Workforce intelligence
that powers smart decisions
Align your organization with strategic data and insights. Find the right talent, guide career success, and identify new locations to expand.
Global workforce data and insights — all in one place
How it works
We gather the data that's relevant to your goals
Lightcast Data is a combination of labor market information, job postings, global data, skills data, compensation data, + online profiles.
We give data the Lightcast treatment
Our team and tech clean, categorize, and draw meaning from the data. We turn millions of relevant inputs into actionable insights just for you.
We deliver the data + insights however they serve you best
Whether you’ve got great tech support or none, you can leverage the insights right away. Access ongoing training to gain confidence and solve more problems with data.
Solve business challenges with intuitive data tools
Quickly validate salary planning decisions
Access the latest DEI benchmarks
Integrate global market research into your favorite tools
Guide upskilling and career path development with current skills data
Expand your business into new markets
Recruit more competitively and cut out lengthy hiring processes
Workforce planning is about to get a whole lot easier.
Workforce intelligence data unlocks growth opportunities, proves ROI, and leads to sustainable change.

Guide competitive recruiting and talent strategies
Effectively build out career paths, upskill or reskill your workforce, and gain job-specific knowledge for recruitment and retention.
Analyze skills, jobs, and industry data to determine demand and identify top areas for specific markets—whether you’re choosing between countries or between neighborhoods.
You know how your organization performs—but how does it compare? Use benchmarking data from across the labor market to see how you fit into the bigger picture and what opportunities that presents.
Go straight to the institutions producing the talent you need. By understanding where to find individuals with the skills you need now (and will need in the future), everyone succeeds.

Align academic programs with career success
Lay a solid foundation for enrollment growth and student success by aligning curriculum with in- demand skills and careers.
With Lightcast insight, institutions can align their programmes with labor market opportunities, preparing students with the education they need to thrive in a competitive job market.
Lightcast career profiles can show how your alumni succeed and progress in the labor market, helping you validate successful programs and discover new opportunities to maximize performance.
You know your organization matters, and we have the data to prove it. Lightcast experts can quantify your institution’s importance to the local economy and calculate the return on investment it delivers.

Support equitable growth in your community
Find out what industries and occupations are driving your region and bring new growth to your community.
Lightcast data offers the most granular labor analytics for every market, enabling a smarter, faster location strategy. Our insight is reliable, defensible, and tailored to meet your specific need.
Informed, data-driven decisions are the key to changing lives and transforming communities. Lightcast delivers accurate and specific labor market information to prepare the local talent that businesses need.
The more that jobseekers understand the need in a given industry or region, the better they can prepare to meet that need and unlock success. Lightcast data shows real-time, meaningful trends on skills, compensation, and career pathways.
Workforce intelligence data unlocks growth opportunities, proves ROI, and leads to sustainable change.
API
With direct access to the robust datasets that power our software, the Lightcast Data API offers ultimate flexibility and custom reporting. Create custom data displays and applications.
Software
Conducting research is simple with Lightcast tools — explore interactive maps and graphs, share them with your team, and cut extensive data processes that waste resources down to a few clicks.
Consulting
Our team of consultants and data scientists apply Lightcast’s advanced labor market information to any question — uncovering measurable strategies with a clear roadmap for growth.





