Announcing *ASK. Integrated inside the Lightcast tools you depend on, *ASK is a AI-powered labor market intelligence assistant. Presenting you answers to your questions, using the Lightcast data you trust.

At Lightcast, we're committed to delivering comprehensive, actionable, world-class data for educators and their students. Lightcast. #DataThatWorks

ANNOUNCEMENT: Today, Lightcast announced two new ways to bring trusted labor market intelligence into AI workflows: -- *ASK brings conversational AI to the Lightcast Analyst platform -- The Lightcast MCP server connects AI assistants to Lightcast data lightcast.io/resources/blog/…

Lightcast is proud to be an official Workday Innovation Partner. This is an established relationship, and we're proud to keep building on it.

Change is accelerating, but many organizations still rely on talent systems, data, and processes built for yesterday’s world of work. Let's talk about why workforce planning needs an external labor market view.

Proud to announce that we are the new official strategic data partner of the World Employment Confederation (WEC). We look forward to continuing this meaningful relationship. lightcast.io/resources/blog/…

A number can tell you what’s happening. The right context helps you understand why, what it could mean for your plans, and where to focus next. That’s not just data, that's Data That Works. And that's what we deliver. Lightcast. #DataThatWorks

Work shapes lives. The decisions organizations make about hiring, learning, and local growth need insight that keeps pace with change. At Lightcast, we connect information about jobs, skills, tasks, places, students, and workers. Introducing our new tagline: #DataThatWorks

What is the return on a college degree—for graduates, taxpayers, and society? Lightcast’s latest analysis of The City College of New York (CCNY) puts that question into sharper focus. ccny.cuny.edu/news/leading-a…

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lightcast Expands its Work Intelligence Capabilities for a Changing World of Work Read the full press release here >>> prnewswire.com/news-releases…

ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING! Our Lightcasters will be at several shows (including SAP and Gartner this week), and at some we'll be making *announcements. Find the colorful text in the rundown for hints as to where we'll be breaking news!

It's officially OCTOBER, and our Lightcasters will be on planes, trains, and automobiles headed to Enterprise / HR-focused shows. If you're headed where we're headed, let's make sure to link up! Send us a note, so we can get something on the books. lightcast.io/contact-us

SKILLED TRADES STORIES: Brian Murphy’s six-year plan to own an HVAC-R business took 23 years. Military service delayed it six times, but he kept learning, saving, and preparing. lightcast.io/resources/blog/…

A growing labor-market paradox is taking shape: college graduates are struggling to find jobs while employers face an unprecedented shortage of qualified workers. baltimoresun.com/2026/09/14/…

READY - SET - GO!!! We've got *many* events on the docket over the next 8 weeks. If you're planning to be at: PA World, SAP HR Connect, Gartner (UK & US), Workday Rising (US & UK), HR Tech, or Unleash World. We'd love to connect with you. lightcast.io/contact-us

Work intelligence: When hundreds or thousands of employees—and millions of dollars of business—rest on a workforce strategy, the underlying data needs external validation, structure, and governance. That’s what Lightcast work intelligence delivers. lightcast.io/our-data/work-i…

In this clip, report author and data viz guru Hannah Greiser breaks down the dumbbell chart included in "Defining the Skilled Trades: A Data-Driven Blueprint for the Future". It compares 'completions' to 'openings'. More in the full report: lightcast.io/resources/resea…

Garrett tried community college 3 times. At 28, he found a different way forward. A paid apprenticeship led him into commercial building inspection. Eight years and approximately 13 certifications later, he’s helping build a multibillion-dollar hospital. lightcast.io/resources/blog/…

There is no single US skilled-trades labor market. Over the past decade, skilled-trade employment has surged in parts of the Mountain West and Sunbelt while growing much more slowly — or declining — elsewhere. Explore the geographic story: lightcast.io/resources/resea…

For decades, the bachelor’s degree has been positioned as the default route to a strong career. The labor market is sending a more complicated signal. See the research: lightcast.io/resources/resea…