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change gets built

We are a nonprofit research and action lab building pathways to opportunity. We experiment with data, AI, and partnerships to uncover what drives mobility—and put those insights to work in companies, classrooms, and communities.

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Following the careers of 65M Americans and how they rise

Our data represents some 40% of the US workforce.

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4.4X

How you start matters. Workers who launch well are 4.4x as likely to enter the top earnings bracket after 20 years, while those who make bad starts are 4.1x more likely to find themselves near poverty

Mapping the outcomes of every credential in America

We link credentials to the workers who earn them to show which ones actually pay off.

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1 in 3

Of 23,000 of the most commonly earned credentials, only 1 in 3 deliver meaningful wage gains, job mobility, or promotions.

Aligning America's largest employers on what jobs actually require

We partner with employers to build shared role architectures — defining the skills and proficiency levels that matter for key jobs.

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35M

Working with a group of fortune 500 employers, we built a common language and public resource for the skills over 35 million workers need in their jobs every day.

Building a Doppler Radar for AI

We track how AI is reshaping the workforce in real time — which skills are shifting, and which roles are feeling it first.

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↓ 10%

Entry-level knowledge work is eroding fast — demand for junior software developers is down 10%.

Understanding the drivers of student success

By tracing how graduates move through their careers, we give schools the evidence they need to invest in what drives results.

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Building a place-based mobility monitor

We localize our insights, offering leaders the granular intelligence across multiple dimensions so they can make good investments in workers, industries, and skills.

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Leaders must weigh multiple factors in prioritizing industries for workforce investment: in Columbus, Healthcare employs the most residents but isn't gaining share, Construction is growing fastest yet offers workers limited advancement, and Finance and Insurance advances more workers but is slowly contracting.

Identifying the companies that move workers ahead

We analyzed the career progression of more than 12 million American workers.

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2.5X

Where you work matters. Worker opportunity varies dramatically by employer — even within the same industry and role. The best employers promote their workers 2.5x more often than their peers.