Press Room

We're here to help, and we're happy to talk. Lightcast insight and expertise has been featured in publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Atlantic, and Wall Street Journal.

Please reach out to media@lightcast.io for press inquiries and other communications questions. You'll find our brand resources and press releases below.

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Lightcast in the media:

Our Experts

Ron Hetrick

Vice President, Staffing Strategy and Sr. Labor Economist

Expertise: Demographic Drought, Immigration, U.S. Government Data

Elizabeth Crofoot

Senior Economist and Principal Researcher

Expertise: U.S. and Global Labor Markets, Skills-Based Organizations, AI in HR

Cole Napper

Vice President, Research, Innovation, and Talent Insights

Expertise: Skills-Based Hiring, People Analytics, Talent Intelligence, Workforce Planning

Rachel Sederberg

Senior Economist and Sr. Research Manager

Expertise: Green Economy, U.S. Labor Trends, Missing Workers, Remote Work

Elena Magrini

Senior Economist and Researcher, International

Expertise: UK and Europe labour market trends, AI, regional economic development, education policy

Press Releases

April 9, 2025: Josh Bersin Company's Galileo™ Leaps Ahead With Lightcast Data
March 18, 2025: Orgvue partners with Lightcast to embed market intelligence in workforce transformation and skills-based workforce planning
March 5, 2025: DCI and Lightcast Partner to Bring Best-in-Class Talent Attraction Research and Marketing to Regions
February 11, 2025: Lightcast's Workforce Risk Outlook Reveals Impending Global Impact of Talent Shortfalls
January 22, 2025: With Job Skills Evolving Faster than Ever, New Lightcast Report Helps Organizations Adapt to Maintain a Future-Ready Workforce
December 10, 2024: New Lightcast and Guild Partnership Empowers Employers to Mobilize Their Talent Through Trackable, Credentialed Skills Reporting
October 3, 2024: Lightcast Launches New Data Delivery Options, Accessible at Scale on Six Leading Platforms
September 17, 2024: As Massive Labor Shortage Looms, Lightcast's New "Demographic Drought" Report Can Help Companies Weather the Storm
September 21, 2023: Lightcast Acquires NACM, Embark Surveys
August 27, 2024: Lightcast Acquires Talent Intelligence Provider Stratigens
June 13, 2024: Lightcast Completes Workday Certification Integration
April 15, 2025: Lightcast Launches 7th Generation Global Occupation Taxonomy, Setting the Universal Standard for Classification of Labor Data

Lightcast In The News

The Rising Storm: Business Leaders Navigate America's Labor Shortage

Why the current job market has been such a bad match for the college degree and recent grads

America's Population Time Bomb

March 20, 2024: Lightcast Publishes Inaugural Impact Report
March 11, 2024: Lightcast and TAD Grants Form Partnership
February 13, 2024: Lightcast Unleashes the Most Comprehensive Global Labor Data Used by Talent and Business Leaders
January 23, 2024: Lightcast Launches Data Products on Snowflake Marketplace
January 9, 2024: Lightcast Acquires eIMPACT
December 7, 2023: Lightcast Releases 2023 Talent Attraction Scorecard
October 19, 2023: Generative AI Demand Soars 1,800% for US Employers
October 16, 2023: New Cyberseek Data Demystifies Cybersecurity Careers
September 21, 2023: Lightcast Acquires NACM, Embark Surveys
June 6, 2023: Shortfall of Skilled Cybersecurity Workers in the US Reaches an Estimated 466,000, CyberSeek™ Data Reveals
May 16, 2023: Watermark Announces Strategic Partnership with Lightcast
May 11, 2023: CollegeAPP and Lightcast Announce Major Data Expansion

Lightcast Impact Report March 2024

The Lightcast Impact Report is a curated collection of survey data, case studies, and research highlighting how Lightcast insight is contributing to greater diversity, connectivity, efficiency, and skills alignment for our clients.

Press Releases (continued)

April 26, 2023

AI is a Partner for Language Translators, Not a Replacement

April 12, 2023

Lightcast Acquires Gazelle

April 7, 2023

BLS Jobs Report: ‘In This Economy, Boring is Good News’

April 4, 2023

First Sign of a Soft Landing? JOLTS Report Shows Sharp Drop in Openings but No Increase in Layoffs

March 10, 2023

February Jobs Report: Will the Recession Ever Come?

March 8, 2023

January JOLTS Report: Quits Down, Layoffs Up, But Not by Much

March 2, 2023

The New Semiconductors Challenge: Finding Childcare Workers

February 28, 2023

Percentage of Disabled People Employed in 2022 Highest on Record

February 3, 2023

BLS Jobs Report: Unemployment Lowest Since the 1969 Moon Landing

February 1, 2023

December JOLTS Report: “Good News for Team Soft Landing”

January 17, 2023

Lightcast and National Student Clearinghouse Partner to Reveal Student Journeys from the Classroom to the Labor Market

January 24, 2023

Despite Slowing Economy, Demand for Cybersecurity Workers Remains Strong

January 6, 2023

BLS Jobs Report: Full Steam Ahead as Unemployment Falls, Labor Force Participation Rises

January 4, 2023

November JOLTS: From "Cautious" to "Cautiously Optimistic"

November 29, 2022

Lightcast Teams Up with CollegeAPP

November 17, 2022

What’s the Impact of Wage Transparency Trends? Lightcast Economists Offer a Look from Inside the Data

Lightcast - Our Purpose

At Lightcast, we’re working toward a better labor market by seeing what others can’t. Our data delivers clear insight for better decisions at the highest levels of government, business, and education.