Work With Us to Expand Quality Jobs

Workforce solutions for workers, employers, and the American economy

Most American workers—six out of ten—don’t have a quality job. The impact goes far beyond the workers themselves.

Our research with the American Job Quality Study shows that quality jobs boost economic resilience and competitiveness. Without them, both employer and worker success suffers.

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At Jobs for the Future (JFF), we work with education and training providers, employers, policymakers, community-based organizations, and more to drive progress toward our North Star goal:
By 2033, 75 million American facing barriers to advancement will have quality jobs.

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Our Progress

Our North Star is a bold, field-wide goal for all our partners across the learn-and-work ecosystem. Together, we’ve made powerful progress, but there’s more work to do.

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Our Impact

Across the country, we collaborate with communities, institutions, and systems to build opportunities for quality jobs that lead to a better quality of life.

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Our Research

Led by Jobs for the Future and our research partners, the American Job Quality Study is the first nationally representative survey of job quality across the entire U.S. workforce.

What workers say about quality jobs

Everyone has a path to a quality job. Join JFF in helping millions of people find that path and thrive.

Meet Will While in high school, Will Johnson gained real-world work experience at the New Energy Lab, powered by Broome-Tioga BOCES and the University at Buffalo, which deepened his learning and prepared him to become an electrician after graduation. The program is supported by Chenango Forks High School, New Energy New York, and JFF’s Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge.

Meet Epiphany Raised in a small town with limited access to financial guidance, job training, or career planning, Epiphany Munoz began her education at a community college and now works at a university in a quality job that provides financial well-being and growth opportunities.

Meet Lisa Lisa Lipton is a mental health counselor and an advocate for fair chance hiring, emphasizing the loyalty that people with criminal records demonstrate when given the opportunity to work in a quality job.

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