November 20, 2025
2024 County Job Growth Results: NYC, Houston, Austin, and Dallas Lead Among Large Counties
Headlight’s 2024 job growth calculations are now available in our Annual Economic Scorecard, showing a slight majority (52%) of all 3,000+ US counties with positive growth in 2024 (Note: employment in the US grew just 0.6%). Data… read more
November 20, 2025
From the Founder's Desk: Microsoft Research Reveals Which Occupations Are Using AI - and How Successfully
By: Chris Engle, CEO & Founder, Headlight Data… read more
November 20, 2025
Workforce Transformed! 46% of Females 25-34 Now Have a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
The education gains of America’s young professional workforce continue to be an impressive story of the past 10+ years. Recently released 2024 data from the Census’ American Community Survey shows that 41% of the overall… read more
November 19, 2025
Annual Economic Scorecard, Counties
Select your county to see your rankings and trends. Download a PDF of this Tableau by clicking the “Download” button in the bottom-right corner… read more
August 12, 2025
Metro Scorecard Results - June 2025
The US labor market continues to post positive year-over-year job growth, despite headwinds from current and potential tariffs, continued high interest rates, and concerns about consumer strength. Still, recently released month-to-month… read more
August 12, 2025
Welcome to the Headlight Family, Greater Lansing!
Welcome to the Headlight Family, Greater Lansing… read more
August 12, 2025
From the Founder’s Desk: Are We Starting a New Manufacturing Renaissance in America?
As we potentially enter a new era of US industrial policy, whether through tariffs or more federal actions and incentives, it’s worth looking back at our manufacturing industry, how we got to this moment, and where we might be… read more
July 22, 2025
Metro Scorecard Results - May 2025
The US labor market continues to post positive monthly job growth, despite headwinds from current and potential tariffs, continued high interest rates, and concerns about consumer strength… read more
July 8, 2025
Monthly Economic Scorecard, Metros
Choose a size category and industry to generate the rankings. Download a PDF of this Tableau by clicking the download button in the bottom-right corner… read more