Data Update 2024.1 – 7/11/24

Updates:

• All occupation data updated with the new version.
• All industry data updated with the new version.
• Updated NAICS to the 2022 Definition. See the full list of changes here.
• Updated the CVI Methodology for 2021 and 2022 values. See the full list of changes here.

Current Data Versions:

Data Update 2023.2 – 12/5/23

Data Updated:

• All occupation data updated with the new version.
• All industry data updated with the new version.
• All nonprofit data updated with the new version.

Data Versions:

Data Update 2023.1 – 4/26/2023

Data Updated:

• All occupation data updated with the new version.
• All industry data updated with the new version.
• Update to ZIP Code methodology. Read the full explanation on the methodology change on Lightcast’s blog.

Current Data Versions:

Data Update 2022.3 – 12/22/2022

DATA UPDATED

• All occupation data updated with the new version.
• All industry data updated with the new version.
• All nonprofit data updated with the new version.
• 2019 & 2020 nonprofit data updated. Previous versions of nonprofit data didn’t include ZIP Codes and were not imported. This has been fixed and the 2019 and 2020 data will now reflect all data. This only affected ZIP Code regions.
• Our SOC codes were updated to the 2018 SOC codes. See the full list of changes here.

DATA VERSIONS

Data Update 2022.1 – 6/28/22

DATA UPDATED:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2020)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2020)

Region Selection

The Region Selection page has been updated to:

• Remove the map;
• Improve the new region creation workflow;
• And streamline editing existing region.

Data Update 2021.3 – 12/21/21

DATA UPDATED:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2020)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2020)
• All nonprofit data updated with new version (2011-2020)
  

CURRENT DATA VERSIONS:

Data Update 2021.1 – 06/29/21

DATA UPDATED:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2019)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2019)
• Grant data deprecated from CVSuite
• All nonprofit data updated with new version (2011-2019)

DATA VERSIONS:

CVSuite Tool Changes

CODE GROUPINGS ENHANCEMENT- 02/24/21

The Data Settings section of the tool has been redesigned to allow users to save and toggle between code groupings. You will no longer have to manually change your codes—simply choose from your saved code groupings and run analysis.

Data Update 2020.3 – 12/10/20

DATA UPDATED:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2019)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2019)
• Grant data deprecated from CVSuite

CURRENT DATA VERSIONS:

Occupation % Jobs Change Calculation – 12/10/2020

An issue has been corrected concerning the percent of jobs change calculation. Percent change in jobs will now be calculated as:

Data Update 2020.1 – 06/15/20

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2018)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2018)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• No changes to nonprofit data (2011-2018)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• NA

Data Update 2019.3 – 12/10/19

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2018)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2018)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• All nonprofit data updated with new version (2011-2018)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• NA

Data Update 2019.1 – 6/10/19

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2017)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2017)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• No changes to nonprofit data (2011-2016)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• NA

Data Update 2018.3 – 11/09/2018

New Features:

• User interface improvements
• Adjusted navigation for quicker access to data tables
• Reordered year dropdowns with current years at the top

Data Updates:

• Added the 2017 data year for industry, occupation, and nonprofit data
• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2017)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2017)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• No changes to nonprofit data (2011-2016)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• NA

Data Update 2018.1 – 06/11/2018

New Features:

• Updated to 2017 NAICS code definitions
• New NAICS Codes
  • 512210 Record Production and 512220 Integrated Record Production/ Distribution combined into 512250 Record Production and Distribution
  • 517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers changed to 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2016)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2016)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• No changes to nonprofit data (2011-2016)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• If your account had one of the retired NAICS codes selected, we automatically change your code selection to the new NAICS code definition.

New Features:

• Added 2016 Year
• ZIP Code updates with USPS
• Ability to copy and paste ZIP Code list when creating a region

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2016)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2016)
• No changes to grant data (2011-2015)
• Nonprofit data added new year (2016)

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• When viewing data from past years (ie Total Industry Sales) 2011-2013, double check that all the codes are included in that value. Some recently added NAICS codes denoted with an asterisk are not available in past years. You can avoid this issue by using the most recent three years (2014 to 2016).

New Features:

• Added 2015 Year
• Two new NAICS codes

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2015)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2015)
• All grant data updated with recent FDR reporting (2011-2015)
• Nonprofit data is the same.

Current Data Versions:

Notes:

• New NAICS and SOC codes are not retroactively added to past years. When pulling aggregate values (ie Total Industry Sales) from the system in years 2011-2013, double check that all the codes are included in that value. You can avoid this issue by using the most recent two years (2015 and 2014).

New Features:

• None

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• All grant data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• Nonprofit data is the same.

Current Data Versions

New Features:

• New 2014 data year. We have added 2014 data for all data types: Industry, Occupation, Grant, Nonprofit, and CVI Index.
• Change your data version to 2015.2 to see the new 2014 data year.

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• All grant data updated with new version (2011-2014)
• CVI methodology updated with electronic stores sales (2011-2014)

Current Data Versions

New Features:

• Ability to toggle between data versions! This feature is helpful for users who are in the middle of reporting and need access to the previous version to complete a report.
• Transitioned to new NAICS code definitions

Data Updates:

• All occupation data updated with new version (2011-2013)
• All industry data updated with new version (2011-2013)
• All grant data updated with new version (2011-2013)
• CVI methodology updated with electronic stores sales (2011-2013)
• Only 29.2% of NAICS 443142 electronic stores is designated as creative
• Some NAICS codes were removed and new NAICS were added as part of the NAICS transition

Current Data Versions

Updates:

• Occupation data updated with new version
• Industry data updated with new version
• Grant data updated with new version
• Added 2013 nonprofit data
• Added 2013 CVI index

Additional Notes:

• N/A Industry Jobs – In 2012, the United States Census Bureau updated the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In the new definitions some industries were combined into new industries which means they will be obsolete when we make the transition to the 2014.4 release. We are unable to report the jobs related to those industries during this transition to the new NAICS definitions.