Workforce Policy

Reuters

Reuters Covered Joint Center Research on Black Workers in Sector Partnerships

Reuters covered the release of Joint Center’s new issue brief titled, “Policy Strategies to Improve Job Quality for Black Workers in Sector Partnership Programs,” as well as interviewing Senior Policy Analyst, Workforce Policy, Justin Nalley.

From the article: “New research from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies says that more data is needed to determine whether job programs like sector partnerships help Black workers who face employment and wage disparities. The workforce system ‘exacerbates these disparities by steering Black workers into low-wage opportunities with minimal career advancement and economic mobility,’ the report, said, citing past studies.”

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