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Talent at RiskTalent at Risk

Talent at Risk

The Crisis Facing Global Health Research and What Can Be Done

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Good Company, Wrong JobGood Company, Wrong Job

Good Company, Wrong Job

Why a Brand is No Guarantee

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Sidetracked: The Hidden Crisis in Mid-Career MobilitySidetracked: The Hidden Crisis in Mid-Career Mobility

Sidetracked: The Hidden Crisis in Mid-Career Mobility

What the Career Histories of 1.3 Million Professional Workers Reveal About Why They Stall, and How They Get Unstuck

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Breaking the Bottleneck: Expanding Work-Based Learning in ColoradoBreaking the Bottleneck: Expanding Work-Based Learning in Colorado

Breaking the Bottleneck: Expanding Work-Based Learning in Colorado

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The Company You KeepThe Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

The Outsized Effect of Employer Practices on Pay, Promotion, and Retention

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Programs That Make a DifferencePrograms That Make a Difference

Programs That Make a Difference

Outcomes for Georgia State University Student Success Participants

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Credential FluencyCredential Fluency

Credential Fluency

The Hiring Advantage in the Race for Skills

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Which Skills Matter Now?Which Skills Matter Now?

Which Skills Matter Now?

A Data-Driven Framework for K-12 in the Age of AI

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The AI Skill Domains Reshaping WorkThe AI Skill Domains Reshaping Work

The AI Skill Domains Reshaping Work

The Most Important Skills Where AI is Transforming Work Today

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Measuring What MattersMeasuring What Matters

Measuring What Matters

A New Framework for Evaluating Non-Degree Credential Quality

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Out of Sight, Out of DataOut of Sight, Out of Data

Out of Sight, Out of Data

How Lack of Good Data on Rural Workforces Stymies Planning

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The Detroit Region’s Jobs That MobilizeThe Detroit Region’s Jobs That Mobilize

The Detroit Region’s Jobs That Mobilize

Connecting Workers and Employers in Healthcare and Automotive Manufacturing

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Beyond the BinaryBeyond the Binary

Beyond the Binary

How Automation and Augmentation Are Combining to Reshape Work

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The Skillability IndexThe Skillability Index

The Skillability Index

Data-Driven Diagnostics to Advance SkillsBased Practices

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Mind the Technician GapMind the Technician Gap

Mind the Technician Gap

Why the UK Lacks the Skilled Workforce to Deliver Its Industrial Strategy

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Decision Skills in the WorkforceDecision Skills in the Workforce

Decision Skills in the Workforce

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The Singapore Opportunity IndexThe Singapore Opportunity Index

The Singapore Opportunity Index

A groundbreaking analysis of the talent strategies that drive corporate competitiveness.

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Skills-First Workforce Initiative Expands to 30 Roles, Encompassing over 35 Million WorkersSkills-First Workforce Initiative Expands to 30 Roles, Encompassing over 35 Million Workers

Skills-First Workforce Initiative Expands to 30 Roles, Encompassing over 35 Million Workers

How to Implement Shared Skill Taxonomies in Your Organization

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Retail's Tech TransformationRetail's Tech Transformation

Retail's Tech Transformation

Upskilling Frontline Employees for Next-Gen Careers

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The Expertise UpheavalThe Expertise Upheaval

The Expertise Upheaval

How Generative AI’s Impact on Learning Curves Will Reshape the Workplace

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No Country for Young GradsNo Country for Young Grads

No Country for Young Grads

The Structural Forces That Are Reshaping Entry-Level Employment

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Talent DisruptedTalent Disrupted

Talent Disrupted

College Graduates, Underemployment, and the Way Forward

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Holding Credentials Accountable To OutcomesHolding Credentials Accountable To Outcomes

Holding Credentials Accountable To Outcomes

We Need Evidence-Based Funding Models

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The Jobs That Mobilize FrameworkThe Jobs That Mobilize Framework

The Jobs That Mobilize Framework

A Data-Driven Playbook for America’s Workforce

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The British Opportunity IndexThe British Opportunity Index

The British Opportunity Index

How Great Britain's largest companies drive economic mobility and positive career outcome for their employees.

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Launchpad JobsLaunchpad Jobs

Launchpad Jobs

Achieving Career and Economic Success Without a Degree

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October AI BulletinOctober AI Bulletin

October AI Bulletin

Mapping the Spread of AI Skills Across America

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How Data Systems Can Do More To Advance Economic MobilityHow Data Systems Can Do More To Advance Economic Mobility

How Data Systems Can Do More To Advance Economic Mobility

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Labor Market Outlook August 2024Labor Market Outlook August 2024

Labor Market Outlook August 2024

US Labor Market Keeps Cooling Without Tipping into Recession

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Managing UpManaging Up

Managing Up

Managing Education as a Ladder to Mobility

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Labor Market Outlook, April 2024Labor Market Outlook, April 2024

Labor Market Outlook, April 2024

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Skills For A Sustainable FutureSkills For A Sustainable Future

Skills For A Sustainable Future

How Green and Digital Skills Intersect and Will Change the Future of Work

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The Importance of Understanding Non-Degree Credential QualityThe Importance of Understanding Non-Degree Credential Quality

The Importance of Understanding Non-Degree Credential Quality

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Building a Common Language for Skills with Major US EmployersBuilding a Common Language for Skills with Major US Employers

Building a Common Language for Skills with Major US Employers

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Top Colleges for High-Paying JobsTop Colleges for High-Paying Jobs

Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs

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Reimagining the Public Library's Role in Local Workforce DevelopmentReimagining the Public Library's Role in Local Workforce Development

Reimagining the Public Library's Role in Local Workforce Development

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Data Science Is for EveryoneData Science Is for Everyone

Data Science Is for Everyone

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How America's Largest Employers Advance Economic and Social MobilityHow America's Largest Employers Advance Economic and Social Mobility

How America's Largest Employers Advance Economic and Social Mobility

An analysis of career outcomes for millions of U.S. workers

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Closing Racial Gaps in Economic Opportunity: Progress Made, More NeededClosing Racial Gaps in Economic Opportunity: Progress Made, More Needed

Closing Racial Gaps in Economic Opportunity: Progress Made, More Needed

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Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to PracticeSkills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice

Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice

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Company Generative AI Exposure RankingsCompany Generative AI Exposure Rankings

Company Generative AI Exposure Rankings

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Generative Artificial Intelligence and the WorkforceGenerative Artificial Intelligence and the Workforce

Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Workforce

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America’s Tech Hubs Are MultiplyingAmerica’s Tech Hubs Are Multiplying

America’s Tech Hubs Are Multiplying

How Tech Powerhouses’ Diaspora Are Fueling the Rise of New Cities on the Talent Frontier

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U.S. Labor Market Outlook December 2023U.S. Labor Market Outlook December 2023

U.S. Labor Market Outlook December 2023

Hard Landing? Soft Landing? Why the Year Ahead Will Bring No Landing

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Untapped Potential: How new apprenticeship approaches will increase access to economic opportunityUntapped Potential: How new apprenticeship approaches will increase access to economic opportunity

Untapped Potential: How new apprenticeship approaches will increase access to economic opportunity

Our report in partnership with Multiverse on expanding the use of apprenticeship models in the US to drive greater worker opportunity.

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Measuring the ROI of Degrees in the UNC SystemMeasuring the ROI of Degrees in the UNC System

Measuring the ROI of Degrees in the UNC System

Our report in collaboration with Deloitte and the rpk GROUP on behalf of the North Carolina Board of Governors.

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Cities on the Tech FrontierCities on the Tech Frontier

Cities on the Tech Frontier

Assessing Regional Competitiveness by Measuring the Concentration of Leading Edge Skills in the Local Workforce

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A Playbook for the Inclusive Hiring of Later-Career WorkersA Playbook for the Inclusive Hiring of Later-Career Workers

A Playbook for the Inclusive Hiring of Later-Career Workers

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The 2023 American Opportunity IndexThe 2023 American Opportunity Index

The 2023 American Opportunity Index

Read our latest study, in partnership with the Schultz Family Foundation and the Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work.

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Women’s WorkWomen’s Work

Women’s Work

Growth in Women's College Attainment Will Drive Blue-Collar Labor Shortages

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U.S. Labor Market Outlook July 2023U.S. Labor Market Outlook July 2023

U.S. Labor Market Outlook July 2023

Surging Ahead: Amidst One of the Tightest Labor Markets on Record, Demand Is Thriving. What Lies Ahead?

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Growing Quality Green JobsGrowing Quality Green Jobs

Growing Quality Green Jobs

Driving Economic Advancement in the Green Economy

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Making the Bachelor’s Degree More ValuableMaking the Bachelor’s Degree More Valuable

Making the Bachelor’s Degree More Valuable

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U.S. Labor Market Outlook March 2023U.S. Labor Market Outlook March 2023

U.S. Labor Market Outlook March 2023

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object

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2023 Skills Compass Report2023 Skills Compass Report

2023 Skills Compass Report

Strategic skills planning for upskilling and reskilling the workforce

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How Skills Are Disrupting WorkHow Skills Are Disrupting Work

How Skills Are Disrupting Work

The Transformational Power of Fast Growing, In-Demand Skills

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U.S. Labor Market Outlook November 2022U.S. Labor Market Outlook November 2022

U.S. Labor Market Outlook November 2022

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A Guide to Improving Recruitment, Retention, Advancement and EquityA Guide to Improving Recruitment, Retention, Advancement and Equity

A Guide to Improving Recruitment, Retention, Advancement and Equity

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The American Opportunity IndexThe American Opportunity Index

The American Opportunity Index

A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement

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Shifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the WorkforceShifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the Workforce

Shifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the Workforce

Our analysis of 15 million job postings illuminates the future of work

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The Through-the-Looking-Glass RecoveryThe Through-the-Looking-Glass Recovery

The Through-the-Looking-Glass Recovery

New, complex dynamics in the U.S. economy suggest that employment in some industries won’t come back from the pandemic

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HBR: Skills-Based Hiring Is on the RiseHBR: Skills-Based Hiring Is on the Rise

HBR: Skills-Based Hiring Is on the Rise

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The Emerging Degree ResetThe Emerging Degree Reset

The Emerging Degree Reset

How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage

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Dynamos for DiversityDynamos for Diversity

Dynamos for Diversity

How Higher Education Can Build a More Equitable Society

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