A post COVID world is different in many respects but perhaps the one that stands out the most is that it is more digital than the pre COVID world. While digitization was in full force before the pandemic, COVID accelerated…
“Professional business consulting” may sound expensive and intimidating to small and moderate-sized business owners alike. Prefix the word, “free” to the statement and it may resonate with some as cheap, that there is a hidden cost, and perhaps the service…
A new Research and Policy Insights (RPI) report released by the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) last week highlighted the changing nature of Indiana’s workforce over the May 2021 to October 2021 time period. The report, which I was…
The global pandemic of 2020 has affected almost every citizen of every nation. It has also affected different programs and caused delays in industries and services. One particular program that has experienced disruption is the 2015-2020 American Community Survey (ACS)–…
The global pandemic of 2020 has caused a major spike in unemployment in every state in the union, as well as much of the world – and Indiana has been no exception. To begin examining how COVID-19 affected Indiana’s unemployment…
To continue the momentum of Digital Inclusion Week, we wanted to dig a little deeper on how to continue to move forward. Digital Inclusion has been a priority for the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) for several years. To…
The United States Census Bureau released 2020 Census figures in August. These figures are part of the decennial Census that provides population, racial/ethnic information, housing, and group quarter information at the Census block level, the smallest geographical unit for which…
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Benjamin St. Germain. To better understand population change, the U.S. Census keeps track of what it calls components of population change. These components include natural (difference between births and deaths), international (inflows and outflows to…