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DATA DOCUMENTATION
WI Department of Workforce Development
Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, Job Postings Data from Lightcast (Section 3.2)
NAICS supersector crosswalk (2nd table, stored in ADRF as high_level_crosswalk.csv)
Recommended Readings
The Big Data and Social Science introductory textbook was created and edited by the Applied Data Analytics program directors, Drs. Ghani, Kreuter, and Lane - while running the initial three Applied Data Analytics training programs for Federal Statistical agencies in 2014-2015. Specific chapters are linked in the project template.
If you have any resources you would like to share with the class, please email us at training@coleridgeinitiative.org.
Presentation Slides from DWD WIOA Roundtable on Wisconsin’s Employment
Governor Tony Evers: “Connect the Dots” 2021-23 Gov. Evers 2021-23 Biennial Budget Message.pdf (wi.gov) “It means recognizing how every issue our state is facing affects all of the others.”
Government Accountability Office. "Urgent actions Needed to Better Ensure an Effective Federal Response." Excerpt from GAO-21-191. (2020).
Bhattarai, A., Melgar, L., & Fowers, A. (2023, May 5). Most of the country's missing workers are back, propelling the economy. The Washington Post.
Card, David. "Origins of the unemployment rate: the lasting legacy of measurement without theory." American Economic Review 101.3 (2011): 552-57.
Kahn, L. B., Lange, F., & Wiczer, D. G. (2020). Labor Demand in the time of COVID-19: Evidence from vacancy postings and UI claims (No. w27061). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Campbell, Z., Chyn, E., Hastings, J., & White, P. (2011). Aligning Workforce Development with Labor Market Needs. Research Improving People’s Lives.\
Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB). (2021). Advisory committee on data for evidence building: Year 1 report. https://www.bea.gov/system/files/2021-10/acdeb-year-1-report.pdf
Escobari M. & Krebs, E. (2021). The American Dream in crisis: Helping low-wage workers move up to better jobs. Brookings Up Front. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/06/14/the-american-dream-in-crisis-helping-low-wage-workers-move-up-to-better-jobs/
Exec. Order January 20 (2021). Advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government. U.S. Presidential Actions. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/
Exec. Order 59 November 12 (2019). Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in state government. The State of Wisconsin Office of the Governor. https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/EO/EO059-Equity%26Inclusion.pdf
Hastings, J. (2019). Fact-based policy: How do state and local governments accomplish it? The Hamilton Project. https://www.hamiltonproject.org/assets/files/Hastings_PP_web_20190128.pdf
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/history/ (See 2014 and 2018).
Kerry, J. & McCarthy, G. (2021). The long-term strategy of the United States: Pathways to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. United States Department of State and the United States Executive Office of the President. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US-Long-Term-Strategy.pdf
Klerman, J. A., Saunders, C., Dastrup, E., Epstein, Z., Walton, D., and Adam, T., with Barnow, B. S. (2019). Evaluation of impacts of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Program: Final report. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OASP/evaluation/pdf/REA%20Impact%20Study%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2008). Work matters for health. Brief Number 4. http://www.commissiononhealth.org/PDF/0e8ca13d-6fb8-451d-bac8-7d15343aacff/Issue%20Brief%204%20Dec%2008%20-%20Work%20and%20Health.pdf
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General Audit. (2021). Unemployment insurance overpayments related to work search underscore the need for more consistent state requirements. Report Number: 04-21-001-03-315. https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2021/04-21-001-03-315.pdf
U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-21-599R. (2021). Preliminary information on potential racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Management Report. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-599r.pdf
Wentworth, G. (2017). Closing doors on the unemployed: Why most jobless workers are not receiving unemployment insurance and what states can do it about it. National Employment Law Project (NELP). https://s27147.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Closing-Doors-on-the-Unemployed12_19_17-1.pdf
*Disclaimer: This reference list is illustrative, not exhaustive. We would be delighted to include any other useful references provided by class participants.