10 results
Report/Research
Modernizing Career Navigation in the United States
To help all students and jobseekers better navigate the rapidly changing job market and make informed choices about their educational and career paths, the United States must make systemic reforms and strategic investments in career…
September 15, 2022
Report/Research
Equitable Pathways Hypotheses Spotlights
The Building Equitable Pathways hypotheses guide the development of pathways that equitably support all young people, especially youth of color and youth who are experiencing poverty, in building rewarding and successful futures. Learn what the…
October 6, 2020
Report/Research
The Risks and Benefits of the Gig Economy for Low-Income Young Adults
This report explores critical issues the gig economy poses for a population at a pivotal moment in their lives—young adults who have gone to college but are new to the workforce and have yet to…
September 24, 2020
Report/Research
Gig Work in the COVID-19 Era: More Risk, Less Opportunity
In a follow-up to our 2019 study of low-income young adult gig workers, JFF reconnected with study participants to explore how they had been affected by the pandemic-driven health and economic crises. We learned that…
September 24, 2020
Report/Research
Breaking Ground: A First Look at American High School Skilled Trades Education
This report is a national landscape analysis of secondary-level, skilled trades education. We analyzed data from 37 states to understand what trades education programs are offered, who participates in them, and what outcomes students experience.…
May 15, 2020
Report/Research
Promising Credentials in the Great Lakes Region
This series offers new terminology and approaches to better align dual enrollment courses with local labor market needs. It explores health care in the Great Lakes region, specifically Rockford, Illinois, and Columbus, Ohio.
October 3, 2018
Report/Research
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment With most of Connecticut’s in-demand health care jobs being equally in demand across the nation, the challenges this state faces in addressing workforce demands have implications for the United States…
May 30, 2018
Project
AWAKE
Workforce boards support 15 million Americans each year. JFF provides insights and advice to workforce leaders as they navigate change. The future of work is now, and many workforce boards are aggressively pursuing greater efficiency,…
April 30, 2018
Project
Pathways to Prosperity
We are boldly reimagining how U.S. education and workforce systems meet state and regional talent needs and prepare young people for careers. We are boldly reimagining how U.S. education and workforce systems meet state and…
April 18, 2018