Lightcast
A comprehensive labor market intelligence platform covering job postings, skills, and workforce profiles across five global regions for academic and applied labor economics research.
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Data Access
The Lightcast subscription is managed by the Gies College of Business. For access or technical assistance, please contact Data Science Research Services (DSRS).
Authorized Users
- • Tenured faculty
- • Tenure-track faculty
- • PhD students
- • Post Doctorate students
Access Requirements
- • On-campus affiliates only
- • Scholarly use only
- • Not for commercial research
Access Restrictions
- • Not accessible to general public
- • Not accessible to alumni
Regional Postings Datasets
Job postings data is available across five regions: ANZ (Australia & New Zealand), CA (Canada), SG (Singapore), UK (United Kingdom), and US (United States). Each region exposes the same three tables below.
POSTINGS
Contains records of online postings, including job postings and other content types. Each record represents a single posting and includes details about its content, source, and location.
POSTINGS_META
Contains metadata about postings. Each record represents a single posting and includes details about its key-value attributes, enabling flexible filtering and enrichment of core posting records.
POSTINGS_SKILLS
Contains records of skills extracted from postings, categorized by type and subcategory. Each record represents a specific skill and includes its category, subcategory, and whether it is software-related.
US Profiles Pseudonymized Dataset
A separate US-only dataset containing pseudonymized individual and organizational profile data across five tables.
PROFILES
Contains records of business entities — companies and organizations. Each record includes details about the entity's location, industry classification, and other descriptive information.
PROFILES_EDUCATIONS
Contains records of educational institutions and their associated data. Each record represents a single institution and includes details about its location, type, and characteristics.
PROFILES_JOBS
Contains records of job titles and companies as job profiles. Each record represents a single job profile and includes details about the job title, company, and industry classification.
PROFILES_META
Contains metadata about user profiles. Each record represents a single profile and includes details about its attributes and characteristics, enabling flexible enrichment of profile records.
PROFILES_SKILLS
Contains records of skills associated with profiles, categorized by type and subcategory. Each record represents a specific skill and includes its category, subcategory, and whether it is software-related.
