The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Pramod Sambidi as he presents, “Analyzing Job-to-Job Flows in the Houston Metropolitan Area Using LEHD J2J Data.” The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Job-to-Job Flows data set provides new insights to the changing demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of a region’s population. By identifying the demographics of workers moving in and out of the Houston metropolitan area, as well as the origin-destination information on location and industry sector changes, regional planners can better predict migration scenarios and employment structures.

Dr. Pramod Sambidi is a Socioeconomic Modeling Program Manager at the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). Pramod leads H-GAC’s efforts in developing long-range demographic, economic, and land use forecasts for the Greater Houston region. He also leads H-GAC’s efforts in designing and developing interactive web mapping applications/tools to assist local governments, planners, researchers, and businesses in effective decision-making process. Pramod has more than 15 years of experience in modeling, regional and urban economics, and data management. Pramod holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University.