Workforce Development

Walmart employee

The Avenue

Amazon and Walmart have raked in billions in additional profits during the pandemic, and shared almost none of it with their workers

Molly Kinder and Laura Stateler

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Modern industrial factory

Up Front

Opportunity, policy, and the future of automation

Marcus Casey and Ashleigh Maciolek

Monday, December 21, 2020

Young people

The Avenue

Millions of young adults are out of school or work. We need an Education and Employment Promise

Martha Ross and Thomas Showalter

Friday, December 18, 2020

Economic growth

U.S. Economy

Blueprints to generate economic growth and dynamism

William G. Gale, Mark Muro, and Grace Enda

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Reports

Three buildings

Essay

To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses

Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Hands working at a computer

Report

Democratizing innovation: Putting technology to work for inclusive growth

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Stock photo

Labor Policy & Unemployment

Preparing U.S. workers for the post-COVID economy: Higher education, workforce training and labor unions

Kristen E. Broady, Moriah Macklin, and Jimmy O’Donnell

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

apprenticeship

Workforce Development

Desegregating work and learning through ‘earn-and-learn’ models

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Volunteers

Workforce Development

National service can connect America’s young people to opportunity and community—and promote work of real social value

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Blog Posts

Apprenticeship

The Avenue

Helping high schoolers prepare for a disrupted job market in San Francisco

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Friday, December 11, 2020

Chicago

The Avenue

COVID-19’s third wave is hammering the Midwest

Friday, December 11, 2020

Nurse

The Avenue

The heath care workforce needs higher wages and better opportunities

Janie McDermott and Annelies Goger

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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Events

A conversation about racial justice and worker mobility

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Human work in the age of smart machines: A conversation with Jamie Merisotis

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Beyond giving thanks: Pay, protections, and policies frontline essential workers still need

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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By Robert C. Pozen

2012

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Experts

Andre M. Perry

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

Marcela Escobari

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

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Mark Muro

Senior Fellow and Policy Director - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Multimedia

Mobility Pathways

Up Front

Introducing the Mobility Pathways tool for workers, employers, and policymakers

Marcela Escobari and Natalie Geismar

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

Testimony

If AI takes jobs, humans will need lifelong learning and portable benefits

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Workers clean the windows on a high-rise building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Podcast Episode

How the next recovery can revive upward mobility

Marcela Escobari

Managing the Future of Work

Friday, June 5, 2020

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More on Workforce Development

Map

October’s weak economic recovery could be the calm before an even worse storm

Sarah Crump, Alan Berube, and MaryAnn Placheril

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

workforce

Better jobs, longer working lives

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Policies to improve workforce services for older Americans

Katharine Abraham and Susan Houseman

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Image: A senior couple working on their finances using a laptop.

Strengthen age discrimination protections

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Job training for young people

Work-based learning can advance equity and opportunity for America’s young people

Martha Ross, Richard Kazis, Nicole Bateman, and Laura Stateler

November 20, 2020

A worker and shoppers are seen wearing masks at a Walmart store, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

New but narrow job pathways for America’s unemployed and low-wage workers

Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, and Carlos Daboin

Monday, November 16, 2020