Joint Center Quoted in URL Media on Black Women’s Unemployment

Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in URL Media for an article focused on the rising unemployment rate among Black women and providing actionable solutions to this ongoing problem.

From the article: “When asked about possible solutions to address the economic problems that Black women and families are currently facing, Gabrielle Smith Finnie, an analyst for workforce policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, proposed a series of government interventions: Targeted economic support for Black communities; additional funding for central resources like food assistance, health care, and childcare; and more pathways to help Black workers reskill and upskill for emerging industries and in-demand careers.”

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