schools can design or redesign their academic programs so that students are prepared for successful careers.
“Our students deserve to make decisions based on the best data available. The dashboard we've created using Lightcast data brings a reality to careers conversations that will really help them become more employable.”
Aligning Local Stakeholders
By providing a shared view of local labor market conditions, Lightcast helps workforce agencies, educators, employers, and policymakers work better together.
Action Greensboro
Lightcast helps local leaders bring talent into their region. A recruitment campaign by Action Greensboro, in North Carolina, generated $26.1 million in annual economic value and $44.5 million in annual business sales this way. With accessible, defensible data on where to find the workers, and clear positive ROI, Action Greensboro has proven that they're building a prosperous, growing local economy.
Building a Future Ready Workforce
Lightcast helps leaders see emerging trends early, challenge assumptions, and align around a shared view of where the market is headed.
“Before we worked with Lightcast, we were blind to what the market had to offer, where we sat in it, and what talent was available. After our work with Lightcast, we can see. And that light has really given us the clarity we need to make the right decisions faster.”
Navigating AI Disruption
89% of customers who use AI say Lightcast has become more critical as a trusted data source, or they use Lightcast alongside AI.
Explore AI use cases and research highlights in the full report.
When the right people find the right jobs in the right places, everybody wins.
Companies grow, communities prosper, and educators connect learners to new opportunities, and ultimately, workers succeed.
• Education institutions use data on skill demand and workforce trends to align programs to careers and ultimately improve workforce outcomes for learners.
• Public sector organizations use labor market data to align all regional stakeholders around a shared understanding of their community’s needs, so that they can expand worker opportunities, bolster local economies, and enhance quality of life.
• Enterprises use labor market intelligence to stay ahead of workforce disruption, make better talent decisions, and prepare themselves and their workers for changing skill needs.
Explore The Full Report
Download the full Impact Report to see the research highlights, case studies, and client survey results that show how Lightcast is accomplishes its mission by helping others accomplish theirs.
