Workforce Intelligence for Massachusetts
Turning talent intelligence into competitive advantage.
The Challenge
Massachusetts produces exceptional AI talent. The next advantage is converting that talent to more growth.
AI is changing roles and skills faster than traditional workforce systems can measure. Employers, educators, and policymakers lack one shared view of emerging skills, talent flows, and the gaps that matter most.
of US jobs are expected to be reshaped by AI within five years
in AI degrees per resident among the seven states producing the most AI degrees, 2023 to 2025
AI-related graduates from Massachusetts colleges and universities in 2025, 4th most of any state
of recent Massachusetts AI graduates are currently observed working in-state, against about 35% across all fields
The Initiative
A common fact base for better talent decisions
MassTalent2050 connects employer demand and workforce supply, then puts that picture in front of the leaders who can act on it. Led by Bentley University with the Massachusetts High Technology Council and Boston Consulting Group, it combines near real-time workforce intelligence with structured industry dialogue.
What skills will employers need next?
Where are the most significant talent gaps?
Should organizations hire, reskill, automate or partner?
Which education and training investments will have the greatest impact?
How can Massachusetts strengthen its competitive advantage in priority sectors?
How It Works
Insight, interpretation and action
Dashboards
Interactive views cover emerging skills, talent flows, role evolution, AI market activity and Massachusetts' competitive position. Users can explore trends by sector, role, skill, and geography.
Roundtables
Bentley convenes employers, educators, and policymakers together to interpret the data, surface developments not yet visible in the numbers, and identify where coordinated action is warranted.
Whitepapers
Research and roundtable summaries share findings with the Commonwealth. Each documents what the current data shows and frames the questions Massachusetts must answer next.
Featured Research
AI Talent Production to Deployment: Massachusetts’ Next Economic Advantage
Massachusetts trains more AI talent per resident than any other leading AI state. This whitepaper explores current talent trends in the Commonwealth and how keeping more of that can lead to growth.
- What is the state of AI talent production in the Commonwealth?
- Where does Massachusetts stand against the six leading AI-producing states?
- Which five goals could convert more talent into jobs, investment, and growth?
