Lightcast

The Standard for Labor Market Intelligence

Moscow, United States · Founded 1999

Headquarters
Moscow, Idaho
Employees
1001–5000
Founded
1999
Business Model
B2B

About

Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) is the global standard for labor market intelligence, providing real-time data and analytics to enterprises, educational institutions, and public sector organizations. The company has compiled over 18 billion labor market data points from more than 160,000 sources daily, building the world's most comprehensive database of job postings, worker profiles, skill taxonomies, and compensation data. Lightcast's software, consulting, and data delivery solutions enable faster workforce decisions — identifying skill gaps, emerging job categories, career pathways, and regional economic trends. With over 25 years of experience and offices across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, and India, Lightcast serves employers, universities, and governments.

Summary

Lightcast is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Moscow, United States, founded in 1999.

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