Workforce Policy
The Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Program centers Black workers in policy debates concerning the future of work, workforce development, and access to good jobs.
The workforce policy program is about the future of Black workers.
April 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our April Jobs Day analysis is below. From March to April, the…
Billions Invested, Black Workers Must Benefit: A Case Study of Place-Based Industrial Policy in Arizona and North Carolina
With more than $80 billion of federal funding flowing into place-based initiatives in high-growth industries, the United States has an opportunity to create real economic mobility for Black workers in…
Joint Center Submitted Comments to the Department of Labor Opposing the Notice of Public Rule Making RIN 1235-AA46
The Joint Center submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) in opposition to the Notice of Public Rule Making RIN 1235-AA46 while urging DOL to withdraw this proposed rule.…
Joint Center March Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the March employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor…
March 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our March Jobs Day analysis is below. From February to March, the…
Joint Center February Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the February employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From…
February 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our February Jobs Day analysis is below. From January to February, the…
Joint Center January Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the January employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
January 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our January Jobs Day analysis is below. In January, the unemployment rate…
Joint Center Joins Howard University Panel ‘Reimagining Public Education, Part II: Policy, Power and the Future of HBCUs’
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott joined a distinguished panel, “Reimagining Public Education, Part II: Policy, Power and the Future of HBCUs,” with higher education and policy leaders at…