EMSI’s  Mission:  

Provide insight into the external talent landscape to

showcase areas of opportunity and risk as you develop talent strategy both

now and in the future.

Case  Study  

Houston

Unemployment Rate: 4.5% Nov. 2014

Labor  Market  150  

•  Unemployment  Rate    •  Overall  employment  change  •  Quality  employment  change  •  Change  in  unique  job  posGngs  

Current  Economic  SituaGon  Unemployment Rate: Bachelor’s

Degree or higher

Aug     Sept     Oct     Nov     Dec    

3.2%   2.9%   3.0%   3.2%   2.9%  

Sources:  Bureau  of  Labor  Sta0s0cs,  American  Staffing  Associa0on  

 Nonfarm  Payroll  –      Job  Growth  Details  

Jobs  Added/Lost  

 Private  Sector   240,000    Government  Sector   12,000    Total   252,000  

Unemployment Rate: 5.6% -0.2%

•  I  need  to  build  a  program,  where  should  I  recruit?  

•  Where  can  I  find  more  diverse  candidates?    

•  Which  schools  are  growing/declining?  

•  If  I  go  to  these  schools,  how  many  students  can  I  get?  

•  Where  do  students  at  X  school  come  from?  

Ask  Yourself  

•  Make  data  based  decisions  •  Choosing  campuses  that  are  more  relevant  to  the  

recruiGng  goals  •  Stop  wasGng  Gme  with  internal  emoGons  •  Find  schools  with  programs  that  you  didn’t  expect  

IdenGfy,  aTract,  and  select  top  college  talent  efficiently.  

 

Impact  on  College  RecruiGng  

Thank  You!  

Exhibit  Hall  RecepGon  –  4:30pm  

Nathan.Lippe@CareerBuilder.com  Brendan.Oneill@economicmodeling.com