Our Institutions Were Built for a Different Economy The systems we rely on to prepare people for work were designed for an economic era that no longer exists. Twentieth-century education, workforce development, and employer institutions were created with a single goal in mind: helping people land a ...
The Real Problem With Long-Term Unemployment Long-term unemployment isn’t caused by a shortage of jobs. The real problem is a mismatch between what workers can do and what employers need today. A recent Wall Street Journal article reported that 27% of workers had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more...