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Ensuring federal data and statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics remain open, independent, and objective is essential to economic growth and prosperity.
Second-Chance Hiring Can Help Fix America’s Labor Shortage Despite perceptions that there aren’t enough jobs, data show there are more jobs than workers. Research shows hiring justice-affected people can yield benefits for individuals, employers, and society.Do Southern States Offer Black Families the Best Opportunities to Build Wealth? Nearly 60 percent of all Black Americans live in the South, and new Urban analysis finds that these families have progressed in employment, entrepreneurship, and homeownership.Service Corps Programs That Connect Opportunity Youth to Infrastructure Jobs Potentially Yield High Returns on Investment A new analysis finds workforce corps serving opportunity youth likely also have high returns on investment. At a time of corps funding cuts and when policymakers must determine how to wisely invest taxpayer dollars, these new data could help inform funding decisions.Four Steps for Supporting a Healthy Child Care Workforce DC’s first-in-the-nation HealthCare4ChildCare program provides free and low-cost health insurance for child care workers and can be a model for other states and cities.How BLS Inflation Data Can Affect Families’ Everyday Purchasing Decisions Ensuring federal data and statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics remain open, independent, and objective is essential to economic growth and prosperity.Turning Data Center Revenues into Affordable Homes As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
