1. Voices from the Field: Engaging Employers to Connect Young Adults to Good Fit Employment
- Author:
- Amy Blair
- Publication Date:
- 10-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- America’s youngest workers are facing the most dire employment prospects since the Great Depression. At the start of 2020, nearly five million young people ages 16-24 were neither enrolled in school nor working. Today, their unemployment crisis has been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic. This disconnection, both before and after the arrival of COVID-19, has had an outsized impact on young workers of color. Across the country, workforce development and education providers are scrambling to meet the needs of these young people. Now more than ever, they need accurate information on available employment, including wages, health insurance, paid leave, scheduling, and safety, among other things. This report compiles insights from workforce professionals about the types of questions they ask employers. 210 workforce professionals in Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia responded to a survey about the kinds of conversations they have with business representatives on topics related to workplace practices, environment, and equity and inclusion in the workplace. Although the survey that informed this publication was conducted before the pandemic, the questions are increasingly relevant and important today.
- Topic:
- Labor Issues, Unemployment, Job Creation, and Labor Market
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America