This post was originally published on this site
As the statewide voice for business, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce answers questions and informs policies on everything from workforce development to salary transparency. It’s a role that SVP of Communications Cynthia Eveleth-Havens knows well.
But keeping tabs on these aspects of Colorado’s business climate is hard when you don’t have real-time job market data. That’s a realization Cynthia came to shortly after joining the Chamber. And it’s what ultimately led her to partnering with Aspen Tech Labs.
For the full story, and to see how our jobs data has helped drive the Chamber’s decade-long strategic plan and inform state lawmakers, keep reading.
The Problem: A Lack of Real-Time Visibility into the Job Market
Prior to Aspen Tech Labs, Cynthia would gauge the business climate using two industry-standard resources:
Business surveys. These surveys would pose questions about the work climate in Colorado. The firsthand experiences of everyone from business leaders to individual contributors were valuable, but the evidence itself was anecdotal – not empirical. Federal data sites. Cynthia would frequent sites from bodies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics to get tangible findings about the Colorado job market. Unfortunately, the data from these sources is already several months old
