Workforce Analysis
Understand the workforce behind a location decision.
Compare labor availability, labor cost, hiring and turnover, future employment, and the talent pipeline across the markets competing for the same project.
Start with the question
A workforce answer needs more than a headcount.
Is there enough workforce in the market?
Review labor force size, participation, employment, and unemployment where available.
What does labor cost?
Compare wages and earnings across competing markets.
Is the market hiring or losing workers?
Use openings, hiring, and turnover measures to understand current labor conditions.
Where is the labor market heading?
Review employment projections and future openings alongside current conditions.
What does the education pipeline look like?
See colleges and universities, degrees awarded, graduate outcomes, and educational attainment.
How does this market compare with the alternatives?
Put workforce measures next to competing locations on a common basis.
Why the old way is hard
The workforce story is usually split across several datasets.
Current labor
One source may show employment and unemployment.
Cost
Another source may hold wage and earnings data.
Future supply
Employment projections may live somewhere else.
Talent pipeline
Education and graduate data add another set of sources to pull together.
How Incenti helps
Bring the labor picture together before the workforce question stalls the project.
Availability
Understand the size and current condition of the labor force.
Cost
Compare wages and earnings across markets.
Hiring & Turnover
See how active and competitive the labor market is.
Future Workforce
Review projections and annual openings.
Talent Pipeline
Understand the education and graduate pipeline behind future hiring.
Comparison
Put markets next to each other and see where each one stands.
A simple workflow
Move from “Do we have enough workers?” to a fuller answer.
- 1Availability
- 2Cost
- 3Hiring
- 4Future Workforce
- 5Talent Pipeline
Use the same workforce view for an RFI, a project comparison, or a client conversation.
How teams use it
Economic Development Organizations
Answer workforce questions with current sourced numbers and show the pipeline behind the market, not only today's headcount.
- Support workforce sections of RFIs
- Compare labor cost with competitor markets
- Show the education pipeline
- Prepare for prospect questions before a site visit
Site Selectors & Corporate Location Teams
Compare labor markets before narrowing the field and understand which workforce questions need deeper local follow up.
- Compare availability and cost
- Review hiring and turnover
- Compare future workforce conditions
- Understand education and graduate pipeline
Ask Insights
“How do wages, unemployment, and the talent pipeline compare across these markets?”
Ask workforce questions in plain English and see the sources behind the answer.
Workforce Analysis FAQs
What workforce measures does Insights include?
Does Insights include occupation level data?
Can I compare labor cost between markets?
Does workforce coverage vary by geography?
Can I export workforce data?
Compare the labor markets behind your next project.
Compare the markets you actually compete for talent with.