Workforce Development

An employee of online retailer Jumia sorts packages for delivery at the company's warehouse in Lagos February 16, 2015. The growth of Africa's middle class has created demand for products that conventional retail struggles to satisfy due to a shortage of malls and grinding traffic in many cities that deters shoppers. The sector is still in its infancy. The internet's contribution to Africa's gross domestic product stood at 1.1 percent in 2013, much lower than other emerging markets. But this could rise to 10 percent, or $300 billion, by 2025, according to a report by consultants McKinsey's & Company. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT) - RTR4PSUQ

Figures of the week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s labor market in 2017

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

United Auto Workers union member assembly worker Ingrid Hill works on a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle at General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan July 27, 2011. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - RTR2PCOM

Maladjusted: It’s time to reimagine economic ‘adjustment’ programs

Mark Muro and Joseph Parilla

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Widows learn how to use computers at a widows training and development center in Baghdad, November 13, 2012. Baghdad's Widows Training and Development Centre offers training to improve employment prospects for widows and help enable them to set up their own businesses to support their families. Established in 2006 and funded by a number of international charities, the centre has initiated a number of training and awareness workshops to support widows and orphans financially, socially and psychologically. Picture taken November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) -

Untapped Potential: Female employment in the Middle East.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

A shot of a state prison is shown from behind a cell door.

Forget “ban the box” and give ex-prisoners employability certificates

Jennifer L. Doleac

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The skyline of Washington DC looking at the U.S. Capitol and the Mall, May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS CITYSCAPE) - RTXLKGE

Who is out of work at the local level?

Martha Ross and Natalie Holmes

Monday, November 14, 2016

The metro talent competition: attracting and growing highly educated workers

Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes

Monday, November 14, 2016

Youth Opportunity (YO!) Academy studens (L-R) Samira Gardner, Ray Allan, Rashia Gerald and Khaalid Brooks sit in front of a wall at the Westside Youth Opportunity Center in Baltimore March 9, 2011. The 15 percent unemployment rate for 20- to 24-year-olds in March was more than double the rate for those over age 55, according to Labor Department data. Picture taken March 9, 2011. To match Feature AGING/CONFLICT REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - RTR2KYIB

Renew the federal commitment to high-quality summer youth employment programs

Martha Ross and Richard Kazis

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Iranian and Afghan girls gather at the Emam Hasan Mojtaba school in Kerman, Iran, October 23, 2016. Picture taken on October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Gabriela Baczynska TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2QSS1

Examining breadth of learning opportunities in 21st century education systems

Fabiola Lara, Kate Anderson, Martin Henry, and Seamus Hegarty

Monday, October 31, 2016

U.S.-China economic analyses of urban congestion: What both countries can learn from each other

2:00 PM - Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 5:00 PM CST

A graduating student of the City College of New York wears his 2016 cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2FKPR

An open letter to America’s college presidents and education school deans:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016