Creating Better Pathways to Economic Mobility

BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

IMPACT

HELPING JOBSEEKERS AFFECTED BY COVID BUILD FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

CAPACITY BUILDING

Collaborating with Change Makers Across the Country

Building Better Teams Through Measuring Soft Skills

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Equipping the Next Generation of Leaders

SUPPORTING GREATER BOSTON

DURING

COVID-19

Navigating seismic change in the labor market

The Project on Workforce is an interdisciplinary, collaborative project between the Harvard Kennedy School's Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, the Harvard Business School Managing the Future of Work Project, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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FUTURE OF WORK

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EDUCATION & SKILLS

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LABOR MARKETS & EMPLOYMENT

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FEATURED

Millions of U.S. workers have the skills to earn 70 percent more than they do today.

New York Times Article

Building the On-Demand Workforce Using Digital Freelance Platforms

In-Depth Report

COVID-19 Employment Policy Response Across Countries

Ongoing Analysis

FUTURE POSITIVE

How Companies Can Tap Into
Employee Optimism to Navigate
Tomorrow’s Workplace

Research Report

STEM Careers and the Changing Requirements of Work

Economic returns to applied STEM degrees decline by more than 50 percent in the first decade of working life.

Workforce & Labor Market Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis

Supporting policymakers, researchers, and employers in analyzing and responding to the employment disruption.

NON-ESSENTIAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AREN'T RACE NEUTRAL

The Disparate Racial Impact

of Requiring

a College Degree

Wall Street Journal

OPINION

Insights from Practice

Career Pathways in Action: Case Studies from the Field

Opinion

Engineers sprint ahead, but don’t underestimate

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