May 24, 2021
In this episode, Eric Seleznow, Senior Advisor at Jobs for the Future’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning joins Elizabeth Crofoot, Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), to discuss the role that apprenticeships can play in addressing the dual talent and...
May 21, 2021
One distinctly disparate impact as a result of COVID-19 has been on women, and particularly mothers of young children. They have left in troves to take the primary responsibility for caregiving of their children during the pandemic. Preeminent labor economist, historian, and trailblazer in the field of economics, Dr....
May 18, 2021
US employers added 266,000 jobs in April. Overall, this is a huge miss compared to economists’ expectations of a six-figure hiring boom as parts of the economy begin to fully reopen. Fear of becoming infected with COVID-19, remote schooling and the ensuing childcare crisis, and elevated unemployment insurance benefits...