Overview
NLx Research Hub: Connect 2026 is the second annual in person convening designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation around the National Labor Exchange (NLx) Research Hub community. The NLx Research Hub is the nationwide source for comprehensive, transparent and actionable labor market data, delivering trusted job posting data, tools, and insights to support informed decisions and drive innovation across the workforce and education system.
Connect 2026 brings together state workforce agencies, researchers, digital solution developers and other labor market data stakeholders who use—or want to use—NLx data to inform policy, research, and practice. Connect emphasizes peer learning, hands on engagement, and open dialogue. Participants will see real world examples of how NLx data is being applied, gain insight into current and upcoming NLx Research Hub offerings, and have opportunities to shape future enhancements. Attend to learn, connect, and help advance data driven workforce solutions.
Who Should Attend
- Federal, State, and local workforce agencies
- Academic and applied researchers
- Digital solution developers and data practitioners
- Employers and recruitment professionals
- Workforce, education, and policy stakeholders using, partnering with, or otherwise engaging with the NLx Research Hub
NLx Research Hub: Connect 2026 will be held July 8 - 9, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Washington located at 1000 H St NW Washington, DC 20001.