Expansion of Quality Jobs
February 5, 2021
JFF calls on states to encourage employers to create quality jobs—meaning jobs that offer more than a steady paycheck and basic benefits like health insurance. Employers must also adopt more equitable and inclusive talent practices and increase their investments in training and other educational initiatives that help employees advance in their careers. This brief is part of an 11-part series, State Policy Road Map for an Equitable Economic Recovery, which provides state policy solutions focused on people, places, and systems—with the goal of closing equity gaps and driving economic advancement for all.
Learn more about the other strategies of Pillar 2 of JFF’s State Policy Road Map.
Regional Sector Strategies
JFF calls on states to support and scale the use of sector strategies to strengthen talent pipelines, close skill gaps, and limit workforce shortages in industries and occupations critical to regional economic recovery and resilience.…
Job-Generating Investments
JFF calls on states to craft policies that support investments in infrastructure projects that create jobs. These investments should subsidize efforts to build, expand, or overhaul broadband internet service, public health offerings, transportation systems, affordable…
Inclusive Approach to Economic Development
JFF calls on states to build diversified and resilient regional economies by establishing inclusive approaches to economic development that are specifically designed to benefit vulnerable, disadvantaged communities. This brief is part of an 11-part series,…