A multiplier is a way of measuring how important one industry is to other industries in the region. So if an industry has a multiplier of 2.5, for every positive or negative change…
Running a basic Input-Output scenario
This tutorial explains how to run an Input-Output scenario in Analyst. Scenarios are run for “what if?” situations, such as business expansion or a company closing down. The I-O model takes what…
What’s the complete list of EMSI data sources?
We take over 20 million data points each year from the following sources. Office of National Statistics (ONS) BRES- Business Register Employment Survey WJS- Workforce Job Series ASHE- Annual Survey of Hours…
Finding “hot jobs” in your region
What are the growing, high-paying jobs in your region? This tutorial will give you the framework for finding jobs with a strong local outlook. We’ll focus on wages and growth here, but you can use…
How often is the data updated?
EMSI updates the core data annually, this includes wages and job counts for industries and occupations. As new sources are published and become available to us we incorporate them into the annual…
Using the Input-Output Model
An Input-Output model represents the flow of money in an economy, primarily through the connection between industries; to what extent are different industries buying and selling to one another in a particular geographic region.…
How does EMSI calculate job openings?
When projecting occupational employment, EMSI estimates the change in new jobs and replacement jobs with the Openings, and Annual Openings figures. New jobs capture the change in the total number of workers employed…
How does EMSI calculate its projections?
If you use an EMSI product or service, chances are you’ve seen some of our labour market projections. We provide detailed job estimates, by industry and occupation, for the next several years from…
How do I load a group?
You can load pre-made groups made by your colleagues or our Emsi team in most Analyst reports. Click the Groups button next to “Select an Occupation/Industry/Region”This will load a list of groups…
How can I export a report?
There are two main way to export data from Analyst, you can ‘export’ the whole page or ‘clip’ information from multiple pages to build your own custom report. You’ll be able export…
How do I change my password?
Click your name at the top right hand corner to open the Analyst Options Select Settings under the My Account heading Scroll down the page until you find “Reset Password” Choose your a…
How to create a group
There a few different ways to create a group. Firstly, lets take a look at the simplest and most common way. Select the type of group you’d like to create by accessing…
How do I change my data set?
A data set is the yearly update to Emsi data found in Analyst. It’s always best to use the most recent data run as it includes the most current datasets and sources…
Identifying your region’s important industries
This tutorial addresses how to find important regional industries; those that are providing lots of jobs, paying well, are unique to your region, and competitive in the national scope. In this example…
Location Quotient- Explained
Location quotient (LQ) is basically a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a…