Economic Studies
Joint Center Workforce Director Harin Contractor Joins The Atlantic’s Future of Work Roundtable
Joint Center’s Workforce DIrector Harin Contractor joined The Atlantic’s roundtable on the future of work. Other notables in attendance included Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein, The…
Joint Center Moderates Rep. Blunt Rochester’s CBC Future of Work Session
On Saturday, September 15 Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester’s 2018 CBC ALC Policy Session workshop: “The Future of Work: What’s Next?” Congresswoman Blunt Rochester (D-DE)…
Joint Center Speaks at CBC ALC on the Black Family Today
On Friday, September 14 during CBC ALC week, the Joint Center participated in a session organized and moderated by Tony Waller of Walmart entitled “Real Talk: The Black Family Today.”…
Black Policy Lab – CBCF ALC Pre-Conference Summt
Think Rubix, a social impact and consulting firm based in Washington, DC, organized a day-long summit on key issues facing the African American community. The summit highlighted topics relating to…
September Jobs Report Analysis
Joint Center analysis of September 2018 Black Workforce Jobs Numbers on September 7, 2018. The Joint Center organized an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report…
Joint Center Participates in #BlackLaborDay
On September 3, the Joint Center participated in the second annual #BlackLaborDay social media conversation, led by the National Black Worker Center Project. The conversation recognizes that too often Black…
Analysis of Black Youth Summer Employment in 2018
Joint Center Analysis of Black Youth Summer Jobs in 2018 On August 16, 2018, the Joint Center’s Harin Contractor did an analysis on summer employment for young Black workers. The…
August Jobs Report Analysis
Joint Center Analysis of July 2018 Black Workforce Jobs Numbers On August 3, 2018, the Joint Center organized an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report…
Joint Center Discusses 21st Century Work at National Urban League Conference
On August 3, Spencer Overton joined the “Equity By Design: Educating and Supporting the 21st Century Workforce” panel at the National Urban League’s annual conference in Columbus, Ohio. The discussion…
Joint Center Hosts Twitter Chat on Jobs Data with Dr. William Spriggs and René Bryce-Laporte
On August 3, the Joint Center hosted a Twitter chat with Dr. Bill Spriggs (Economics Professor at Howard University), René Bryce-Laporte (workforce development expert), and Harin Contractor (workforce policy director…