Job postings data on Generative AI shows sustained growth, roles expanding beyond traditional tech, adoption being led by enterprise leaders, and security and business skills being requested generative AI skills.

The Generative AI Job Market: 2025 Data Insights

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Skills and jobs are changing faster and faster, which means education institutions can no longer afford to stand still. AI is not only rewriting the capabilities workers need, but also reshaping career pathways. The link between education and work is evolving, and understanding these changes is essential to mapping the future of education.

AI pathways: how people get into AI jobs

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AI Pathways: How People Get Into AI Jobs and What it Means for Education

We’re celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Lightcast Talent Attraction Scorecard, and it feels like we’ve been in Texas—and Florida—the whole time. Those have been the top two states for every ranking we’ve done, going back to 2015, and this year all ten of the highest-ranking large metro areas are in one or the other. 

We Looked For Prime-Age Workers. Why Did We Find Retirees?

We Were Looking For Prime-Age Workers. Why Did We Find Retirees?

Data can show where skills are emerging, and technology can help measure them—but somewhere between the strategy deck and the software rollout, transformation slows down. But combining Skill Collective with Lightcast, we’re creating the industry’s first complete solution for skills transformation.

How Skill Collective Creates New Opportunities

Designing the Future of Work: How Skill Collective Creates New Opportunities

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In a labour market facing profound disruption, organisations can no longer afford to wait and see. Workforce planning must be data-driven, flexible, and built in partnership with trusted experts such as the HR services industry.

Workforce Planning in the Age of Disruption

Why Data and Flexibility Matter

Workforce Planning in the Age of Disruption: 

Celebrating a Decade of Talent Development Insights

Florida and Texas Top Rankings Again as Sunbelt and Mountain West Continue Talent Attraction Dominance

Lightcast Releases 2025 Talent Attraction Scorecard

Celebrating a Decade of Talent Development Insights

To give another perspective on where manufacturing matters the most, we looked at total manufacturing jobs per capita using Lightcast data. 