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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
As Residents Struggle with Rising Costs, Local Leaders Can Help Them Build a Cushion of Wealth As the cost of living rises nationally, local leaders need, more than ever, data on the financial health of their residents to ensure they have the wealth to weather unexpected expenses.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.
