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[Watch] Data, Analysis, and Strategies to Strengthen Your Community’s Workforce
A strong, adaptive workforce is essential for community stability. In this Connecting Communities webinar experts shared insights on labor market trends and discussed actionable strategies to build and maintain a resilient workforce. Watch or listen on demand.
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To advance workers and the bottom line, employers act on benefits cliff
Benefits cliffs challenge workers’ financial security and career advancement and introduce staffing and retention complications for employers. Pilot programs and partnerships offer employers guidance on how they can help address the issue.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q2 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between April 1 and June 30, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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Fostering maximum employment: Why the Federal Reserve studies investments in America’s workforce
The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate includes promoting maximum employment. This article features examples of the various ways Fed research, outreach, and partnerships contribute to achieving this optimal state of the labor market.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, May 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the May 2025 Beige Book.
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Child care: An economic issue
Accessible high-quality child care contributes to a thriving economy and workforce. However, the limited supply and high cost of quality care is out of reach for many families.
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Rutger’s Heldrich Center uses data to help bolster workforce initiatives
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development provides research expertise and analysis to organizations, including the Fed, to help improve education, training, and workforce development programs that affect employers and employees.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, April 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the April 2025 Beige Book.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q1 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between January 1 and March 31, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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Affording homeownership now is hard for many. These approaches may help.
In this explainer, learn more about some of the factors recently complicating affordable US homeownership and discover how some communities and organizations are helping to extend affordable homeownership to more families.