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Workforce Data & Insights
Alex Site Intelligence, Workforce Ecosystem, Benefits Intelligence, market research.
17 resources in this category
Wagner-Peyser Employment Services
Free job matching, career services, and labor market resources for job seekers through WorkOne centers. Helps employers find workers and job seekers find jobs.
Invest Onward (Rise & Reskill)
IHC’s own workforce training program offering employability skills, hospitality training, property maintenance certification, and resume building. Monthly cohorts with free enrollment for Hamilton County residents.
Invest Ability
IHC’s disability workforce program connecting employers with qualified candidates with disabilities. Partners with VR, Federal Bonding, and WOTC for comprehensive inclusive hiring support.
Alex Business Services
IHC’s consulting platform providing market intelligence, competitive landscape analysis, strategic growth guidance, and B2B lead matching for Hamilton County businesses.
Hamilton County Data Hub (Alex)
Free access to IHC’s proprietary data intelligence platform combining 1,000+ datasets for evidence-based workforce and economic development decisions. Talent pipeline analytics, QoL scoring, and site selection data.
Tri-Share Childcare Model
Innovative cost-sharing model where childcare costs are split three ways: employer, employee, and state/county. Reduces family childcare burden by 65%. Pilot opportunities available in Hamilton County.
Backup Childcare Benefits
Guidance on implementing employer-sponsored backup childcare — in-center, in-home, or personal network reimbursement. Typical cost: $1,000-$2,000/employee/year with 3-10x ROI from reduced absenteeism.
InvestEd — K-12 Employer Engagement (via The Pursuit Institute)
Direct employer access to Hamilton County's 6 school corporations through The Pursuit Institute (TPI). Sponsor a Modern Youth Apprenticeship (MYA), host paid interns, mentor capstone projects, or run workforce-readiness sessions. 100+ apprentices currently placed; 9 active career pathways (450+ supporting courses).
Alex Site Intelligence — Free Workforce Dashboard
IHC's flagship workforce intelligence platform: 619 occupations across 23 SOC major groups, hiring/turnover data, education pipeline, commute flows, wage curves, career ladder networks. Live data updated monthly. Free to all Hamilton County employers via the City BRE add-on.
Alex CRE — Commercial Real Estate Intelligence
Hamilton County's CoStar alternative — built from free public sources. 6,433 commercial + industrial parcels with assessed values, ownership, TIF districts, vacancy, and small-business CRA lending data. Free for site-selection, real-estate diligence, expansion planning.
Alex Workforce Ecosystem — Industry & Occupation Intelligence
Deep occupation drill-down: industry-staffing patterns (NAICS → SOC), career ladders (Lightcast outbound + inbound), wage percentiles (BLS OES MSA-level), promotion uplift signals. Used by HR teams to plan hiring, design career-progression frameworks, and benchmark wages against the Indianapolis MSA.
Childcare ROI Calculator — Employer Strategy Modeler
Model six employer childcare benefit strategies (DCFSA, backup care, stipends, reserved slots, Tri-Share, onsite) against your workforce profile. Returns net annual ROI per strategy with downloadable PDF. Built on IHC's proprietary multipliers + OBBBA 2026 §45F/§129 logic.
Hercules Culture & Performance Toolkit
Research-grounded culture diagnostic + performance operating system: 4-shift framework, decision rights, meeting architecture, team agreements, quarterly facilitated deep-dives. Grounded in Edmondson, Brown, Grant, Scott, Buckingham, Lencioni. For employers wrestling with morale, retention, supervisor capability, or training that didn't stick.
Benefits Intelligence — Employer Gap Reports
Custom benefits gap analysis comparing your benefits package to the Hamilton County market across 28 BLS-tracked benefit categories. Shows where you're competitive, where you're underwater, and which specific benefits would close the biggest retention gaps. Free for HC employers.
Economic Impact Engine — Project Modeling
I-O economic impact modeling for development proposals. Direct/indirect/induced jobs, earnings, output via Type II multipliers (946 Lightcast industries, 92% confidence). Plus fiscal impact (DLGF property tax, LIT, permit fees → net city/county revenue) and school impact (per-pupil cost by district). Used by IHC for any deal needing IMPLAN-style analysis.
Hamilton Pathways Lab (HPL) — K-12 Workforce Research Initiative
Research + branding initiative documenting Hamilton County's school-led work-based learning model. For employers interested in shaping the 2027 Indiana legislative session on WBL funding — or who want first-mover access to apprenticeship + intern pipelines being built right now.
Re-Entry Workforce Initiative — Justice-Involved + Recovery Hiring
IHC's flagship re-entry program connecting Hamilton County employers with workforce-ready candidates exiting jail, in substance-use recovery, or under Community Corrections supervision. Funded by Hamilton County Commissioners + Council. Includes intake screening, employer placement support, recovery-friendly workplace certification path.