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Employment and Jobs

How Digital Training Can Build a Public Health Workforce

Employers and local governments are developing innovative mechanisms to prepare and deploy public health workers.

BY Zach Neumann

Blog Post

05.28.2020
Employment and Jobs

Millions of Workers Have Lost Their Jobs. Some Are Never Coming Back.

As policymakers respond to the COVID-19 crisis, they must support those who have permanently lost their jobs.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

05.11.2020
Employment and Jobs

Worker Voice and COVID-19

Description The global pandemic and economic aftermath place us in a time of unprecedented uncertainty with re ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

04.21.2020
Employment and Jobs

Will the Pandemic Encourage Policymakers to Implement Stronger Workplace Protections for Independent Contractors?

The crisis has drawn much needed attention to the gaps in workplace protections for millions of Americans in precarious jobs.

BY Jenny R. Yang & 2 more

Blog Post

04.03.2020
Employment and Jobs

Coronavirus Highlights Broken Safety Net for Millions of Workers

The pandemic response heightens the volatility and unpredictability of non-traditional and low-wage work.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

03.13.2020
Around the Institute

WeWork and the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative Release Study About Major Trends Shaping Urban Work and Life

Today, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and WeWork released the findings from their Future of Work and Cities Survey, a global research project designed to better understand the major trends shaping the 21st century, including urbanization, automation, and climate change, through the lens of people in cities who are experiencing them.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

01.22.2020
Employment and Jobs

The Gig Economy State-By-State

A new post on the Gig Economy Data Hub reviews state-level data sources that are available and suggests additional strategies that policymakers can use to improve data for their jurisdictions.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

01.14.2020
Around the Institute

2019: Year in Review

As 2019 comes to a close, we've compiled some of our most notable developments of the past year. We look forward to advancing the future of work conversation in 2020.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

12.31.2019
Employment and Jobs

New Workshop Report Inspired by Exchange: The Future of Work & Agriculture

Drawing from and building on a cross-sector workshop in early 2019, the Future of Work Initiative is sharing a report that explores issues at the intersection of the future of work and the future of agriculture.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

12.18.2019
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