Most people think of the Department of Employment Security as the place you go to either look for a job or to collect unemployment when you do not have one.
The department also collects data and generates statistics through its Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau that is a treasure chest of information for anyone patient enough to read through its reports mapping where the state’s economy has been and where it needs to go.
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