Economic Policy
The Joint Center’s Economic Policy Program identifies challenges and opportunities for advancing the economic status of Black communities. See below for research, analysis, and activities related to economic policy.
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Moderates Panel at Data4BlackLives Conference
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton moderated a panel at the Data4BlackLives second annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Jessica’s panel,Black People vs Robots: Reparations and Workers Rights in the…
January Jobs Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black…
December Jobs Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of…
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Joins Economic Policy Institute’s PREE 10th Anniversary Symposium
On November 5, the Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton joined the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) for the PREE 10th Anniversary Symposium. This year’s discussion focused on Mobilizing Economic…
The Joint Center’s Harin Contractor Hosts Panel Discussion on November Jobs Report
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Writes Twitter Thread on November Jobs Report and Black Workers
On November 2, Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton spent her first #JobsDay at the Joint Center crafting a Twitter thread discussing Black workers in relation to the November jobs report…
October Jobs Report Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
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…
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…