Pathways to Progress: Strengthening West Tennessee’s Young Adult Workforce

Last year, the St. Louis Fed’s Community Development team held 16 roundtables across the Eighth District to better understand the needs of our region’s workforce. Leaders in business, education and community development from across eastern Arkansas, West Tennessee and the Mississippi Delta shared their insights. Join us in person to learn more about those insights and approaches for shifting systemic and emergent structural barriers to labor force participation in the region.

In 2022, the Greater Memphis area saw the largest decline in labor force across Tennessee, and that decline has continued over the last two years, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. In addition to rising unemployment, Tennessee has the seventh highest percentage of disconnected youth in the U.S. meaning they are neither working nor in school.

At this event, you’ll hear from business and industry leaders, community organizations and educational partners from across West Tennessee who have deployed successful programs and strategies for working together to expand workforce opportunities for vulnerable populations. 

You will have an opportunity during registration to submit questions in advance of the event’s Q&A session. 

There is no charge to attend this event, but registration by Sept. 3 is required.

Questions? Contact the St. Louis Fed’s Community Development staff at communitydevelopment@stls.frb.org.

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