Workforce Development

The Avenue

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

Thu

Dec

Upcoming Event

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

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Online only

Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

Better jobs, longer working lives

Beth Truesdale

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

Policies to improve workforce services for older Americans

Katharine Abraham and Susan Houseman

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Reports

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

Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

Strengthen age discrimination protections

David Neumark

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Workforce Development

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

Contract drivers paid by Amazon, including Ayodeji Akinsanya, collect bags of free groceries to deliver from the Bread for the City social services charity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S. May 5, 2020. The charity is sending out as many as 500 or 600 bags a day using the drivers. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The COVID-19 hazard continues, but the hazard pay does not: Why America’s essential workers need a raise

Molly Kinder, Laura Stateler, and Julia Du

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Essay

Why has COVID-19 been especially harmful for working women?

Nicole Bateman and Martha Ross

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

An individualized network for connecting talent with jobs in Central Indiana

October 15, 2020

Blog Posts

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Up Front

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

Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, and Carlos Daboin

Monday, November 16, 2020

The Avenue

Even a divided America agrees on raising the minimum wage

Molly Kinder

Friday, November 13, 2020

Up Front

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

Marcela Escobari and Natalie Geismar

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Events

2020

Nov

Past Event

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

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Economic recovery in American cities: How federal jobs programs can combat unemployment

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Webinar: Employment after incarceration—Fair chance hiring in the COVID-19 era

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Online only

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Experts

Molly Kinder

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Andre M. Perry

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Marcela Escobari

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

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Multimedia

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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

Global Trade

How will COVID-19 reshape America’s logistics workforce?

Adie Tomer and David Dollar

Monday, April 6, 2020

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