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.
January 2024 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our January Jobs Day analysis is below. In January,…
Joint Center Releases Good Jobs Challenge Recommendations for Black Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 25, 2024 Contact: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Joint Center Releases Good Jobs Challenge Recommendations for Black Workers WASHINGTON — Today, the Joint Center for Political and…
Four Strategies the Good Jobs Challenge Can Implement to Increase Black Employment
Passed in March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated $500 million to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau within the Department of Commerce, to establish the…
December 2023 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our December Jobs Day analysis is below. In December,…
November 2023 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our November Jobs Day analysis is below. In November,…
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Participated in Lumina Foundation and Complete College America Panel
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott participated in the Lumina Foundation and Complete College America virtual discussion, “Equitable College Completion: Discussing Support for Predominantly Black Community Colleges and…
October 2023 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our October Jobs Day analysis is below. In October,…
New Report: A Congressional Survey of Workers’ and Learners’ Priorities
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released the third analysis — “Building a More Inclusive Agenda: A Survey of Congressional Priorities Across Race — Priorities for Workers and Learners” that tracks…
Building a More Inclusive Agenda: A Survey of Congressional Priorities Across Race — Priorities for Workers and Learners
From job loss to food insecurity to housing issues to infection rates, the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects had a substantial, prolonged effect on Black households.1 While many of…
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Participated in CBCF Panel
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Policy for the People Economic Advancement Summit. The summit brought policymakers, thought leaders, and subject-matter…