Lightcast is the world's leading authority on job skills, workforce talent, and labor market dynamics, providing expertise that empowers businesses, education providers, and governments to find the skills and talent they need and enables workers to unlock new career opportunities. 

Lightcast

 - Labor Market Insights

We connect people with jobs by providing businesses, communities, and education institutions with the best labor market data possible. Our data-driven insight enables better, faster decisions.

How We Help

Lightcast software, consulting, and APIs are all powered by over 18 billion data points, refined and categorized by human experts, delivering clarity to everyone we serve.

Data & APIs

Conducting research is simple with Lightcast SaaS products — explore interactive maps and graphs, share them with your team, and execute extensive data processes in just a few clicks.

Software

Our team of economists and data scientists apply Lightcast’s advanced labor market information to any question — uncovering measurable strategies with a clear roadmap for growth.

Professional Services

If you're looking for the world's most trusted labor market data, analytics platforms, and expert guidance to help you tackle critical decisions, you've come to the right place. Lightcast is the pioneer and market leader in global labor analytics.

Why Lightcast

Find industry-leading insights, expert content, our media center, and tools and tips from Lightcast.

Resources

Determine labor market demand for programs without a CIP code

Differentiate skill demands by award level & identify top employers in your region

Pinpoint high-demand occupations in your markets and assess their projected growth over the next 1–10 years

Learn from our Lightcast Experts monthly as we dive into topics to help you use our tools more efficiently.

Monthly Training Webinar for Education

Brandy Sobotka

Monthly Training Webinar for Higher Ed

Learn about key trends driving the rapid pace of skill change in today's labor market and discover how colleges and universities are responding.

Adapting to the Speed of Skill Change

Adapting to the Speed of Skill Change: Strategies for Higher Education

Learn best practices and hear an overview of key findings and trends from last year’s National Alumni Career Mobility and Embark First Destination surveys.

Alumni Career Insights from the 2024 NACM Annual Report

Alumni Career Insights: Takeaways from the 2024 NACM Annual Report

Harnessing AI to Plan for a Future-Ready Workforce

Monthly Training Webinar for Higher Ed

Speakers

Brandy Sobotka

Key Topics

Leveraging Jobs Data to Drive Academic and Workforce Alignment

More webinars from Lightcast

Adapting to the Speed of Skill Change: Strategies for Higher Education

Alumni Career Insights: Takeaways from the 2024 NACM Annual Report

The Looming Labor Shortage: Anticipated Impacts on Higher Education and the Future of Work