1. Center for Urban Research
  2. New York City Labor Market Information Service

New York City Labor Market Information Service

LMIS is a workforce development and educational opportunity-focused research, evaluation, and consulting organization. Founded in 2008 as a joint venture between the former NYC Workforce Investment Board and The Center for Urban Research, LMIS reaches a wide range of workforce and education stakeholders, locally and throughout the US.

Located within The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, our team includes expert researchers with a variety of backgrounds and skillsets, from economists to sociologists to political scientists. We support other mission-driven groups by helping them to harness the power of research insights and labor market data and carry out best-practice interventions, with and through engagement of their client communities. We are dedicated to connecting individuals and communities to economic opportunity, particularly those who have historically been excluded from the labor market or are located in the lower part of the income distribution. We partner with nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, companies, philanthropies, and other programs that share this goal.

If you would like to work with LMIS on a project or initiative, please contact us at nyclmis@gc.cuny.edu or fill out our partnership inquiry form below.

We contract with partners to provide a variety of tools and resources, including:

  • Quantitative labor market analyses
  • Qualitative reporting to give voice to community members, stakeholders, employers, and research participants
  • Bespoke research and evaluation support responsive to clients’ goals, priorities, and contexts
  • Trainings on how to use and understand labor market information
  • Case studies describing organizations, institutions, campaigns, programs, and social services through rich, qualitative data collection
  • Economic impact analyses
  • Consulting on using research for social good/justice
  • Partnering on workforce development events and forums, and community building/convening opportunities

Services and Resources

We work with a range of partners, including representatives from government, philanthropy, nonprofits and private firms.

Past and Present Partners

Government

CUNY Schools and Colleges

Other Higher Ed

Nonprofit and Philanthropy

Private Sector

Our Team

Headshot: Eileen Jones

Eileen Jones

Lead Economist, New York City Labor Market Information Service

  • Center for Urban Research
Headshot: Jaclyn Kelly, Ed.D.

Jaclyn Kelly

Director, New York City Labor Market Information Service

  • Center for Urban Research
Headshot: Heather Sutton

Heather Sutton

Deputy Director, New York City Labor Market Information Service

  • Center for Urban Research
Headshot: You Zheng, Ph.D.

You Zheng

Senior Research Associate, New York City Labor Market Information Service

  • Center for Urban Research

Services and Resources

Career Planning and Information Tools

Career Maps and Guides

Understanding how people actually progress in their careers - and what it takes to get ahead - can help ready people for labor market success. Our signature, data-driven approach reveals a reality-based, user-friendly road map for navigating careers.

Industry Reports

Industries support a range of jobs, and the nature of the work can vary by occupation, employer, setting, location, and more. To help people plan for the future, we break it all down and look ahead.

LMI Training

We work with a range of audiences to familiarize them with readily available sources of labor market information. Our trainings help them identify, navigate, and interpret data.

Strategic Consulting and Program Alignment

Beyond this menu of products and services, we offer custom data-driven intelligence, materials, and guidance to policymakers and service-providers in philanthropy, education, and workforce development.

How closely do program offerings match what employers want? We help educators, trainers, agencies and organizations understand their graduates’ labor market prospects and identify ways to better align their programs and policies, by conducting expert and employer interviews and focus groups, and customer needs assessments. 

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Partner with Us

We work with a range of partners, including representatives from government, philanthropy, nonprofits and private firms. If your organization has a project or initiative that could benefit from our expertise, please fill out the form below with some information about your organization, your mission, and your vision of how we might collaborate, and a member of LMIS will be in touch.

Submit the Partnership Inquiry Form