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.
June 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 June Jobs Day analysis is below. From May to June, the…
Joint Center May 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 Joint Center’s May employment and unemployment analysis pulling data from…
May 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 May Jobs Day analysis is below. From April to May, the…
POCIT Cited Joint Center in Article on the Black Women Workforce Crisis
People of Color in Tech cited Joint Center Senior Fellow Jessica Fulton in an article on Black women’s unemployment rates being affected by DEI rollbacks and the implementation of AI…
Joint Center April 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 April employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor…
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…