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What are the different types of Educational AttainmentEverything you need to know about education in public data, by demographic, in postings, etc.
When Does Lightcast Update IPEDS Completions Data?
How to Change the Datarun
What are the Different Types of Input-Output Multipliers?
Why don't rows add up to the "total" in some tables?
Why Does Excel Sometimes Convert SOC Codes to Dates?
Why can't I use Industry Groups in Job Postings reports?
When is HWOL data updated?
Authentication via Single Sign OnSSO
Lightcast Software Technical RequirementsIncluding Analyst and Alumni Pathways
Why is Canadian data still NAICS 2017?The North American Industry Classification System in our Canada data is the 2017 version. Here's why.
When are Job Postings and Profiles Updated?
What is a Multiplier?
What is Input-Output Modeling?
What's the Difference Between Job Postings and Job Openings?
Why Don't Lightcast Projections Match BLS or State Projections?
How Do Demand and Sales Differ?
How does Lightcast handle duplicate postings?
Why Doesn't Lightcast Break Out the Postsecondary Teachers SOC?
What Dates Does an IPEDS Completion Year Include?
Why are there Compensation Observations Below the Minimum Wage?
What are Distance Offered Programs?
Why Does Lightcast Show Partial Job Counts?
Posting Count changes, US
Lightcast Gig Economy Postings Data
Expected Posting Count Changes - Deduplication, Canada
Expected Posting Count Changes - UK 2023Changes to Deduplication and Volumes in the UK Postings
Expected Postings Count Change - Language, Canada
Lighcast Postings (Global): Volume Changes
Why Don't Change and Replacements Sum to Openings?
April 2024 - Changes to O*NET-SOC 2019 classification on US job postingsThe way we are classifying our postings data to O*NET is changing.
Canada Postings Data - Addition of French language
When will Lightcast update to the 2023 MSA delineations?
Changes to Global Deduplication 6/17
Expected Change in Active job postings
New York City Counties Data
Profiles Count changes
GlossaryAll the words and acronyms that might make you go, huh?