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Introduction
Welcome to Lightcast
overview
Taxonomies
categories
Datasets
ACS Indicators Data
Core LMI
Canada Business Establishments by Size Band Data
Canada Commuting Data
Canada Enrollments and Graduates by Institution Data
Canada Industry Data
Canada Job Postings Data
Canada Occupation Data
Canada Population Demographics Data
Canada Staffing Patterns Data
Canada Unemployment by Industry (Nation, Province) Data
Canada Unemployment by Occupation and Gender (Nation, Province) Data
Canada Workforce Demographics Data
Global National Population Data
Global National Talent Supply Data
Global Population Data
Global Talent Supply Data
Ontario Employment by Place of Work and Place of Residence Data
UK Apprenticeships Data
UK Business Counts Data
UK Economic Activity Quarterly Data
UK Education Attainment Data
UK Exposure Index by Industry Data
UK Exposure Index by Occupation Data
UK Further Education Data
UK Industry Data
UK Industry by Age and Gender Data
UK Occupation Data
UK Occupation by Age and Gender Data
UK Population Demographics Data
UK Staffing Patterns Data
UK Unemployment by Area Data
US Commuting (Nation, State, MSA, County, ZIP) Data
US Completions by Institution and Demographic Data
US Completions by Institution, Distance/Non-Distance Data
US Completions by Institution, Distance/Non-Distance, Area Data
US Cost of Living Index Data
US Crime Counts Data
US Demographics (Nation, State, Census-Designated Place) Data
US Demographics (Nation, State, MSA, County, ZIP, Census Tract) Data
US Disability Enrollments by Institution Data
US Distance Enrollments by Institution Data
US Educational Attainment by Age Data
US Educational Attainment by Demographic Data
US Enrollments by Institution and Demographic Data
US Financial Aid by Institution Data
US Freshman Home State by Institution Data
US GI Bill Enrollments by Institution Data
US Gross Regional Product Data
US Industry (Nation, State, Census-designated place) Data
US Industry (Nation, State, MSA, County, ZIP, Census Tract) Data
US Industry Firm Job Change Data
US Industry Month (Nation, State, MSA, County, ZIP) Data
US Industry by Age and Gender Data
US Industry by Occupation Earnings Data
US Industry by Race and Ethnicity Data
US Labor Force Participation Data
US Minimum Wage Data
US NIOEM Employment Projection Data
US OES (Nation, State) Data
US Occupation (Nation, State, Census-designated place) Data
US Occupation (Nation, State, County, MSA, ZIP, Census Tract) Data
US Occupation Educational Attainment Percent Breakouts Data
US Occupation Example Data
US Occupation Firm Job Change Data
US Occupation Hires and Separations by Area and Occupation Data
US Occupation by Age and Gender Data
US Occupation by Race and Ethnicity Data
US Population Migration Data
US Population Total Foreign Out Migration Data
US Quarterly QCEW Industry Data
US Staffing Patterns (Nation, State, MSA, County, ZIP, Census Tract) Data
US Tuition and Fees by Institution Data
US Unemployment by Age Data
US Unemployment by Ethnicity Data
US Unemployment by Gender Data
US Unemployment by Industry Data
US Unemployment by Occupation Data
US Unemployment by Race Data
US ZIP Educational Attainment Data
Workforce Estimation Data
Careers
Career Pathways Data
Salary
Compensation Data
Labor Force Availability by Wage Data
Occupation Percentile Earnings Data
Core LMI / LF
Country Indicators Data
Global Industry Data
Job Postings / Skills
DDN Data
Similarity Data
UK Job Postings Data
US Job Postings Data
Education
Educational Institutions Data
Job Postings
Global Job Postings Data
Profiles
Global Worker Profiles Data
US Worker Profiles Data
Job Postings / Salary / Skills
Market Salary Data
Occupation Benchmark Data
Job Postings / Occupation
Projected Occupation Growth Data
Job Postings / Salary / Profiles
Talent Benchmark Data
help-topics
FAQ
What are the different types of Educational Attainment
When Does Lightcast Update IPEDS Completions Data?
Why is Canadian data still NAICS 2017?
Data FAQs
When are Job Postings and Profiles Updated?
What is a Multiplier?
What is Input-Output Modeling?
What's the Difference Between Job Postings and Job Openings?
Why Don't Lightcast Projections Match BLS or State Projections?
How Do Demand and Sales Differ?
How does Lightcast handle duplicate postings?
Why Doesn't Lightcast Break Out the Postsecondary Teachers SOC?
What Dates Does an IPEDS Completion Year Include?
Why are there Compensation Observations Below the Minimum Wage?
What are Distance Offered Programs?
Why Does Lightcast Show Partial Job Counts?
Lightcast Gig Economy Postings Data
Expected Posting Count Changes - Deduplication, Canada
Expected Postings Count Change - Language, Canada
Why Don't Change and Replacements Sum to Openings?
April 2024 - Changes to O*NET-SOC 2019 classification on US job postings
Canada Postings Data - Addition of French language
When will Lightcast update to the 2023 MSA delineations?
Expected Change in Active job postings
New York City Counties Data
Glossary
Lighcast Postings (US): Volume Changes
WEMO vs. Profile Counts
Education Filters within Profile Analytics
Self-Reported Nature of Profile Data
changelogs
Changelogs
Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy Changelog
Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy Classification Changelog
NOC Classification Changelog
Skills Taxonomy Changelog
Skills Taxonomy Translation Changelog
Titles Taxonomy Changelog
knowledge-base
Data Methodology
Lightcast Data: Basic Overview
What's the Complete List of Sources Lightcast Uses?
What's the Complete List of Sources Lightcast Uses in US data?
What's the Complete List of Sources Lightcast Uses in Canada?
What's the Complete List of Sources Lightcast Uses in UK data?
Overview of Lightcast Dataruns
Release Notes
US Data Release Notes
US Taxonomy & Dataset Charts
UK Data Release Notes
UK Taxonomy & Dataset Chart
CA Data Release Notes
CA Taxonomy & Dataset Charts
Global Data Release Notes
Available Countries in Global
Labor Market Information (LMI)
Labor Force Participation Rate
Census Tract Methodology
Hires Methodology
Occupation Employment Process
Industry Projections Methodology
Understanding Shift Share
Job Openings Data
Compensation Model Documentation
Input-Output Model Documentation (I-O)
Place of Residence Data
ZIP-Level Employment Data
Lightcast OES Time Series Data Overview
Lightcast's Gross Regional Product (GRP) Methodology
Unemployment Data
Industry and Occupation Diversity Methodology
City Methodology
Postings
Job Posting Analytics (JPA) Methodology
Company & Industry Classification Methodology
Lightcast Occupations Taxonomy (LOT) Classification Methodology
Job Titles classification
Expected Posting Count Changes - UK 2025
Expected Posting Count Changes - Canada 2025
Hot and Cold Skills by Job Postings
Improvements to Lightcast Job Titles
Location classification in Lightcast data
Job seniority
Geocoding in the Australia and New Zealand Postings
Profiles
Profiles Methodology
Gain and Drain Methodology
USA Pseudonymised Profiles: Estimated Wages
Changes to Occupations classification in US Profiles
Changes to Profile Counts
Taxonomies
Lightcast NAICS
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
CIPS, SOCs, and their Relationship
Lightcast Job Titles
What are the Definitions of IPEDS' Award and Degree Levels?
Lightcast Skills Taxonomy
Understanding Job Title vs Occupation
Benefits data
Occupation Taxonomies
Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy (LOT)
US Standard Occupation Classification (SOC)
Lightcast SOC
UK Standard Occupational Classification (UKSOC) - 2020
ISCO / ESCO - International / European Standard Classification of Occupations
Updates to Canada NOC coding in job postings
US O*NET-SOC Occupation taxonomy (O*NET)
Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy - Update
List of changes in LOT v7
Changes to O*NET-SOC 2019 classification on US postings and profiles
Changes to UK SOC 2020 classification on UK job postings and profiles
Changes to NOC 2021 classification on Canada job postings and profiles
Changes to SSOC classification on Singapore job postings
Changes to ANZSCO classification on Australia and NZ job postings
Demographic Data
Population Demographics Methodology
CDC Birth & Mortality Rates
Migration Data
Additional Data Sets
Business Data from DatabaseUSA
Lightcast Data Models
What are Lightcast Skill Projections
Defining, distinguishing, and necessary skills
Lightcast Similarity Model
Additional
Labour Insight™ - Data Caveats
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Higher Education onboarding resources
ANZSCO Recall Rate Changes
Webinar - Labour Insight™ : Labour Insight 101
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Data Dictionary
Webinar - Labour Insight™ (ANZ): Marketing in Higher Education
Webinar - Labour Insight™ (ANZ) for Program Alignment
Webinar - Labour Insight™ (ANZ) for Program Alignment - 2
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - How are ANZSCO and the Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy Structured?
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - ANZSCO and Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy: Differences
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - ANZSCO and Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy Applications
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - ANZSCO and Lightcast Occupation Taxonomies
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - How to View Job Listings
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Side by Side Reports
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Using Labour Insight for Program Development and Alignment
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Time Series Analysis
Labour Insight™ (SGP) - Higher Education onboarding resources
Labour Insight™ (SGP) - Education Classification
Labour Insight™ (SGP) - SSOC and Lightcast Occupation Taxonomies
Labour Insight™ (SGP) - Data Dictionary
Singapore Data Coverage and Comprehensiveness
Labour Insight™ (SGP) - Introduction to Labour Insight™ Singapore
Data - Real-Time Jobs Postings Market Representation
Labour Insight™ - Labour Insight for Higher Education
Labor Insight™ - How to create a query
Labour Insight™ - Snapshots Versus Create Reports
Labor Insight™ - Using AND Versus OR Search Options
Labor Insight™ - Using Quotation Marks within a Query
Labor Insight™ - Using Wildcards within a Query
Labor Insight™ - Using the Keyword Filter
Labor Insight™ - Excluding Irrelevant Results.
Labor Insight™ - How to Print, Export, Save, and Share Reports
Labor Insight™ - How to Create a Report
Identifying skill trends within an occupation
Labor Insight™ - How to identify industry skill preferences
Labor Insight™ - How to identify localised skill preferences by occupation
Labor Insight™ - Identifying Salary Premium Skills
Labour Insight™ (ANZ) - Test Your Knowledge
Labour Insight (SGP)
Lightcast Singapore Postings Data
Lightcast Singapore Industry classification
Lightcast Singapore Advertised Education Levels
Lightcast Singapore Job Type Levels
Labour Insight (ANZ)
Lightcast Australia & New Zealand Postings Data
Lightcast Australia and New Zealand Industry classification
Lightcast Australia, New Zealand Advertised Education Levels
Lightcast Australia, New Zealand Job Type Levels
New large sources added to ANZ data
Occupation Taxonomies
Updated about 15 hours ago
Benefits data
Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy (LOT)
