Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Call to Order/Welcome/Opening Remarks

Barbara Downs, Acting Assistant Center Chief for Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Research, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Ron S. Jarmin, Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau

Transforming our Capabilities: LEHD Product Evolution (116 MB)

• What's New in LEHD (2.91 MB)

Andrew Foote, Lead Economist, LEHD Research, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Heath Hayward, Geographer/Applications Team Lead, LEHD Research, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Raza Lamb, Data Scientist, LEHD Research, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Keynote Address – Fireside Chat: An Expert Perspective on Data, Decisions, and Everything In Between (594 MB)

Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist and Global Head of Thematic and Macro Investing, Morgan Stanley

Moderators: Barbara Downs, Acting Assistant Center Chief for Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Research, Center for Economic Studies, and Jeff McHugh, Economic Directorate’s Team Lead for the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Program, U.S. Census Bureau

Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) Session: Transforming Regional Insight into Action (591 MB)

Moderator: Bryan Grady, Assistant Executive Director for Labor Market Information, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce

• Houston by the Numbers: Turning Employment Data into Regional Insight (2.15 MB)

  Brenda Samman, Data Analyst, the Houston-Galveston Area Council

• Transitioning from JOLTS to QWI: A Strategic Framework for State Labor Market Analysis (25.46 MB)

  Yifan Wang, Research Economist, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Job-to-Job Flows (J2J) Session: Guiding Workforce Decisions with J2JOD Intelligence (168 MB)

Moderator: Bryan Grady, Assistant Executive Director for Labor Market Information, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce

• Job-to-Job Flows in the Houston Metropolitan Area (2.03 MB)

  Kaiyue Feng, Socioeconomic Modeler, Houston-Galveston Area Council

• North Carolina's Interstate Talent Flows: A J2JOD Dashboard (2.52 MB)

  Dylan Craig, Jr. Economic Research Analyst, Labor & Economic Analysis Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Managing Change Through Data Innovation: A Briefing on Census Product Upgrades (188 MB)

Moderator: Carol Aristone, Assistant Division Chief for Manufacturing, Corporate Profits and Business Dynamics, Economic Indicators Division, U.S. Census Bureau

• American Community Survey Program Updates (1.02 MB)

  Gretchen Gooding, Branch Chief for the American Community Survey Office, U.S. Census Bureau

• Census Business Builder (3.97 MB)

  Nidaal Jubran, Branch Chief, Economic Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau

• Getting Started with the PSEO and QWI Application Programming Interface (API) (10.17 MB)

  Tyson Weister, Survey Statistician, Dissemination Outreach Branch, Center for Enterprise Dissemination, U.S. Census Bureau

PSEO/VEO: Pathways & Pressures: Understanding Veteran Careers and Student Stability (159 MB)

Moderator: William Gil, Supervisory Analyst, New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Economic and Demographic Research

• From Service to Schools: Using Veteran Employment Outcomes Data to Track Military-to-Education Career Pathways (1.31 MB)

  Nichelle Ruffin, Army Veteran and Educator

• Consequences of Eviction for Parenting and Non-Parenting College Students (1.15 MB)

  Dani Sandler, Principal Economist, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Examining Commuting Patterns with OnTheMap/LODES (185 MB)

Moderator: Rachel Moskowitz, Bureau Chief, Economic Research and Analysis Bureau, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions

• North Carolina’s Commuting Patterns Dashboard: Building from OnTheMap (3.27 MB)

  Chi Wong, Economist, Labor and Economic Analysis Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce

• Innovative Uses of OnTheMap Data for Transportation Planning (447 KB)

  Kui Zhao, Member of the American Institute of Certified Planners

LODES: Managing Complex Transportation Decisions: Workforce Data, Accessibility Metrics, and Strategic Transit Expansion (342 MB)

Moderator: Rachel Moskowitz, Bureau Chief, Economic Research and Analysis Bureau, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions

• Data-Driven Approach for Identifying Areas for Potential Public Transit Expansion in the San Diego Region (3.32 MB)

  Paige Pagaduan, Data Science Intern, Tim Garrett, Associate Regional Planner, and Liang Tian, Principal Overseeing Data Science; Management and Analytics Work Program Areas, San Diego Association of Governments

• Using LODES Data to Localize Economic Development Investments (1.78 MB)

  David Schmidt, Chief Economist for Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, and Steve Scheetz, Research Manager at the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development