Joint Center Featured in Public News Service on Black Unemployment

Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott was quoted in a Public News Service article on the state of Black unemployment and workforce policy. The piece highlights Workforce Pell Grants, Perkins Career and Technical Education funding, and the Joint Center State of the Dream report.

From the article: “A new report on racial equality shows signs of a recession among Black Americans and changes to workforce policy threatening economic gains. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ annual “State of the Dream 2026” report finds Black unemployment at over [seven percent], with large swings in youth unemployment month to month. Study co-author Kayla Elliott, Ph.D., director of workforce policy for the center, says Biden-era legislation was responsible for new job training programs in North Carolina.”

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